Costco Chooses Averitt to Provide Transportation and Supply Chain Management for Texas Locations.COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- Costco Wholesale Corporation, a global retailer with operations in eight countries, has selected Averitt Express to provide transportation and supply chain management services for its warehouse club operations in the state of Texas. Under the terms of the contract, Averitt is providing Costco with an integrated transportation and supply chain management solution comprised of several transportation modes. Averitt will handle the transportation of all retail items available at the selected Costco warehouse club stores, from meat and poultry products to televisions and computers. Costco operates 12 warehouses in the state of Texas. In addition to handling a large number of weekly on-demand moves and regular round-trip moves, Averitt will also employ on-site personnel to coordinate outbound out·bound adj. Outward bound; headed away: outbound trains. Adj. 1. outbound - that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships" transportation from Costco's distribution center in Dallas. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Costco officials, in addition to Averitt's ability to provide a wide variety of integrated services In computer networking, IntServ or integrated services is an architecture that specifies the elements to guarantee quality of service (QoS) on networks. IntServ can for example be used to allow video and sound to reach the receiver without interruption. , one of the key factors in its decision to award the business was Averitt's ability to provide equipment flexibility to meet its demand to handle both dry and refrigerated re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. freight. Averitt will use customized refrigerated trailers and dry vans to handle Costco's goods. About Costco Wholesale Corporation Costco currently operates 460 warehouses, including 338 in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. , 65 in Canada, 16 in the United Kingdom, five in Korea, four in Taiwan, five in Japan and 27 in Mexico. The Company also operates Costco Online, an electronic commerce web site, at www.costco.com and at www.costco.ca in Canada. The company plans to open an additional 12 to 13 new warehouses (including the relocation of one warehouse to a larger and better-located facility) prior to the end of calendar year 2005. About Averitt Express Established in 1971, Averitt Express is a leading provider of freight transportation and supply chain management with international reach to more than 100 countries. The company specializes in delivering customized solutions with a single source of accountability for service offerings that include less-than-truckload, truckload truck·load n. The quantity that a truck can hold. truckload n → camión m lleno , time-critical, importing/exporting, and supply chain management. Backed by successful execution for hundreds of customers, Averitt's supply chain capabilities include dedicated fleet operations, warehouse management services, portside port·side adv. & adj. 1. On the waterfront of a port: taking a stroll portside; a portside restaurant. 2. distribution, transportation management, and transportation network design and operation. For more information, call 1-800-AVERITT or visit http://www.averittexpress.com/. |
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