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Are you leveraging brokerage services as a strategy to help keep costs as low as possible? Dallas Walker, Kenco's VP Freight Logistics, offers four non-negotiables to seek out in a freight brokerage partner.
Pride Month is celebrated annually in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots and works to achieve equal justice and equal opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) Americans. As Kenco continues its journey of growth and learning in diversity, equity, and inclusion, we want to send a message to our LGTBQ+ associates. We are a better organization as a result of your contributions and the values you bring to work each day. Kenco is continuing to build upon our strong culture to ensure everyone feels heard and supported. Through the work and leadership of our Employee Resource Groups (LIFT, KWIC and HEROES) we are committed to continue the work of creating an environment where everyone can be their true and authentic self.
As we near the end of National Military Appreciation Month, our veterans' employee resource group, HEROES (Honor, Empower, Resource, Outreach, Engagement, Service), pays tribute to the contributions veterans have made to Kenco's success. We appreciate that associates like Russell Bolling, Chris Clack and Rick Krohn have used their skills developed in the military, such as leadership, inventory management and training staff, to make Kenco the strong company we are today. In this week's blog, read how HEROES helps veterans transition into the civilian workforce and brings out those leadership qualities to their highest potential.
Kenco and our veteran’s ERG, HEROES, salute the service of Russell Bolling, Network Operations Manager. Russell joined the Marines in 1979 and has been stationed throughout the US and the world, including tours in Spain, Israel, France, Norway, Italy, Germany, Europe, South Asia, and Cuba. During his service, he participated in multi-national humanitarian projects, completed a number of training programs, trained with NATO allies overseas, and ultimately achieved the rank of Major. Thank you for your service to our country!
Kenco celebrates National Military Appreciation Month! HEROES, Kenco’s veteran’s ERG, is pleased to highlight the service of Chris Clack. He’s been with Kenco for three years in our San Bernardino facility but has served in the United States Army Reserves since October 2010. His Occupational Specialty is providing shower and laundry services for the soldiers stationed in the United States and abroad. Thank you for your service to our country, Chris!
Congress designated May as National Military Appreciation Month in 1999 to ensure the nation was given the chance to publicly show their appreciation for troops past and present. Join Kenco and our veteran’s ERG, HEROES, as we highlight and salute the service of some of our team members: Rick Krohn is a Medical Parts Warehouse Associate at Stryker in Portage, MI. He has been part of the Kenco team since 2019 and is the go-to person for his department. He performs all warehouse functions and assists the maintenance department. Rick served in the Army from 1985 - 1993 and retired from the Michigan Army National Guard after serving from 1993 - 2011. His responsibilities included light and heavy vehicle maintenance, vehicle recovery and Hazmat. Thank you for your service to our country, Rick!
Kenco Brokerage partners with TextLocate! See the official post from our VP of Freight Logistics on LinkedIn.
Saving partners $43M through Lean Six Sigma? Kenco’s done it! In this week’s blog from Kenco, Rebecca Wilson, VP People Operations and Total Rewards, discusses how we’ve used Lean Six Sigma since 2009 to produce significant savings through long-term innovative solutions.
Learn more about Kenco's successful partnership with Locus Robotics using the attached link to LinkedIn!
With the cost of transportation at a record high, it’s vital to be able to look at what’s happening in the market and understand trends in real time. Predictive analytics simultaneously gathers and evaluates data from thousands of sources, recognizes directions in the market, and helps determine ways to lower costs. This week’s blog by Todd Bucher, Senior Director, Transportation Technology at Kenco provides insights into using predictive analytics to be proactive in understanding operational variables to improve efficiency and customer satisfaction.
