Monday, March 16, 2009

OHL's Mark Holmes, VP Global Integrated Solutions, named as chairman of The American Society of Transportation and Logistics® (AST&L)

Holmes has been involved with the society for seven years, most recently serving two terms as vice chairman. During 2008, AST&L held the second annual China World Logistics Conference in Nanjing PRC, partnered with APICS offering joint student memberships, produced the top-ranked education track (“Career Insurance”) at the CSCMP Annual Conference, received an award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration for their partnership with Arkansas Delta Training and Education Consortium in building a regionally focused workforce strategy, and was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration to develop a certification in China. Under Holmes’ leadership, the 2009 plans include focusing on membership satisfaction, implementing the new global logistics management certification program with the AST&L-China office, and continuing to develop relationships with other leading industry organizations.

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Friday, March 13, 2009

Social Media Trucker Weighs In On Truck Rest Stop Closings

Virginia Department of Transportation has a proposal to close 25 of the 41 rest stops in the state. Many of which are along I-81. Trucker, Twitterer and Social Media Maven (as I like to call her) @TruckerDesiree, has become a vocal activist against the act.

Hop on over to Appomattox Area News to learn more and voice your opinion.

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