OnTrac Receives the Prestigious Community Impact Award
Regional Logistics Company Honored at the Arizona Corporate Excellence Awards Ceremony
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OnTrac, a logistics company serving the Western United States, received three distinctions at the 25th Annual Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) Awards event hosted by the Phoenix Business Journal (PBJ.) For the third consecutive year, OnTrac has been recognized as one of the Top 50 and Fastest-Growing Top 25 privately held companies in the Greater Phoenix area. For 2018, OnTrac was honored as the 20th fastest growing company and the 9th privately held company in Arizona. To top off these high distinctions, OnTrac was honored as the winner for the Community Impact award for 2018. The Community Impact award recognizes an organization which has together, with their employees, given back to the communities in Arizona for the greater cause; in form of volunteer work, and/or charitable contributions.
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The award ceremony took place yesterday on Thursday, November 15th, 2018 from 5:30 pm to 9 pm at the Scottsdale Performing Arts Center. The event started with a cocktail reception and a buffet dinner. Followed by the ACE awards presentation and company rankings. The specialty awards were presented and OnTrac Public Relations Manager Katrina Fox accepted the Community Impact award on stage from CliftonLarsonAllen Managing Principal Steve Jenkins. Lastly, the event concluded with a cocktail reception and a dessert bar. To view the video played at the event please follow this link, https://vimeo.com/301253952. The video is provided by the Phoenix Business Journal and KB Woods Public Relations.
“Together as a team, OnTrac is delivering hope to the communities in which we live and grow throughout our eight-state footprint,” says Laura Peterson, OnTrac vice president of marketing and public relations. “Some of the ways that we deliver hope to others is by corporate donations, community outreach, and employee volunteerism. We enjoy partnering with multiple organizations in order to affect a greater population and make a difference for our community, our employees, and our customers. Whether OnTrac is investing in today’s youth for tomorrow’s leaders or building awareness for a cause that gives hope and support, we are able to come together as a team and make a greater impact. Through our involvement with 29 charitable organizations, we’re able to relate to OnTrac employees through a variety of causes that are important to them, while providing multiple opportunities to get involved. For example, OnTrac provides opportunities for employees to get involved by donating their time through a physical activity or volunteerism. OnTrac also organizes various drives for employees to get involved by donating actual food, clothing items, and school supplies to name a few.”
Most recently, OnTrac has found a way to help those suffering from the wildfires in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. With an estimate of at least 10,000 wild animals and pets displaced from the Woolsey and Hill Fires near the Ventura-Los Angeles County line, and the Camp Fire in rural Butte County, the OnTrac Ventura Facility has collected and provided water, towels, and blankets to the Humane Society of Ventura County and Ventura County Animal Services. For more information for how you can contribute to the Humane Society of Ventura County or Ventura County Animal Services, please follow the respective links; https://www.hsvc.org/ and http://www.vcas.us/.
In addition to receiving recognition at the 2018 ACE awards, OnTrac has received two additional awards and a nomination this fall. Transport Topics ranks the 100 largest for-hire carriers in North America, which OnTrac ranked number 5 among the top package/courier carriers and ranked number 57 for all sectors. Companies operating in the United States and Canada are ranked on the basis of annual revenue. Additionally, OnTrac was ranked as 41 at the 2018 Chandler 100 event, which ranks the top 100 businesses located in Chandler, Arizona. The Economic Development Authority of Western Nevada (EDAWN) nominated OnTrac for the 2018 Company of the Year Large award at their 7th Annual Existing Industry Awards ceremony.
Please visit http://ow.ly/PJ2Y30mEj9h for the digital media kit including photos, video footage, and other OnTrac informational documents.
About OnTrac: OnTrac specializes in logistics services throughout the eight western area states, an area that is home to over 65 million consumers. OnTrac was founded in 1991, and has grown to become a top choice for e-commerce and companies looking to speed up parcel distribution without the additional costs associated with national carriers. In 2014, OnTrac launched DirectPost, and became the first logistics company to offer a USPS Package Consolidation Service. OnTrac is a SmartWay Transport Partner, a USPS Workshare Partner, and is integrated with over thirty different multi-carrier software providers. The OnTrac logistics network is comprised of three divisions based on service offerings; overnight, messenger and international. For more information on overnight services, call 800.334.5000 or visit ontrac.com. For more information on messenger services, call 888.334.5001 or visit ontracmessenger.com. For more information on international services, call 800.628.4868 or visit ontracinternational.com.
Media Contact:
Katrina Fox | OnTrac
602-333-4579 | kfox@ontrac.com
Photos accompanying this announcement are available at
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A video accompanying this announcement is available at https://vimeo.com/301253952
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