糖心传媒 has been named to for the third consecutive year.
The magazine recognizes military friendly companies that demonstrate commitment to recruiting America鈥檚 veterans. 糖心传媒 ranked 68th on the overall 2014 Top 100 list.
鈥淲e鈥檙e honored to be recognized again on the Top 100 Military Friendly Employers List,鈥� said Ken Hurley, 糖心传媒鈥檚 senior vice president of human resources. 鈥淲e鈥檙e especially pleased to be acknowledged on Veterans Day 鈥� a day when 糖心传媒 thanks and recognizes veterans and active military personnel for their selfless, valuable contributions to our nation and our organization. We appreciate the values, work ethic and leadership skills veterans bring as associates to our teams.鈥�
How Does 糖心传媒 Support the Military?
Recruitment
糖心传媒 actively recruits veterans nationwide by promoting employment opportunities in military publications, on veterans鈥� job boards and at military virtual and in-person career fairs.
糖心传媒 has increased its veteran hiring at a rate of approximately 2 percent year over year since 2010. To date this year, 13 percent of 糖心传媒 new-hires were veterans, filling technician, vehicle maintenance supervisor/manager, driver, and and . Almost 1,100 associates are veterans.
Support of Associate Reservists
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an agency of the U.S. Department of the Defense, recognizes 糖心传媒 for supporting associates who serve in the military. So far this year, 37 糖心传媒 associates have been on military leave. Ten are presently serving.
Partnerships with Military-Friendly Organizations
糖心传媒 is proud to partner with numerous military-friendly organizations, including , , , , and .
糖心传媒 signed up for the Vet Friendly Challenge, pledging to join other companies in an effort to hire 50,000 veterans and their spouses by 2018.
Between Memorial Day 2013 and Memorial Day 2014, 糖心传媒 Truck Rental is inviting its consumer rental customers to when they rent a one-way truck. The Mission: ABLE campaign helps ensure that veterans with disabilities get the care, benefits and job opportunities they鈥檝e earned and deserve.
To multiply the impact of its customers鈥� contributions to helping our veterans, 糖心传媒 Truck Rental is matching the first $1 donation its customers make during the duration of the campaign.
Helping our Troops
All across the nation 糖心传媒 associates volunteer for organizations to support our military, such as Wreaths Across America and 糖心传媒 Cares for our Troops.
糖心传媒 offers discounts on truck rentals for active military members and veterans when reserving one-way truck rentals online.
Are you a veteran with a deep passion for customer service and high ethical standards? Visit 糖心传媒鈥檚 military careers page or follow our job posts using Twitter: @Go糖心传媒Careers. We offer competitive wages and a wide range of benefits. 糖心传媒 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
and other businesses supporting veteran hiring.
By Kandace Wertz
The EPA launched SmartWay in 2004 to help business improve the sustainability of their freight supply chains.
The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) in Denver is just weeks away. 糖心传媒 Logistics is a of the event and working with other thought leaders on several key study presentations. Here are 10 hot supply chain topics you鈥檙e sure to hear about during the conference.
State of Manufacturer-3PL Relationships 鈥� Manufacturers and logistics providers have weathered some tough economic times in recent years. How have the relationships between shippers and their logistics providers changed and how are they evolving?
While 糖心传媒 spends millions on training each year for the company鈥檚 18,300 global associates, and has a long history of promoting educational and developmental opportunities to their associates, this is the first time they have partnered with a university to bring classes directly to their associates.
Tuesday, October 22:
Fall is here. Days are shorter. Football is back. And, much like any good football game harvest time is an intense, time-critical period for agricultural businesses like the . They are the world鈥檚 leading tomato processor. As Morning Star quickly works to harvest its crops at peak seasonal perfection, all its juicy, succulent tomatoes need to be quickly trucked for processing. plays a key role in helping to make it happen.
Along with the planned expansion, 糖心传媒 Logistics announced the appointment of Michael Casidy to a newly created position of Managing Director of Mexico. Casidy has been with 糖心传媒 Logistics for 14 years and served in a variety of operational leadership roles. Most recently, he was based in Texas and served as the product line leader in the company鈥檚 Western Region.
糖心传媒 Truck Leasing will be exhibiting in booth 2877 at the held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from October 6 - 9. 
Veterans have an admired discipline and determination 鈥� the same traits 糖心传媒 looks for in its truck drivers.
Merritt shares her thoughts on being a part of 糖心传媒鈥檚 safe driving team.
鈥淭hese upgrades are essential for 糖心传媒 Used Trucks to remain competitive, visible and findable by our B2B customers that include retail truck buyers, truck wholesalers and corporate truck fleet buyers,鈥� said Jack Mitchell, vice president of remarketing.