Transcom recognizes partners for success in War in Terrorism.Over 100 commercial transportation partners were recognized by U.S. Transportation Command for the work in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Nominations came from SDDC as well as Transportation Command and its other subordinate commands. Gen. John Handy, Commander, awarded the firms a Transportation Command Certificate of Appreciation. The certificates cite the air, sea and surface transportation partners as an integral part of the overall Defense Transportation System who assisted the command in providing timely, efficient and coordinated movement of troops and equipment. In support of the War on Terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act , Transportation Command has moved more than 885,000 passengers and over 2.5 million tons of equipment and supplies. The commercial partners included bus and airline passenger carriers; railroad, motor and ocean cargo carriers; container, ship and port authorities; and stevedores and labor relations associations. SDDC Operations Center staffers were enthusiastic about the recognition. "The rail carriers provided excellent support during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, said Evert Bono, chief, Domestic Business Requirements Division. "At one point they supplied the Department of Defense with 87 percent of all available 89-foot chain tie down cars in the inventory to support the warfighter." All SDDC's carriers were complimented by Brad Bernard, chief, Movement Control Center, and Maj. Jeff Thurber, detachment commander, Movement Control Center. "Many of out carriers went over and beyond what was expected to insure the mission was accomplished," said Bernard. "Carriers were very responsive to the Movement Control Center when queried on specific service related matters," said Thurber. "They responded very quickly to out needs and questions such as vessel status, load status and shipment location." Non-standard motor carrier loads were cited by Brian Ridgeway, a traffic management specialist in the Movement Control Center. "The Department of Defense reached out to our commercial motor carrier partners and in a joint collaboration shipped a staggering 103-million pounds of over-dimensional or over weight loads on 1,411-plus trucks," said Ridgeway. "Our motor carrier partners moved over 108,000 truckloads including nearly 20,000 shipments of arms, ammunition and explosives. "By being enormously flexible and with a sense of urgency out partners timely handling of out freight resulted in one the most expeditious deployments this country has ever known." Award recipients include: ABF Freight Systems, Inc., Fort Smith, Ark.; Acc Transportation Inc., Broussard, La.; Air Transport Association, Washington, D.C.; Air Transport International, Little Rock, Ark.; American Airlines, Dallas, Texas: American Cargo Transport, Inc., Seattle, Wash.; American Overseas Marine Corp., Quincy, Mass.; APL, Oakland, Calif.; American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier, Montvale, N.J. American Trans Air, Indianapolis, Ind.; Arrow Air Miami, Fla.; Arrow Trailways, of Texas; Killeen, Texas; Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Purchase, N.Y.; ATS Specialized Inc., St. Cloud, Minn.; Baggett Transportation Co., Birmingham, Ala,; Burlington Northern & Santa Fe, Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. ; Canadian Pacific Railway Canadian Pacific Railway, transcontinental transportation system in Canada and extending into the United States, privately owned and operated. The construction of a railroad crossing the continent in Canadian territory was one of the conditions on which British , Calgary, Alberta; Central Delivery Service, Beltsville, Md.; Central Gulf Lines, Inc., New York, N.Y. Cole Motorsports, Inc., Douglasville, Ga.; Continental Airlines, Houston, Texas; Cooper/T. Smith Stevedoring, Inc., Norfolk, Va.; CrossRoad Carriers Intermodal Brokerage, Stone Mountain, Ga.; Crowley Liner Service, Jacksonville, Fla.; CRST Logistics Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa; CSX Transportation, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla.; Dallas and Mavis Specialized Carrier Co., Kenosha, Wis.; Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Ga. DHL Airways, Barrington, Ill.; Dixieland Tours, New Orleans, La.; Eagle Global Logistics, Houston, Texas; Evergreen International Airlines
Evergreen International Airlines is a cargo airline based in McMinnville, Oregon, USA. , McMinnville, Ore.; Federal Express, Memphis, Tenn.; FedEx Custom Critical, Union, Ohio; Florida East Coast Railway The Florida East Coast Railway (AAR reporting marks FEC) is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I railroad. , St. Augustine, Fla.; Gemini Air Cargo Gemini Air Cargo is an American ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, & Insurance) cargo airline headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, USA. It operates worldwide cargo schedules and charters on a wet-lease basis. Its main bases are Miami International Airport and John F. , Dulles, Va.; Georgia Ports Authority The Georgia Ports Authority is the administrative agency of the U.S. state of Georgia responsible for the development, maintenance, and operation of sea and inland ports in the state. , Savannah, Ga.: Gokey & Quinn Bus Lines, Harvard, Mass. Hawaiian Airlines, Honolulu, Hawaii; Intermine, Inc., New Orleans, La.; International Longshore & Warehouse Union, San Francisco, Calif.; International Longshoreman's Association, New York, N.Y.; Interocean Ugland Management Corp., Voorhees, N.J.; Jacksonville Seaport Authority, Jacksonville, Fla.; Kalitta Air, Ypsilanti, Mich.: Kansas City Southern, Kansas City, Mo.; Keystone Shipping Services, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. Landstar, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla.; Lykes Lines, Tampa, Fla.; Lynden Air Cargo Lynden Air Cargo is an American cargo airline based in Anchorage, Alaska, USA. It operates scheduled services and on demand charter, international and domestic flights, including services for the US military. Its main base is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. , Anchorage, Alaska; Maersk Lines, Limited, Norlolk, Va.; Marine Terminals Corp., Oakland, Calif.; Marine Transport Lines, Inc., Weehawken, N.J.; Mercer Transportation Co., Louisville, Ky.; Miami Air International Miami Air International is an American charter airline based in Miami, Florida, USA. It operates worldwide passenger charter flights for diverse groups including cruise operators, professional sports teams and the United States military. It is based in Miami International Airport. , Miami, Fla.; Mormac Marine Enterprises, Inc., Stamford, Conn.; Norfolk Southern Corporation, Norfolk, Va. North American Airlines North American Airlines is an American airline based in New York City, USA. It operates scheduled international services from the USA to Africa and Guyana, as well as domestic and international charter services and wet lease services. Its main base is John F. , Jamaica, N.Y.; North Carolina State Ports Authority The North Carolina State Ports Authority is an authority set up by the state of North Carolina to develop and operate seaports in Wilmington and Morehead City, two inland container facilities, one in Charlotte and one in Greensboro, and a marina in Southport. , Wilmington, N.C.; Northwest Airlines, Eagan, Minn.; Ocean Shipholdings, Inc., Houston, Texas; Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., Thomasville, N.C.; Omni Air International Omni Air International is a United States charter airline, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It operates international and domestic passenger charters, as well as wet leasing. . , Tulsa, Okla.; Osprey Ship Management, Inc., Bethesda, Md.; Overnite Transportation Co., Richmond, Va.; Owen-Kennedy Inc., Piedmont, S.C. P & N Ports of Texas, Oakland, Calif.; P&O Nedlloyd, Portsmouth, Va.; Paducah & Louisville Railway Inc., Paducah, Ky.; Patriot Contract Services, LLC, Walnut Creek, Calif.; Polar Air Cargo Polar Air Cargo is an American cargo airline based in Purchase, New York, USA. It operates scheduled all-cargo services to Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Americas. Its main base is John F. , Inc., Purchase, N.Y.; Port of Beaumont The Port of Beaumont is a deep-water port located in Beaumont, Texas. It claims to rank as the fourth largest in the United States and the thirty-fourth largest in the world in terms of tonnage. It also claims to be the busiest military port in the U.S. , Beaumont, Texas; Port of Corpus Christi Authority, Corpus Christi, Texas Corpus Christi is a coastal city and the county seat of Nueces CountyGR6 in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the region known as South Texas. ; Port of Hueneme, Port Hueneme, Calif.; Port of Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.: Port of Tacoma A major gateway to Asia and Alaska, the Port of Tacoma is a leading North American seaport, handling more than $35.6 billion in annual trade and nearly 2.1 million TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent container Units) in 2006. , Tacoma, Wash. R&R Trucking Inc., Duenweg, Mo.; Ready Transportation, Inc., Griffith, Ind.; Red River Shipping Corporation, Rockville, Md.; Roadway Express, Inc., Akron, Ohio; San Diego Unified Port District, San Diego, Calif.; Sealift, Inc., Oyster Bay, N.Y.; Sierra Trailways of Texas, South Houston, Texas
South Houston is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. ; South Carolina State Ports Authority, Charleston, S.C.; Southern Air Norwalk, Conn.; Stevedoring Services of America, Seattle, Wash. Stevens Shipping & Terminal Company, Savannah, Ga.; Stillwater Central Railroad, Stillwater, Okla.; Sureride Charters, National City, Calif.; T.F. Boyle Transportation, Inc., Billerica, Mass.; Totem Ocean, Trailer Express, Inc., Federal Way, Wash.; Tri-State Motor Transit Co., Joplin, Mo.; Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, Neb.; United Airlines, Chicago, Ill.; United Traffic Services, Kansas City, Mo.; UPS Airlines, Louisville, Ky. US Airways, Arlington, Va.; Van Ommeren Shipping, LLC, Stamford, Conn.; Virginia Port Authority, Norfolk, Va.; Waterman Steamship Corp., New Orleans, La.; Wisconsin Central System, Rosemont, Ill.; World Airways, Peachtree City, Ga.; Yellow Transportation Inc., Overland Park, Kan. |
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