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Mark Your Calendars

The date is set! The 2012 Florida Messenger Association (FMA) Winter Meeting will take place in Orlando on January 26-27th at the Doubletree Hotel Universal.

Within the next couple of weeks, meeting representatives will forward a tentative agenda, meeting registration and hotel information. FMA will get the meeting rolling on Thursday evening with Casino night and Friday morning Rick McClelland, the former Chairman and CEO of Dynamex, will give our keynote address sponsored by Blue Streak Couriers.

This will be a meeting not to miss. McClelland has given numerous speeches at the Messenger Courier Association of America (MCAA) Annual Convention and New York State Association meetings. His information and message is worth the meeting investment alone.

McClelland is an industry veteran, having spent 40 years in the transportation and logistics business. He served as chairman and CEO of Dynamex from 1986 until 2008 and served as chairman and a director until 2011. As CEO, McClelland oversaw the completion of more than 60 acquisitions and directed a network of operating locations throughout Canada and the United States that served approximately 20,000 clients and generated annualized sales in excess of $450 million.

He led a group of direct reports responsible for all aspects of the business including sales, operations, finance, accounting, human resources, labor relations and the company's acquisition program. In total, the team at Dynamex consisted of over 6,200 drivers and inside staff. Currently, McClelland is an adviser and consultant in the delivery industry.

Last year, 106 individuals attended the FAM meeting and the association expects to surpass that total easily in 2011. In addition to the Florida companies attend, FMA is inviting companies throughout the U.S. and Canada. Last year, many courier companies visited from the "Great White North" and more are expected this year.

Tom Jowers, FMA meeting chairman, has already started notifying vendors about booth and sponsorship opportunities. Contact him for additional information. The FMA wants to see you at the 3rd Annual Winter Meeting and Vendor Fair.

Contact info:

Thomas D. Jowers

Florida Messenger Association - Meeting Committee Chair thomasj@adldelivery.com Cell - (407) 908-4025 Fax - (866) 558-5809

Florida Messenger Association

Larry Schwartz, President

Main (800) 227-6648

Direct (305) 749-1442

Cell (786) 218-6404

larry@barondelivers.com

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Supply chain management programs ranked in industry study

The Whitman School of Management’s supply chain management programs were ranked in a recent Gartner study on how leading universities are educating supply chain management professionals to contend with a rapidly changing field. Whitman’s graduate program was ranked sixth in the nation among its peers, the highest ranking Whitman has received to date for any of its supply chain programs. The undergraduate program was ranked 16th.

Because supply chain managers often hold the key to corporate profitability, economists and employers in today’s global market agree that the field of supply chain management stands apart for its strong growth potential. Program rankings are critical in a dynamic specialty industry that is redefining itself and transitioning to highly integrated, interdependent networks.

“The Whitman School has been a leader in supply chain management education and research since our founding. We are home to the nation’s first supply chain program, which continues to evolve to meet the changing needs of the industry,” says Whitman School Dean Melvin T. Stith. “Gartner’s recognition of our supply chain programs is a reflection of the high-quality nature of our curriculum, research and faculty.”

Gartner, a technology research firm, asked more than 400 supply chain practitioners and academics to rate supply chain education programs across the country. Ratings were based on industry value (40 percent), program size (20 percent) and scope (40 percent). Respondents assessed how well programs meet the changing needs of supply chain professionals and the efficiency in which research and innovations in the field reach the student population. To calculate rankings, Gartner also factored in school-provided information regarding enrollment, programs and faculty size.

DHL Unveils 'Green' Initiative

DHL (Plantation, Fla.) advanced several sustainability initiatives this month as part of its ongoing commitment to environmental protection. These environmentally-conscious practices minimize the impact of DHL’s shipping network on the environment through more efficient transport, innovative technologies and services that reduce and offset carbon emissions. They are introduced as DHL recognizes the U.S. Department of Energy initiative that promotes conservation and a clean energy economy during National Energy Awareness Month.

On Sept. 30, DHL completed its deployment of a fully green fleet of pickup and delivery vehicles in Manhattan. This fleet includes 30 battery-powered electric vans and 50 hybrid trucks and enables DHL to serve customers via sustainable solutions and improved resource efficiency by cutting down fossil fuel use, and in combination, reducing CO2 emissions by more than 50 percent each year in comparison to conventional vehicles. The battery-powered electric vehicles are charged with green electricity provided by ConEdison Solutions and produced from renewable energy sources such as wind. DHL has been integrating the new vehicles into its fleet while phasing out gas-powered models.

At the same time, a new environmentally-friendly Paperless Clearance feature will enable DHL customers to electronically transmit documents to Customs – eliminating the need to print and manually attach them to shipments. Available on October 31 as part of a new DHL-USA.com website, the new feature will save customers shipment preparation time. By eliminating having to attach hard copy export documents like Certificates of Origin, Commercial and Pro Forma Invoices, DHL customers will collectively save millions of sheets of paper each year; reduce waste; and boost preservation of natural resources including water, trees and energy.

A DHL GOGREEN Carbon Neutral service, available to Express import and export customers in 41 countries, enables customers to offset their estimated CO2 emissions for a service charge that is used by DHL to invest in high quality, gold standard and official Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) environmental protection projects. Standard Chartered Bank is the first bank to adopt DHL GOGREEN Carbon Neutral service globally, signing a worldwide contract to make 95 percent of the bank’s international courier services carbon neutral.

“Energy efficiency is the largest ecological challenge faced by transportation companies such as ours,” said Ian Clough, CEO of DHL Express U.S. “We are constantly looking at innovative ways to reduce our carbon footprint and create sustainable solutions for our customers.”

DHL is currently developing further enhancements to its green services portfolio to support customers with transparency sustainability needs.

For more information, visit www.dhl.com.