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Midwest Express and Scout Launch Supply Chain Initiative
Kansas City, MO — September 1, 2007
Midwest Express Corporation and Greg Orscheln Transportation have joined with Scout Logistics to expand its ability to provide supply chain services that augment its existing truckload and intermodal capabilities.
“Our Customers seek higher levels of visibility and connectivity in their supply chains” said Greg Orscheln, Chief Executive Officer. “Both our truckload carrier and our logistics operations will benefit greatly in that Scout brings both technology and the know-how to effectively implement broad-based solutions.”
Scout was formed in June 2006 as a non-asset third party logistics provider by Jeff Johnson and Ted Glickley. The company designs and operates supply chain solutions for its customers that emphasize collaboration among the partners in logistics processes to optimize overall performance.
“Even as we developed our non-asset business offering, we sought and were prepared to develop a carrier” stated Jeff Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer of the new company. “As we met with Greg, it was evident that both organizations would benefit greatly from working together. Given our long association with Midwest Express, it was a natural fit.”
Ted Glickley, CFO of Scout Distribution Systems, has for over 15 years provided financial and tax consulting services as both an employee and contractor for Midwest Express.
“The timing could not be better for putting these two organizations together. From the immediate benefits of the Scout team on both asset and non-asset development to the long-term internal and external improvements from system and process implementation, we don’t see a limit on what we can accomplish together."
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Contact: Jeff Johnson
Telephone 888.220.0902
jeff.johnson@gowithschout.com
Midwest Express Driver Honored By NASTC
Kansas City, Mo – February 29, 2008
The National Association of Small Trucking Companies (NASTC) selected
James Smith, a driver for Midwest Express Corporation, to be the
namesake of the Professional Drivers Medical Depot (PDMD) in West Memphis,
AR. A plaque honoring the distinction was placed at the West Memphis clinic
in March 2008.
Smith, Kansas Motor Carriers 2005 Driver of the Year, has had a 53-year, accident-free career. He has driven for Orscheln Brothers Truck Line, the U.S. Army, and Consolidated Freightways. Currently he works for Midwest Express Corporation, with whom he has been associated for the last 15 years.
Greg Orscheln, of Midwest Express, said, “Among the many reasons James Smith was nominated for this honor were his exemplary safety record and his years of continuous service.”
Smith started driving a milk route for his father in 1952, at the age of 15. He continued driving during his Army service. Following his honorable discharge in 1956, he started driving commercially. In 1959 Jim went to work for Orscheln Brothers Truck Lines. He has been associated with the Orscheln family of trucking services ever since.
Midwest Express is a proven service provider of truckload transportation and logistics services. Since the company’s inception in 1982, the experienced team of Midwest Express drivers and its support staff have maintained one of the most impressive safety records in the industry. For more information, contact Jeff Johnson at 888.220.0902 or jeff.johnson@gowithscout.com.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jeff Johnson
Telephone 888.220.0902
jeff.johnson@gowithschout.com
Midwest Express Launches Advanced Supply Chain Technology
Kansas City, MO – March 1, 2008
On March 1, Midwest Express launched its internet visibility capabilities,
enabling customers to track their shipments, from load tendering
to shipment delivery.
Ted Glickley, COO and CFO of Midwest Express, said, “The opportunity to provide our Customers with real-time visibility is just the tip of the iceberg. Data capture of the parts and pieces of large logistics events allows us to put the whole picture together for our Customers. Whether they seek deep integration of their systems with ours or they prefer us to manage the whole process, we are now prepared to step up.”
Midwest Express launched this capacity following conversion to a new transportation management system in November. The new system features data imaging and bar coding capabilities that enable full integration of its back-end accounting and finance functions to the operations.
Along with improved Customer Services, Midwest Express seeks to enhance its Driver Services by providing on-line driver settlement reporting. Drivers or their spouses can now log in to a secure environment to view and print their settlement history. Cheri Carlson, who leads the Midwest Express Driver Services team, said, “Our drivers can track their progress online and the records are maintained for their research at any time of day. It makes it so easy for them.”
“The open environment is critical to our success, both internally and externally,” said Jeff Johnson, CMO. “Customers and associates alike will benefit from the real-time information this system provides.”
Midwest Express is a proven service provider of truckload transportation and logistics services. Since the company’s inception in 1982, the experienced team of Midwest Express drivers and its support staff have maintained one of the most impressive safety records in the industry. For more information, contact Jeff Johnson at 888.220.0902 or jeff.johnson@gowithscout.com.
