Sunset Transportation and its founder, Jim Williams, was featured in this video put together by Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. These prestigious awards celebrate leaders who are building successful, growing businesses regionally, nationally and globally in more than 140 cities and 50 countries. Learn more about Sunset being selected as a Central…Read More >>
Ways You Can Help with Scouting for Food
September 29, 2011 by
This year marks the eighth consecutive year Sunset Transportation has been in charge of handling logistics for the Boy Scouts’ Scouting for Food program in the Greater St. Louis area; this endeavor has become the largest one day food drive in the country by collecting over 2.2 million pounds or over 50 tractor trailer loads full of…Read More >>
Sunset Transportation Appoints Jim Ackermann as Regional Sales Manager
September 27, 2011 by
Jim Ackermann recently joined Sunset Transportation as regional sales manager for the Greater Des Moines area. He brings 27 years of transportation experience, including a proven record in operations, national accounts, and local sales. Ackermann will expand and manage Sunset’s presence in the Iowa regional market; he will oversee business development for the full spectrum…Read More >>
Sunset Transportation Opens New Regional Office in Iowa
September 26, 2011 by
Jim Ackermann to Manage, Grow Third Party Logistics Services in Des Moines Region ST. LOUIS, MO—Sunset Transportation, a third party logistics provider headquartered in St. Louis, recently opened a new regional office in Des Moines, Iowa. The company appointed Jim Ackermann as regional sales manager for new office. He brings 27 years of transportation experience,…Read More >>
Report Shares Expectations for Peak Season Demand and Pricing
September 22, 2011 by
Report Expects Industry Pricing Growth to Continue, Peak Season Demand Low Baird Equity Research recently released their latest Transportation/Logistics report. They report that truckload volumes have been largely stable in July and August, with some signs of firming in recent weeks on end-of-month volumes and tightening capacity due to East Coast weather disruptions; but international freight…Read More >>
Carriers: Sign-up for Scouting for Food
September 20, 2011 by
Sunset Transportation is spearheading logistics for the nation’s largest one day food drive, Scouting for Food, once again this year. In collaboration with the Greater Saint Louis Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Sunset is gearing up to help collect over 2.2 million pounds of food on November 19, 2011. In addition to our…Read More >>
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
September 13, 2011 by
September 11-17 is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, and Sunset Transportation would like to thank all the professional men and women drivers who are dedicated keeping America running! There are over 3.2 million professional truck drivers nationwide, who log over 408 billion miles per year, and delivered over 8.8 billion tons of cargo in 2009.…Read More >>