AT&T* announced today a five-year, $2.6 million contract for wireless services and applications to United Road
ROMULUS, Mich., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T* announced today a five-year, $2.6 million contract for wireless services and applications to United Road Services, Inc., a leading U.S. provider of vehicle logistics. With nearly 1,100 tractor-trailer trucks, United Road was looking to achieve greater efficiencies in its deliveries of more than 2 million vehicles across the country annually.
UNITED ROAD NAMED ONE OF INC.’S 5,000 FASTEST-GROWING PRIVATE COMPANIES
ROMULUS, Mich., August 20, 2009 — Romulus, Mich.-based United Road, one of the largest vehicle logistics providers in the United States, recently earned a spot on Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America. United Road CEO Michael Wysocki made the announcement.
The Inc. 5,000 is an extension of Inc. magazine’s annual Inc. 500 list and recognizes privately held firms that have demonstrated substantial growth over the past three years. As a whole, these businesses are the staples of U.S. commerce and cast a promising light on the future of the economy.
UNITED ROAD NAMED CARRIER OF THE YEAR
UNITED ROAD NAMED CARRIER OF THE YEAR
BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND UPS AUTOGISTICS
The Carrier of the Year award recognizes superior performance in customer service, adherence to transit requirements, damage-free delivery, advanced information technology and logistic problem solving.
Snowbirds still come for sunshine
The line that 1,000 people move to Florida daily has been rendered obsolete in this sour economy. But frigid northern winters are still on our side.
Larry Tolstyka says plenty of people are still moving to the Sunshine State, but only for a few months. Tolstyka says his company, Autolog (www.autolog.net), a Linden, N.J.-based auto transport business, is seeing an uptick in Gulf Coast-bound snowbirds, even during the recession.
United Road connects A, B for Web car buys
The car hauling company derives about $30 million in revenues transporting vehicles bought and sold online, according to Michael Wysocki, CEO. And while that represents a small portion of the company's $280 million in sales last year, Wysocki predicts that share will grow as more people become comfortable buying and selling cars online.
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