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“Lance’s entrepreneurial spirit, experience, professionalism and determination as a new independent Landstar agent earned him the 2020 Rookie of the Year Award,” said Landstar President and CEO Jim Gattoni. “In less than a year, Lance’s freight agency has demonstrated outstanding growth, revenue performance and customer service excellence.” Cole’s career in transportation logistics began more than two decades ago as a sales and operations professional at an independent trucking company in Oklahoma. As a leader in his field, Cole was responsible for the planning and development of the trucking company’s flatbed division. Since joining the Landstar network in February 2020, Cole’s agency, OKiE Logistics LLC, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has generated more than $3.4 million in Landstar revenue. Landstar also presented Landstar Transportation Logistics Vice President of Trailer Management Matt Miller with the company’s Outstanding Management
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Achievement Award. “Matt Miller has played a critical role in developing the digital framework to enhance and automate company-controlled trailer assignment, utilization, tracking and maintenance processes,” said Gattoni. “At the beginning of Matt’s tenure, many of the trailer processes were manual. As the Landstar trailer count continued to grow, he proactively identified opportunities to build efficiencies to manage the growing fleet.” Since assuming his role in 2015, Miller has led the effort to increase the Landstar trailer fleet from 9,800 trailers to more than 13,000 company-controlled trailers. Oakley Transport recently received its second certifications from the International Standards Organization (ISO). The com pany remains the only tank truck carrier in the segment with ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 22000:2018 certifications for its management systems and operational processes. ISO 9001:2015 sets the standards for quality management, and
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ISO 22000:2018 establishes the strict food safety requirements for organizations involved in the food supply chain. “Being ISO certified demonstrates Oakley’s ability to follow procedures and processes,” said Thomas Oakley, president and chief executive officer. “It empowers employees with clear direction and the ability to drive improvement. It ultimately is an affirmation to customers of our focus on their cargo, our services, food safety and defense.” In April, Sergeant Casey Moore met with the safety staff at Southeast Transportation Systems (STS) in Jacksonville, Florida. Recently STS honored thirteen of its drivers for achieving over one million accident-free miles while operating commercial motor vehicles. Sergeant Moore presented the STS drivers with a Florida Highway Patrol certificate recognizing their accomplishments and expressing appreciation for their dedication to making Florida’s roadways safer. Suddath announced that it has acquired Daryl Flood, Inc.
