Program evaluates more than 100 carrier-partners, selects four regional winners for reliability and superior performance supporting PECO’s pooled rental pallet network.
Itasca, IL – February 4, 2025 – PECO Pallet, one of North America’s largest providers of rental pallet services to the beverage, grocery, and consumer products industries, has recognized four outstanding trucking companies for their superior service in its annual Carrier of the Year awards program.
Each year PECO works with more than 100 trucking service partners for transportation of the company’s signature red, highly engineered nine-block pallets, which are used by hundreds of customers in dozens of industries in North America as their primary platform for securely shipping goods.
The 2024 award program selected one honoree from each of PECO’s four primary service regions: Eastern U.S, Midwest U.S., Western U.S., and Canada.
Selected as 2024’s honorees were Sabal Transport, Bartow, Fla. (Eastern U.S.); J.B. Hunt, Dallas, Texas (Midwest U.S.); Western Pallet Supply and Logistics, Tracy, Calif. (Western U.S.); and Bison Transport, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Canada).
Eastern U.S.: Sabal Transport Left to right: Joe Dagnese, CEO, PECO Pallet; Mike Greene, SVP of Network Planning and Transportation Operations, PECO Pallet; Greg Conway, Senior Director, Dedicated and Transportation Operations, PECO Pallet; John Sabal; Jeremy Sabal, Operations Manager and Jennifer Oxley, Regional Director Transportation, PECO Pallet.
Midwestern U.S.: J.B. Hunt - Dallas Left to right: Joe Dagnese, CEO, PECO Pallet; Mike Greene, SVP of Network Planning and Transportation Operations, PECO Pallet; Greg Conway, Senior Director, Transportation Operations, PECO Pallet; Louis Johnson, Associate, Regional Director Transportation, PECO Pallet; Patrick Snyder, Operations Manager II, J.B. Hunt - Dallas; Shaneka Fredrick, Director I, Operations, J.B. Hunt - Dallas and Reed Evans, Director of Strategic Accounts, J.B. Hunt – Dallas.
Western U.S.: Western Pallet Supply & Logistics Left to right: Joe Dagnese, CEO, PECO Pallet; Mike Greene, SVP of Network Planning and Transportation Operations, PECO Pallet; Dean Chapman, Director, Carrier Development and Regional Transportation, PECO Pallet; Serena Imazumi, Depot Manager-Tracy, CA, Western Pallet Supply & Logistics; Carlos Estrada, Transportation Manager-Riverside, CA, Western Pallet Supply & Logistics; Justin Quinton, President, Western Pallet Supply & Logistics; Jonathan Weaver, Senior Dedicated Program Manager and Transportation Operations Lead, PECO Pallet and; Greg Conway, Senior Director, Transportation Operations, PECO Pallet.
Canada: Bison TransportLeft to right: Joe Dagnese, CEO, PECO Pallet; Mike Greene, SVP of Network Planning and Transportation Operations, PECO Pallet; Greg Conway, Senior Director, Transportation Operations, PECO Pallet; : Bob Ubelhor, Senior Enterprise Account Manager, Bison Transport; and Nick Judycki, Senior Enterprise Account Manager, Bison Transport and Jennifer Oxley, Regional Director Transportation, PECO Pallet.
“We are proud to recognize our Carrier of the Year honorees for 2024, who consistently went above and beyond to provide exemplary transportation service for PECO’s depots and customers,” said Mike Greene, PECO’s senior vice president of network planning and transportation. “They earned the highest scores in their regions, demonstrating unwavering commitment to safety, on-time delivery, and cost-effective service. We congratulate them on their superior performance and extend a thank you to all our trucking service providers, who are integral to PECO’s success. We truly value their support each day.”
PECO’s Carrier of the Year program objectively assesses carriers on key performance metrics including equipment quality and availability, on-time performance, delivery updates, invoicing timeliness, safety, data quality, proactive communications, and overall customer support. Evaluation criteria also include cost-reduction initiatives, FMCSA CSA scores, and continuous improvement efforts.
Pallets are the primary platform on which businesses stack, secure, and ship products of all types in trucks, intermodal rail containers, and other conveyance vehicles. Sustainability is at the core of PECO’s business, and its pooled pallet system promotes a more sustainable supply chain by fostering the reuse and recycling of pallets. This helps reduce waste and minimizes the environmental impact of single-use alternatives. PECO’s network serves a broad range of industries, including big-box retailers, club stores, consumer products companies, grocers, agriculture, and local and regional distributors.
PECO Pallet operates across North America, with over 90 pallet depots managing an inventory of roughly 24 million of its signature red, high-quality pallets. Through its innovative and sustainable practices, PECO is committed to creating long-term value for customers while minimizing environmental impact. To learn more about joining the PECO Pallet Carrier Network, please email: pecocarrierrelations@pecopallet.com
About PECO Pallet, Inc. – Itasca, IL-based PECO Pallet is one of North America’s leaders in pallet rental services and provides tens of millions of its red block pallets to major grocery and consumer goods manufacturers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. PECO Pallet’s tremendous growth over the last 25+ years reflects the company’s commitment to quality and service. Customers using PECO’s superior pallets experience less product damage, greater efficiency, improved safety, and significant cost savings.
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