Owner-Operator Demand Continues to Grow
The organic growth of e-commerce over the past decade was already driving unprecedented demands on independent drivers before the sudden impact of COVID-19. As logistics professionals act quickly to adjust to a changing marketplace and the disruptions accelerated by the pandemic, industry experts are forecasting several important trends for 2021. One of those trends is […]
Getting to Know Pace – Your Partner in Solving Logistics Together
Why develop a long-lasting partnership with Pace? Willie Mahaffey is Pace’s Central Region Operations Director. Willie started with Pace over twenty-two years ago when the company was a three truck operation running local routes in the Birmingham market. In this video, Willie answers the question, “How do we nurture customer loyalty?” In other words – […]
Safety Is Everyone’s Business
“Prepare and prevent, don’t repair and repent.” – Author Unknown Safety is everyone’s business. Especially during a pandemic. According to an article written by The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), which is part of the United States National Library of Medicine – a branch of the National Institutes of Health, the effects of the COVID-19 […]
Get Ready, Get Set for the Pace Drive App!
At Pace, our mission is Serving and Improving Lives Through Logistics. Like all businesses, there are many moving parts that must work in synergy towards the goal of “mission accomplished”. One of those essential moving parts is the success of our drivers. For over twenty years, we’ve been proud to build a trusted network of […]
Voice Search Elevates Online Shopping
As we head into 2021, the transition from shopping offline to shopping online will continue to affect traditional retailers, and voice search will play a key role in that trend as it elevates online shopping. Learning how to please the 2021 consumer by creating a seamless and pleasurable customer experience is critical to long-term success. […]
The Pace Foundation Celebrates Brother Bryan Mission’s Expansion
Brother Bryan Mission seeks to minister to the economically, emotionally, and spiritually impoverished men in the central Alabama area. In 2020, the mission began plans to expand its capacity to serve over 100 residents. Brother Bryan Mission’s goal is for each client to return to his family, church, and community after completing the program free from […]
The Pace Foundation Supports First Light Shelter
The Pace Foundation is a proud friend and partner to First Light Shelter. First Light Shelter is a Center for Homeless Women and Children located in downtown Birmingham. It offers the only emergency shelter accepting homeless women and families twenty-four hours a day in the Birmingham area. First Light’s mission is to work with homeless women […]
The Pace Foundation supports Special Equestrians of Birmingham
For the last several years, The Pace Foundation along with members of the Pace Team have been enriched by our experiences in support of Special Equestrians of Birmingham. Special Equestrians has a mission to enrich the lives of people with physical, cognitive, or emotional challenges through a relationship with a horse. In accomplishing their mission, the goal […]
Pace Culture Warrior – Justin Young
Pace proudly announces Justin Young as our newest Culture Warrior! Justin is a Logistics Specialist in Pace’s Hammond market. He is a model for living out Pace’s Core Values in his daily work. Justin serves our customers and his fellow teammates as Logistics Specialist of the overnight team at Pace’s Hammond, LA pool point. He joined Pace in 2019 after a four-year […]
Warehousing Wearables: The New Reality in Logistics
While the concept of wearable technology was once a science-fiction like dream, wearables are quickly becoming the new reality in logistics. From pocket watches to Star Trek wrist communicators, we humans have no shortage of imagination. For a long time, however, many of our greatest ideas have been limited to the realm of fantasy. Now, […]