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Lee Bowdish Joins DALKO Resources As Director – Supply Chain Solutions

We are very pleased to announce our newest team member, Mr. Lee Bowdish.  Lee joins DALKO Resources and brings a significant amount of transportation experience.  He has held numerous operations, sales, and marketing positions with major trucking companies, including involvement with specialized services and expediting solutions.  Lee will be instrumental in helping DALKO customers with innovative solutions to provide value and savings in their Supply Chain.   

Lee resides in the Tappan Lake area of Ohio, outside Canton, OH.  He and his wife Robin have raised three sons;  Kristopher, 25, a special needs child; Erik, 23, a Metallurgical Engineer for Timken in Knoxville and Taylor 19, a freshman at The Ohio State University majoring in Material Science Engineering. 

He is a Graduate of football power Mount Union College and earned an MBA at Ohio University.  He has been involved as a school board director serving his local community.  In his limited spare time, he enjoys boating, skiing, watching his favorite college teams at Ohio State, and hanging out with his loyal golden retriever, Otus. 

We are glad to have Lee as part of the DALKO family!

/ By Bill Welch / DALKO News/ • • / 0 Comments

Lee Bowdish Joins DALKO Resources As Director – Supply Chain Solutions

We are very pleased to announce our newest team member, Mr. Lee Bowdish.  Lee joins DALKO Resources and brings a significant amount of transportation experience.  He has held numerous operations, sales, and marketing positions with major trucking companies, including involvement with specialized services and expediting solutions.  Lee will be instrumental in helping DALKO customers with innovative solutions to provide value and savings in their Supply Chain.   

Lee resides in the Tappan Lake area of Ohio, outside Canton, OH.  He and his wife Robin have raised three sons;  Kristopher, 25, a special needs child; Erik, 23, a Metallurgical Engineer for Timken in Knoxville and Taylor 19, a freshman at The Ohio State University majoring in Material Science Engineering. 

He is a Graduate of football power Mount Union College and earned an MBA at Ohio University.  He has been involved as a school board director serving his local community.  In his limited spare time, he enjoys boating, skiing, watching his favorite college teams at Ohio State, and hanging out with his loyal golden retriever, Otus. 

We are glad to have Lee as part of the DALKO family!

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Decrease In Rail Traffic

For week ending January 11, 2014 there was a decrease in U.S. rail traffic.  The AAR reported that carload volume was down 8.2 percent compared with the same week last year, and intermodal volume was down 6.7 percent in the Weekly Rail Traffic Summary released January 16, 2014.  Total U.S. rail traffic for the week was down 7.5 percent from last year.

Rail 2014 W2

U.S. carload volume for the first two weeks of 2014 was down 3.4 percent from the same point in 2013, and intermodal volume was down 1.9 percent.  For the first two weeks of 2014 total U.S. rail traffic was down 2.8 percent from the same point last year. Read More

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Decrease In Rail Traffic

For week ending January 11, 2014 there was a decrease in U.S. rail traffic.  The AAR reported that carload volume was down 8.2 percent compared with the same week last year, and intermodal volume was down 6.7 percent in the Weekly Rail Traffic Summary released January 16, 2014.  Total U.S. rail traffic for the week was down 7.5 percent from last year.

Rail 2014 W2

U.S. carload volume for the first two weeks of 2014 was down 3.4 percent from the same point in 2013, and intermodal volume was down 1.9 percent.  For the first two weeks of 2014 total U.S. rail traffic was down 2.8 percent from the same point last year. Read More

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Please Help Us in Welcoming Aristeo

Aristeo cropped 12.19.13Aristeo R. Canales Jr. joined the DALKO team November 4th of this year.  He will be working out of DALKO’s Laredo, TX office as the Director of Mexican Operation.  Aristeo comes to us with over 20 years of transportation/logistics experience, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Texas A&M International University.  Since the age of 15 years old, when his family started a freight and warehousing business, Aristeo has been part of the industry.

Aristeo lives in Laredo with his wife Rita, his son Aristeo R. Canales III and Rita’s children Leilani, Danilo and Malik Sanchez.  The family also has two dogs, a golden retriever, Nacho, and a Sharpie mix named Daisy.  Aristeo and his wife are very active and strive to maintain a healthy lifestyle.  Rita loves to run, while Ariesto enjoys mountain biking and lifting weights.  The family also enjoys traveling, and Aristeo dreams of someday taking a twelve week tour of Europe.

We would like to take this time to welcome Aristeo, Rita and their children to the DALKO family.

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Please Help Us in Welcoming Aristeo

Aristeo cropped 12.19.13Aristeo R. Canales Jr. joined the DALKO team November 4th of this year.  He will be working out of DALKO’s Laredo, TX office as the Director of Mexican Operation.  Aristeo comes to us with over 20 years of transportation/logistics experience, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the Texas A&M International University.  Since the age of 15 years old, when his family started a freight and warehousing business, Aristeo has been part of the industry.

Aristeo lives in Laredo with his wife Rita, his son Aristeo R. Canales III and Rita’s children Leilani, Danilo and Malik Sanchez.  The family also has two dogs, a golden retriever, Nacho, and a Sharpie mix named Daisy.  Aristeo and his wife are very active and strive to maintain a healthy lifestyle.  Rita loves to run, while Ariesto enjoys mountain biking and lifting weights.  The family also enjoys traveling, and Aristeo dreams of someday taking a twelve week tour of Europe.

We would like to take this time to welcome Aristeo, Rita and their children to the DALKO family.

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Cost Savings Alternatives

As you are undoubtedly aware, DALKO Resources, Inc., is always pursuing innovative ways to assist our most valued customers in controlling the costs of their logistics.  One of the many ways that we help customers control their costs is to extend to them an opportunity to avoid expensive carrier rates by continuously adding to our carrier base.  As part of DALKO’s value added plan, we have extended our carrier base to include quality carriers such as Pitt Ohio, Averitt Express, DOHRN Transfer Company, Lakeville Motor Express, Mountain Valley Express, Roadrunner Transportation Services, YRC and R & L Carriers just to mention a few.  Several of these carriers provide the quickest transit times in the industry.  By adding these carriers, DALKO is able to provide customers with the most competitive rates without compromising the high level and quality of service that they should not only expect, but will receive.

By utilizing DALKO Resources, customers have access to DALKO’s extensive carrier base which in turn provides cost savings options.  The most effective way for vendors to control logistics costs is to employ DALKO Resources, Inc., as their personal logistics provider. Instead of dealing with trucking companies on their own, vendors can take advantage of significant cost savings by simply contacting DALKO’s dispatch department at 1-866-707-4286 extension 1501 where DALKO’s experienced team is waiting to provide the most cost effective, high quality logistics service available.

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Cost Savings Alternatives

As you are undoubtedly aware, DALKO Resources, Inc., is always pursuing innovative ways to assist our most valued customers in controlling the costs of their logistics.  One of the many ways that we help customers control their costs is to extend to them an opportunity to avoid expensive carrier rates by continuously adding to our carrier base.  As part of DALKO’s value added plan, we have extended our carrier base to include quality carriers such as Pitt Ohio, Averitt Express, DOHRN Transfer Company, Lakeville Motor Express, Mountain Valley Express, Roadrunner Transportation Services, YRC and R & L Carriers just to mention a few.  Several of these carriers provide the quickest transit times in the industry.  By adding these carriers, DALKO is able to provide customers with the most competitive rates without compromising the high level and quality of service that they should not only expect, but will receive.

By utilizing DALKO Resources, customers have access to DALKO’s extensive carrier base which in turn provides cost savings options.  The most effective way for vendors to control logistics costs is to employ DALKO Resources, Inc., as their personal logistics provider. Instead of dealing with trucking companies on their own, vendors can take advantage of significant cost savings by simply contacting DALKO’s dispatch department at 1-866-707-4286 extension 1501 where DALKO’s experienced team is waiting to provide the most cost effective, high quality logistics service available.

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North American Carload Volume Unchanged

U.S. carload volume for the week ending October 19, 2013 was up 0.2 percent compared to the same week last year, and intermodal volume was up 4.3 percent according to the AAR’s Weekly Rail Traffic Summary.  Total U.S. rail traffic for the week was up 2.1 percent compared to the same week in 2012.

Rail Traffic Chart W42

U.S. carload volume for the fist 42 weeks of 203 was down 0.9 percent from the same point last year, while intermodal volume was up 3.7 percent.  For the first 42 weeks of 2013 total U.S. rail traffic was up 1.2 percent from the same point last year. Read More

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Increase in Rail Traffic

For the week ending July 6, 2013 the AAR reported that both U.S. carload and intermodal volume increased, carload volume was up 2 percent and intermodal volume was up 1.1 percent compared to the same week last year.  Total rail traffic for the week was up 1.6 percent compared with the same week in 2012.

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