03 May Colby Shawver Completes 75 Hard Challenge!
Colby Shawver completed the 75 Hard Challenge. What an accomplishment!...
16 Feb Change is Good
In his newsletter last week, Michael McKinney announced he has stepped down as president and CEO of AM Transport Services, and David Abell is assuming the role. “Change is important and healthy,” McKinney wrote, “you can’t grow without it.” ***** David Abell has been with AM Transport since...
21 May Small Giants Summit 2019
“The reason to be in business is to have a good life.” - Bo Burlingham I need to mow the yard, plant the new bushes sitting in pots in front of the house, and clean the gutters because it’s been raining all spring. But I’ve been...
29 Jan PAYING THE MAN: WHAT ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY TO REACH YOUR GOALS?
Posted at 14:31h
in Best Practices, Customer Service, Health, Leadership, Productivity, Self Improvement
Pay the Man Have you heard this saying before? This is the slogan of one of my favorite professional athletes Josh Bridges. He’s a retired Navy Seal and five-time CrossFit Games Athlete. Pay the man? What does it mean? What are we paying him? Who is...
15 Nov Happy Veterans Day
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in Customer Service, Leadership, Meet the Team, Third-Party Logistics, Transportation
A recent article in Supply Chain Dive got us thinking about veterans in the transportation industry. Barry Hochfelder writes about the service people in World War II: The men and women who — without computer aid — arranged for 6,939 ships, 11,590 aircraft, 156,000 troops,...
30 Apr AMT’s Annual Community Clean-Up
by Justin Hatten, CTB In a rite of spring, AM Transport employees gathered April 21 at Musgrove Park for the company’s annual Community Clean-Up Day. With the temperature in the 40s, under sunny skies, volunteers Joel Carey, who organizes the event, Michael McKinney, David Abell, Jason Doris,...
05 Apr Heading to the 2018 TIA Capital Ideas Conference and Exhibition
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in 3PL, Best Practices, Community, Customer Service, Industry News, Leadership, Third-Party Logistics, Transportation, Trucking, Uncategorized
By Michael McKinney, CTB This week, I was notified that AM Transport received a longevity award from the TIA (Transportation Intermediaries Association) for 25 years of continuous membership since 1993. I have to admit, it’s pretty cool to be recognized, and it’s hard for me to believe...