Scott J. Ryan has been promoted to Vice President of Operations. Scott has been with the company for over 27 years and in recognition of his continuous contributions to the success of the business and in acknowledgement of the role that he has served in for several years Boyle Transportation is happy to announce this promotion. While his title has changed, Scott's role within the Operations Center has not.
Boyle Transportation is pleased to announce that MG Charlie Fletcher, USA (Ret.) has joined its Advisory Board. General Fletcher, now with Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems, is an exceptional and well-recognized leader in logistics and transportation.
Boyle Transportation received the 2008 Quality Award presented by Major General James Hodge from DOD's Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC). Marc Boyle, President and CEO, accepted this award on behalf of the entire Boyle Transportation team at the SDDC Symposium in Atlanta. We were honored to have been nominated by Naval Air Station Mayport, Florida. This marks the third time our company has received this award since 2000.
In December, Boyle Transportation donated $30,000 of truckload services to Wreaths Across America. Wreaths Across America is a non-profit group that provides holiday wreaths to be laid at military veterans’ grave sites each Christmas. We delivered thousands of wreaths from a nursery in Maine to 20 national cemeteries around the country. We were honored and humbled to participate in this collective effort.
Today, Boyle Transportation announced that it joined the SmartWaySM Transport Partnership, a innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the freight industry designed to increase energy efficiency while significantly reducing greenhouse gases and air pollution.
Boyle receives the 2008 "National Defense Transportation Association Distinguished Service Award."
Boyle Transportation is honored that we have been selected to receive the 2008 "National Defense Transportation Association Distinguished Service Award." We gratefully accept this award and we are proud of our work to support the goals and aims of NDTA.
During 2007, Boyle Transportation donated approximately $50,000 in support of local and national charitable organizations including USO of New England, Homes for Our Troops, AmeriCares, The St. Francis House, The House of Hope, and The Hole in The Wall Gang Camp .
Boyle Transportation is proud to announce that we donated truckload services in support of Wreaths Across America, an organization that provides Christmas wreaths to grave sites of military veterans across the country. We transported wreaths from a nursery in Maine to national cemeteries in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. Boyle Transportation was represented by senior professional drivers Bob Poulin and Bob Slavy.
Boyle Transportation has a long tradition of supporting local and national charitable oragnizations. During 2006, our company donated approximately $50,000. Such an amount is made possible by the efforts of all members of the Boyle Transportation team. Following is a list of the major gifts made during this year.
Boyle Announces New System for Mileage Computation
Effective today, October 1, 2006, Boyle Transportation will use ALK PC*Miler Version 20.1 for the computation of miles for pricing purposes. We have standardized on the current version of the Defense Table of Official Distantces (DTOD).
