La Cañada Flintridge Calif. – The opening of a new office in Houston, Texas is the latest addition to Allen Lund Company's continued growth for 2017. The Houston office will be lead by Michael Keep who comes with 11 years of transportation experience in various areas such as refrigerated, hazmat, flatbed, contract management, and LTL.
Vice President of Sales and Branch Operations, Jim McGuire commented, "We are excited Michael will be joining our team as manager of our new Houston office. He has the experience and the drive to build a great office in a city with so much opportunity."
Michael added, "I am thrilled to be given the opportunity to build an office in the fourth largest city in the U.S. Joining a proven, reputable leader in the supply chain industry in the Houston market makes for an exciting future. I couldn't be more eager to hit the ground running."
Michael Keep is manager of the Houston office. Keep has 11 years of transportation experience in refrigerated, van, hazmat, flatbed, contract management, and LTL services. He attended Mississippi State University and earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management.
About Allen Lund Company:
Specializing as a national third-party transportation broker with nationwide offices and over 450 employees, the Allen Lund Company works with shippers and carriers across the nation to arrange dry, refrigerated (specializing in produce), and flatbed freight; additionally, the Allen Lund Company has a logistics and software division, ALC Logistics, and an International Division licensed by the FMC as an OTI-NVOCC #019872NF. If you are interested in joining the Allen Lund Company team, please click here.
Established in 1976, the Allen Lund Company was selected as the 2015 Coca-Cola Challenger Carrier of the Year, 2016 Top IT Provider by Inbound Logistics, 2015 Top Private Company in Los Angeles by the Los Angeles Business Journal, 2015 Top 100+ Software and Technology Providers, 2015 Top 100 Logistics IT Provider by Inbound Logistics, a 2014 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100, a 2014 Great Supply Chain Partner, and was placed in Transport Topics' "2014 Top 25 Freight Brokerage Firms." The company managed over 310,000 shipments in 2015, and received the 2013 "Best in Cargo Security Award." In 2011 the company received the TIA 3PL Samaritan Award, and the NASTC (National Association of Small Trucking Companies) named Allen Lund Company the 2010 Best Broker of the Year. More information is available at www.allenlund.com.
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