Access America Transport

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Access America Transport is a third-party logistics provider of transportation and logistics services. The company, based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, operates seven offices and services customers throughout North America. Access America's services include: truckload, less-than-truckload, intermodal, specialized transportation and supply chain management.

History

Access America Transport was founded in 2002 in Chattanooga by Ted Alling and Barry Large as the logistics division of Key-James Brick. The company soon expanded into other commodities and began offering dry van, flatbed and refrigerated van service.

In 2003, Miller Welborn and Allan Davis joined Access America Transport and the company expanded its services to include transload and warehouse facilities. Access America opened its first such facility in Birmingham, Alabama.

The company opened its second office location in 2005 in Birmingham, Alabama. The office began working with the Department of Defense and other government entities moving truckload freight within the United States. Following the opening of the Birmingham location, the company began moving freight within Canada and Mexico as well.

In 2006, Access America added locations in Minneapolis and Eufaula. In addition, the company began offering less-than-truckload (LTL), heavy haul, and intermodal services to its customers. The expansion into LTL also included technology upgrades which enabled Access America customers to enter shipment information online and compare service options based on pricing, service, and LTL carrier, the interface similar to websites like Travelocity.

In 2007 and 2008, Access America opened three additional locations in Ohio and Tennessee. The company also expanded into supply chain management, reverse logistics, freight consolidation, and contract manufacturing while further upgrading its transportation management system software.

Access America Transport added its 7th location in Atlanta, GA in June 2011. The company hired its 200th employee in July 2011 and expanded its Chattanooga and Minneapolis facilities.

Services

Access America Transport works with customers in North America moving their freight via truck and rail. The company, acting as a third-party, negotiates pricing with its customers and negotiates volume pricing from trucking companies and railroads. The company has contracts and relationships with 18,000 truckload providers, 42 less-than-truckload providers, and 12 railroads. The carrier relationships encompass common, contract, and private fleet trucking companies.

The company’s customer base includes the United States Government, government contractors, manufacturers, distributors, and other logistics companies. Industries serviced by the company include: aerospace, automotive, chemical, electronics, food and beverage, retail, telecommunications and textiles. The company is ISO 9001:2008 certified and is a member of the SmartWay Transport Partnership, a collaboration between the freight industry and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

External links

• Access America Transport
• Inbound Logistics Top 100 3PL's
• Supply Chain Brain 100 Great Supply Chain Partners
• Access America Transport Blog