Pace Culture Warrior Lindsay Boyd
A Culture Warrior Who Always Improves Pace Compliance Specialist and Culture Warrior of the Quarter Lindsay Boyd has a straight-forward approach to our Pace Core Value to Always improve. “Each day,” comments Lindsay, “I have the pleasure of working with a team who brings diverse capabilities and ideas to the table. We share our uniqueness with each […]
Pace Culture Warrior Marlynn Mays
Meet Marlynn Being born into a family of owner-operators was only the beginning for Pace Culture Warrior Marlynn Mays. “Transportation has always been a part of my life,” said Marlynn. “My grandparents had a fleet of 24 dump trucks.” From that heritage Marlynn carved her own place in the industry becoming an owner-operator for FedEx Ground. Fast […]
Sustainability: An Action Plan for Logistics
Sustainability has become a hot topic over the last few years. Many experts note that our industry – logistics – contributes 7% to global greenhouse gas emissions. While concern over the environment and sustainability are important societal issues, many supply chain players have been slow to act – particularly mid to small sized companies. Sustainability means different things depending on context. In its broadest sense, sustainability is “the ability to be maintained at a certain level or rate.” Certainly, a […]
6 Peak Season Factors to Consider in 2021
No peak season is the same. For over twenty years at Pace, during each peak season we’ve worked hard to develop and execute successful peak plans alongside our shipping partners. From our experience, we’ve learned that each year brings with it unique circumstances and uncertainties. The six essential factors shipping, transportation, and logistics professionals will consider this year include: consumer confidence labor fuel economic […]
Pace Culture Warrior Clarence Calhoun
Meet Culture Warrior Clarence Calhoun! Clarence is a Logistics Supervisor in Memphis and embodies Pace’s core value to Do the right thing. Clarence is a reliable team leader who puts in the long hours when necessary to Get the job done and to do it right. He is also noted for being forthright with his teammates and Pace’s customers. Both qualities […]
Pace Celebrates Hispanic American Perspectives in Logistics
It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month, and Americans are recognizing the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans and Latinos(as) to the culture, history, and achievements of our great country. This month-long celebration occurs every year from September 15th through October 15th and has been since congressional legislation was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1988. Did you know there are over one million Hispanic commercial drivers […]
Drive by Pace Mobile App Launches
Today, Pace launches Drive by Pace, its long-awaited mobile app for drivers. Drive by Pace is a mobile solution that offers all drivers who support Pace’s customers (including employees, owner-operators, and freight agents) real-time access to: Pay Performance New driving opportunities Roadside assistance Reports, and Company news Drive by Pace offers drivers a direct line […]
Pace Culture Warrior and Golden Rule Advocate, Gretavia Askew
Gretavia Askew, Logistics Coordinator in Atlanta and Pace Culture Warrior, says she is a strong believer in the Golden Rule. Treat others how you would want them to treat you. A model of Pace’s core value to Do the right thing, Gretavia says she tries every day to “treat everyone with the same love and respect that I would like to […]
Meet Pace Culture Warrior of the Quarter Gerry Kane
Congratulations to another Pace Culture Warrior of the Quarter, Logistics Supervisor Gerry Kane! Gerry describes his role with Pace as “being a kind of choreographer, but with drivers and trucks instead of dancers.” In Wilmington, North Carolina, Gerry, and his team serve our e-commerce customers. Gerry’s nominator for Culture Warrior of the Quarter noted that Gerry and […]
Overcoming bias: Diversity and inclusion training at Pace
Diversity and Inclusion Training at Pace This week, the Pace team continued our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion Training (D&I Training) with a session on overcoming bias with Djoly Souffrant, Ph.D. This is the second diversity and inclusion training this year at Pace. The training focused on the definitions for and outcomes of bias and provided strategies for overcoming bias in our daily lives. Representations of bias Bias exists all around […]