INBOUND
Here’s our monthly roundup of some of the charitable works and donations by
companies in the material handling and logistics space.
b Phoenix-based transportation company Stewart Transport purchased an
“Everyday Heroes” Kenworth T680 heavy-duty truck during a live auction in
May to benefit Truckers Against Trafficking, a nonprofit that trains truck drivers
and rest-stop employees to assist in the recognition and reporting of human trafficking. The winning bid netted a $162,000 donation to the nonprofit, the largest
single donation ever made to the organization.
b Transportation and logistics services giant
XPO Logistics Inc. has partnered with nonprofit
breast cancer organization Susan G. Komen in
the fight to end breast cancer. To raise awareness
of Komen’s mission, XPO has added Komen’s
iconic pink running ribbon logo to company
trucks. The company says XPO employees also participate in the nonprofit’s Race
for the Cure events each year.
b Nigerian logistics company Gig Logistics (GIGL) has launched the Back-2-
School Giveaway, an initiative to provide backpacks filled with school supplies
to children living in low-income communities in Ghana. GIGL, which recently
opened its first branch in Ghana, is collaborating with NGO Aim Higher Africa in
the effort, which was rolled out in Accra in September with a total of 1,000 school
bags distributed to local residents.
b Three Raymond sales and service centers—Raymond Handling Concepts
Corp., Raymond Handling Solutions, and Handling Systems—joined forces
to raise a total of $15,370 for breast cancer awareness during their sixth annual
Pink Pallet Jack Project online auction in October. Each supplier donated a pink
Raymond 8210 powered pallet jack that was auctioned off on eBay, with the
proceeds split evenly between the New York-based Tina Fund and the California-based HERS Breast Cancer Foundation and Breast Cancer Angels. Winning bids
were submitted by transportation companies J&K Trucking and Prism Logistics
and forklift battery supplier Motive Energy, with their donations going toward
assisting patients recovering from breast cancer treatments. n
Logistics gives back
Do you know a Rainmaker?
Know someone who is making a difference in the world of logistics? Then consider nominating him or her as one of DC VELOCITY’s “Rainmakers”—professionals
from all facets of the business whose achievements set them apart from the crowd.
In the past, our Rainmakers have included practitioners, consultants, academics,
vendors, and even military commanders.
To identify these Rainmakers, DC VELOCITY’s editorial directors work with
members of the magazine’s Editorial Advisory Board. The nomination process
begins in January and concludes in April with a vote to determine which nominees
will be invited to become Rainmakers.
The 2020 Rainmakers will be unveiled in our July issue. You can check out last
year’s winners at https://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20190701-the-rainmakers/.
If you’d like to nominate someone, please fill out our online nomination form
by the March 15 deadline. You can find it at https://agilebusinessmedia.formstack.
com/forms/dcv_rainmakers_nomination_form. n
Think you know forklifts? Now
there’s a way for you to find
out just how good you really
are. An industry group recently
launched an interactive online
trivia challenge on forklifts and
various forklift fuels.
The quiz was created by the
Propane Education & Research
Council (PERC) as a way to
educate material handling
industry professionals about
propane-powered forklifts, the
group says. To participate in the
challenge, players simply choose
their level of difficulty and then
dive into questions on topics
including refueling, cost savings, performance, emissions,
safety, and—yes—the benefits
of propane as a fuel.
“We hope that by utilizing
this tool, users will walk away
with a new understanding of
propane’s capabilities in the
material handling, logistics, and
distribution industry,” PERC’s
director of off-road business
development, Jeremy Wishart,
said in a release. “In addition,
we hope the challenge can shed
light on some … misconcep-
tions users may have had about
propane or propane-powered
equipment and identify areas
where they can improve opera-
tions by using propane.”
Ready to warm up with a sim-
ple one? One of the “easy” ques-
tions asks: “Ninety percent of
our country’s propane supply is
produced in: A. South America,
B. the U.S., C. Europe, D.
Canada.” (The correct answer is
the U.S.) To take the quiz, go to
https://propane.com/propane-
forklift-trivia-challenge/. n
Put your forklift
knowledge to the
test
