“This gives us the opportunity to bring corporate-level information into a real-time environment, which will benefit all segments of our business. It makes us more contemporary. You don’t have to wait for a printed piece; it’s already accessible to you, to your customers and to your employees.” –Kat...
Employees of Atlas Van Lines accept the ESGR Honored Employer Award. Serving the men and women who serve this great country has always been a top priority for Atlas Van Lines. Recently, the Indiana Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve named Atlas, who has a long tradition of service as a govern...
One lot over from Walker Transfer (2114) in Kenova, WV, grows a garden full of corn, green beans, turnips, peas, onions and other veggies galore. When you pass by, it looks like your ordinary plentiful garden. When you learn the story behind it, you’ll realize there’s more than meets the eye.
New Approach Elevates Service, Opportunities
Partnership for Final Mile Sm;)es Staybridge Inn Bowling Green, Kentucky Outdoor Patio Titan Global Distribution and Nelson Westerberg (1505) worked together to provide the perfect final mile for Office Logistics Services Inc. and Staybridge Suites in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The new 124-unit hotel ...
If a poll were taken to identify regions ripe for global growth, Latin America would likely be voted “Most Likely to Succeed.”
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Atlas Professionalism Overcomes “Fear Factor.” After moving to South America with Atlas International, Rick Jones is a believer in the Atlas brand and the service it represents. Rick Jones has an adventurous spirit. When he decided to retire a few years ago, Rick and his wife, Ellen Bryson, saw Arge...
It’s said that “all roads lead to Rome.” But when finding housing for assignees in Europe, the roads go in many different directions. And they can be confusing.
Atlas Logistics Aligns for Enhanced Service Atlas Logistics aligned into one department at Atlas headquarters in February of 2014. Newly appointed Vice President & General Manager Phil Wahl says the improved efficiencies are designed to offer best-in-class service, and to continue the increased ...
Mike Shaffer received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Moving & Storage Institute in February at the AMSA annual conference in San Diego. As his daughter, Michelle, called him to the stage, she shared this insight: "One of my dad's greatest achievements is making people feel the way they ...
Throughout the Atlas organization, three questions are top of mind and constantly under discussion. How do we value services to remain competitive, profitable, and viable? How do we answer growing demand with stretched capacity? How do we ensure safety and compliance in today's hypersensitive regula...
NAV CANADA provides air traffic control across Canada. It employs about 4,600 employees in 130 locations, and it relies on more than 1,000 vendors worldwide. But it singles out only a dozen for a Supplier Award of Excellence. In November, Atlas Canada collected its second such award (the first came ...
Timing, pricing, capacity – the logistical variables put lighter moves in a class all their own. Although they are commonly referred to as "small shipments," they are no less important than moves that take an entire trailer. Now, Atlas has developed a new approach for handling them. "We are now serv...
Since the 2012 Atlas Convention, several new agents have joined the company, while others have expanded operations with new Atlas locations. Why did these businesses choose Atlas? The Amplifier asked them, and here is what they said: "Atlas is leaps and bounds ahead of the other major van lines with...
"The Atlas brand is special, " says Jack Griffin, President and COO, Atlas World Group. "It represents service professionalism, industry leadership, and an exceptional business opportunity. There has never been a better time to be Atlas than right now." As Jack's words suggest, the company that help...
Tougher. Grimier. Riskier. Are you game? Kirsten Flynn, Vice President, Premiere Van Lines (8060 Corporate Head Office), faced this proposition last spring when she was approached by the producers of Undercover Boss Canada. With operations in 22 key markets across Canada, Premiere Van Lines is a lar...
One year ago, Atlas introduced AWG Logistics, a full-service, third-party logistics provider. Following its solid first year, Atlas now brings together all logistics operations under one group, Atlas Logistics. Atlas Logistics is a group of three uniquely qualified Atlas companies, each of which bri...
In January, Ace World-Wide Moving & Storage Co. (39) and AWG Logistics answered this scenario for Ascena Retail Group Inc. The company was closing its Fashion Bug stores and needed to transfer some of the fixtures to its Lane Bryant stores. "It was a logistical puzzle," says Gary Louderback, Vic...