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Pitt Ohio Express

January 01, 1970

Pitt Ohio Express, LLC, stylized PITT OHIO, is a privately owned transportation and supply chain management company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that serves the Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern US. Pitt Ohio ranked 48th on Transport Topics Top 100 For-Hire list and 14th on its Top Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Carriers list of US and Canadian freight carriers by revenue for 2021.[1]

Pitt Ohio Express, LLC
Company typePrivate
IndustryTransportation
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Founders
  • Charles L. Hammel III (president and CEO)
  • Robert F. Hammel
  • Kenneth W. Hammel
Headquarters
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
,
United States
Area served
13 Mid-Atlantic US states
RevenueUS$828 million (2020)
OwnerHammel Companies
Number of employees
3,100+ (2016)
Websitepittohio.com

History edit

Foundation and early history edit

Pitt Ohio Express was founded in Pittsburgh in 1979 by brothers Charles L. "Chuck" Hammel III, Robert F. "Bob" Hammel, and Kenneth W. "Ken" Hammel. The brothers came from a family with a long history in freight transportation. Their grandfather, Charles Hammel, Sr., had founded Hammel's Express in Pittsburgh in 1919[2] transporting steel for local producer J&L Steel, his only customer, with a horse and buggy.[3][4] His son, Charles L. Hammel, Jr., took over leadership of Hammel's Express in 1960, incorporated it, and owned the company until his death in 2001.[5]

When Charles Jr.'s sons founded Pitt Ohio, they had three trucks and operated out of a small Pittsburgh terminal.[6] The new company focused on next-day interstate express LTL freight shipments between Pittsburgh and Ohio. It leased its first warehouse in East Liverpool, Ohio in 1979 and by 1983, had opened terminals in Cleveland, Baltimore, Norristown, Pennsylvania, and Charleston, West Virginia.[4]

By 1994, the company had grown to 525 trailers, 450 tractors, and 1,000 employees in 10 terminals.[4] As it expanded, its revenue grew from $6.9 million in 1984 to $138 million in 1997. This meant it as the 29th largest LTL carrier and 84th largest trucking company overall nationwide by revenue despite its tight regional focus.[7] By 1998, Pitt Ohio was handling 6,500 shipments daily from 12 terminals and had 800 drivers operating 928 trailers and 742 power units, 40% straight trucks and the remainder semi tractors, serving 7 Mid-Atlantic states. The company had no unionized employees.[3]

Diversification and expansion edit

Ken Hammel left the company by 1998 leaving Chuck and Bob as co-owners.[6] The company spun off its third party logistics services as Keystone Dedicated Logistics (KDL) in 1999, retaining 80% ownership of the new company with the remainder held by KDL's president and CEO, Don Varshine.[8] That year, Pitt Ohio reported sales of $163 million and had 1,800 employees with a fleet of 900 trucks. Its purpose-built headquarters and hub terminal were located in Pittsburgh's Strip District neighborhood. That year, the company also launched its first corporate website.[4] By August 2000, it was operating a total of 17 terminals including a second Pittsburgh-area facility[9] and one in New Jersey.[10]

An interline relationship with Averitt Express, a Southeastern US regional freight carrier, allowed Pitt Ohio to start serving a larger area of the US starting in 2001.[4] This was followed within a year by an interline agreement with AAA Cooper, a Southern US regional LTL carrier as well as beginning service to Canada.[11] Pitt Ohio also added service to Detroit, Michigan[12] and Chicago in the early 2000s.[13] The company added truckload brokerage, provided via KDL, and intermodal divisions in 2002.[14] In 2003, Chuck bought out Bob's stake in the company becoming its sole owner.[13] That same year, the company opened a terminal in Chicago.[4]

By 2005, the company was delivering 9,000 shipments daily from 21 terminals with 2,454 employees and 1,500 trailers, 650 tractors, 350 straight trucks, and 53 smaller trucks and vans. Its 2005 purchase of a majority stake in New Kensington, Pennsylvania-based truckload carrier ECM Transport, LLC[4] meant it could begin offering asset-based truckload services instead of only acting as a freight broker for truckload shipments. Following Pitt Ohio's purchase, ECM president Ed Meier retained the remaining 49% of the carrier.[15]

In 2006, Pitt Ohio formed a joint venture with The CEI Group, an accident and risk-management firm called TruckGuardian Group providing risk and safety management and collision and claim management services.[16] That year, the company expanded to North Carolina (Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point), Indianapolis, and Battle Creek, Michigan.[4]

In 2007, Pitt Ohio partnered with Sunline Express and expanded its coverage to New York City and Long Island.[4] That year, Pitt Ohio and five other regional freight carriers formed The Reliance Network (TRNET).[4] This was an interline network with Pitt Ohio serving the Mid-Atlantic US, Averitt Express in the Southern and Southeastern US, Lakeville Motor Express in the Midwestern US, TransForce subsidiaries Canadian Freightways and Epic Express in Canada, DATS Trucking in the Western US, and Land Air Express in New England.[17]

While the network faced initial challenges on antitrust grounds, the US Department of Justice ruled in September 2009 that it would be allowed to move forward.[18] The network later expanded to add Kingsway, Mountain Valley Express, and Peninsula Truck Lines by 2016.[19] In parallel with its participation in TRNET, Pitt Ohio established an interline agreement with Sunline Express, a New York City area carrier.[20]

In 2008, the company had 300 employees.[21] In October 2008, Pitt Ohio along with Canadian Freightways/Epic Express, developed Heat Track, a heated trailed service for shipments heading to Canada.[21] The following year, Heat Track was offered to the rest of the company's service area.[21]

The company began offering a ground package delivery service, Pitt Ohio Ground, in 2009 with a 14-state service area including Pitt Ohio's home territory of the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest but extending to New England.[22] It changed its trade name to PITT OHIO in 2011, dropping "Express" to reflect its diversification outside express LTL freight services.[23] That year, the company also created a new logo and website.[4]

The company announced in 2012 that it would be moving its trucking operations from the Strip District to a new campus it was building in nearby Harmar Township but would be keeping its headquarters in the Strip District. Its truckload subsidiary, ECM, would relocate its headquarters from New Kensington to the new Harmar campus.[24]

In 2015, Pitt Ohio delivered 12,000 shipments daily with 2,199 trailers, 813 tractors, 446 straight trucks, and 34 vans from its 21 terminals with 3,138 employees. ECM operated an additional 1,415 trailers and 309 tractors.[20] That year, the company began servicing Louisville, Kentucky.[4]

In 2016, Pitt Ohio's parent company, Hammel Companies, bought four significant properties in Rock Island, Illinois from Dorhn Transfer Co., including Dorhn's corporate office. Hammel Co. had an ownership stake in Dohrn.[2] Hammel Co. also owned midwestern carrier US Special Delivery (USSD) as well as Palmetto State Transportation by 2017. TRNET was shut down in 2017 but Pitt Ohio maintained interline relationships with several of the network's former members. By 2018, truckload carrier Motor Carrier Services (MCS) and LTL carrier Ross Express were also under the same ownership as Pitt Ohio[20] as well as technology company Logiflow.[citation needed]

In 2021, Pitt Ohio sold its interests in ECM, MCS, and Palmetto State Transportation.[20]

Operations edit

Service area edit

The company's direct LTL service area is the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest US. The company is under shared ownership with LTL carriers Dorhn Transfer, US Special Delivery, US Cargo, and Ross Express with which it interlines freight.[1] Its interline agreements with other carriers in the US and Canada provide LTL services across both countries.[25] Sister company US Cargo also offers package delivery services and collaborates with Pitt Ohio for these services.

As of March 2023, the company had 24 terminals located in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Indiana, Michigan,Illinois and New York.[25]

Services edit

Pitt Ohio groups its services into four areas:

  • Supply Chain: Supply chain management
  • Ground: Package delivery
  • LTL: Its original express LTL freight services
  • TL: Truckload services sold by Pitt Ohio but provided by third-party carriers[26]

Sustainability edit

Pitt Ohio is a member of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership in which shippers, carriers, and related companies volunteer to achieve certain fuel efficiency and emissions benchmarks. It is also a member of Ecovadis and the Carbon Disclosure Project.

The company installed a DC microgrid at its Harmar Township terminal combining a 5 kilowatt (kW) vertical-axis wind turbine, a 50 kW solar panel system, and a 70 kW hour (kWh) energy storage system.[27][28] The system was supplying approximately a third of the facility's power needs by the late 2010s. It's 100-door Parma, Ohio terminal, built in the late 2010s, included eight vertical-axis wind turbines expected to produce up to 48 kW, a 495 kW solar array consisting of 700 photovoltaic panels, and a 730 kWh energy storage system. The company's goal was to generate 100% of the facility's power needs through these means.[29] Pitt Ohio was granted a patent in 2020 for a process it developed that takes wind and solar energy into a battery system and subsequently distributes it.[citation needed] As of 2021, three of the company's facilities were powered by wind and solar energy.[30]

Several of the company's buildings have been certified as meeting Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards for efficient water, energy, and material usage.[28]

In 2017, Pitt Ohio formed a partnership to deliver SalonCentric's products in reusable totes instead of corrugated boxes.[31]

Awards edit

The company has received a number of awards from industry groups including multiple American Trucking Associations President's Trophy awards for safety,[3] EPA SmartWay Awards,[32] and Carrier of the Year awards from the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council. It has also been recognized by a number of industry publications receiving 41 Quest for Quality awards from Logistics Management Magazine, two Top Green Fleet awards from Heavy Duty Trucking magazine,[citation needed] and multiple Top 100 Trucking Company and G75 Green Supply Chain Partner awards from Inbound Logistics Magazine.[30]

Controversies edit

Gender discrimination allegations edit

Pitt Ohio was sued by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2006.[33] The EEOC accused the company of having exhibited a pattern of gender discrimination since 1997 at four terminals in Ohio by refusing to hire women as drivers and dockworkers. According to the EEOC, this constituted a violation of the Civil Rights Act.[34] The commission was representing a group of over 25 women in the suit[35] and was seeking back pay with interest, plus damages, for the women. After the suit was filed, the company denied the accusations and said in a statement that it had been "attempting to bring this matter to a close since 2000," had been "cooperating fully with the EEOC for the past 6 years", and did not "condone or tolerate any unlawful discrimination."[36] An EEOC spokesperson disagreed saying, "The employer was given lots of opportunities to resolve this, and this lawsuit really is a last resort."[34] In 2009, Pitt Ohio agreed to pay $2.43 million to settle the lawsuit and provide other remedial relief including employment to the women previously denied positions, equal employment opportunity training for its supervisors and managers, and enacting reporting and monitoring processes.[37]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Pitt Ohio Transportation Group". Transport Topics. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Moran, Dennis (December 14, 2016). "Dohrn sells four Rock Island properties". Rock Island Argus. pp. A1, A2. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c Schulz, John D. (September 21, 1998). "Young and Upwardly Mobile". Traffic World. Vol. 255, no. 12. p. 28. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Gale General OneFile.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Mall, Scott (2022-04-28). "FreightWaves Classics: PITT OHIO has achieved much in the past 40 years". FreightWaves. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  5. ^ "Hammel's Express owner dies at 75". Transportation & Distribution. June 2001. p. 14. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Coleman, Murray (December 25, 1998). "Trucking firm to invest millions in Strip District". Pittsburgh Business Times. Vol. 18, no. 22. pp. 1+. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Gale General OneFile.
  7. ^ "Up and Coming". Traffic World. Vol. 255, no. 12. September 21, 1998. p. 7. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Gale General OneFile.
  8. ^ Davis, Christopher (March 2, 2001). "A matter of logistics". Pittsburgh Business Times. Vol. 20, no. 33. p. 3. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Gale General OneFile.
  9. ^ Lott, Ethan (August 28, 2000). "Freight carrier Pitt Ohio Express adds Washington County terminal". Pittsburgh Business Times. Vol. 20, no. 5. p. 10. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  10. ^ "Pitt Ohio Express opens New Jersey sites". Pittsburgh Business Times. Vol. 19, no. 31. February 18, 2000. p. 13. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Gale General OneFile.
  11. ^ Schulz, John D. (May 6, 2002). "Early Rate Hike". Traffic World. p. 33. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via EBSCOHost.
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  15. ^ Cassidy, William (March 6, 2005). "Pitt Ohio Turns to Truckload". Journal of Commerce. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  16. ^ "Pitt Ohio Express, CEI Group Form Truck Services Group". Transport Topics. November 20, 2006. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  17. ^ "For Hire FOY: Pitt Ohio Express". Fleet Owner. December 1, 2009. p. 32. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  18. ^ "Ruling on LTL joint venture: DOJ says venture can proceed". World Trade. Vol. 22, no. 10. October 2009. p. 12. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Gale General OneFile.
  19. ^ Bearth, Daniel P. (December 5, 2016). "Lakeville Motor Express Ceases Operations; Local Teamsters Denounce Owner's Tactics". Transport Topics. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
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  22. ^ Solomon, Mark B. (October 20, 2010). "Pitt-Ohio launches small-parcel service". DC Velocity. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  23. ^ Cassidy, William B. (November 15, 2010). "Pitt Ohio Express Rebrands as Boundaries Expand". Journal of Commerce. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  24. ^ Spatter, Sam (August 4, 2012). "Pitt Ohio to move truck operations to Harmar". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Gale General OneFile.
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  26. ^ "About Truckload (TL)". PITT OHIO. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
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  29. ^ Benson, John (December 17, 2018). "Pitt Ohio's Parma facility boasts sustainable technology". Cleveland.com. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  30. ^ a b "G75: Inbound Logistics' 75 Green Supply Chain Partners". Inbound Logistics. June 9, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  31. ^ Schulz, John D. (2017-10-03). "SalonCentric: One Beautiful Network". www.logisticsmgmt.com. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
  32. ^ "EPA SmartWay 2017 Excellence Award Leadership Highlights" (PDF). US Environmental Protection Agency. October 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  33. ^ "Report: Pitt Ohio Express accused of discrimination". Commercial Carrier Journal. 2006-04-03. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
  34. ^ a b "EEOC Sues Pitt Ohio". Traffic World. April 24, 2006. p. 29. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  35. ^ "Pitt Ohio Express sued over hiring". Cincinnati Enquirer. Cleveland. April 4, 2006. p. A10. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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  37. ^ EEOC (January 22, 2009). "PITT OHIO Agrees to Pay $2.43 Million to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit". US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Press release). Cleveland. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

External links edit

  • Official website

January 01, 1970
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Pitt Ohio Express LLC stylized PITT OHIO is a privately owned transportation and supply chain management company based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania that serves the Mid Atlantic and Midwestern US Pitt Ohio ranked 48th on Transport Topics Top 100 For Hire list and 14th on its Top Less Than Truckload LTL Carriers list of US and Canadian freight carriers by revenue for 2021 1 Pitt Ohio Express LLCCompany typePrivateIndustryTransportationFounded1979 45 years ago 1979 in Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaFoundersCharles L Hammel III president and CEO Robert F HammelKenneth W HammelHeadquartersPittsburgh Pennsylvania United StatesArea served13 Mid Atlantic US statesRevenueUS 828 million 2020 OwnerHammel CompaniesNumber of employees3 100 2016 Websitepittohio wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 Foundation and early history 1 2 Diversification and expansion 2 Operations 2 1 Service area 2 2 Services 2 3 Sustainability 3 Awards 4 Controversies 4 1 Gender discrimination allegations 5 References 6 External linksHistory editFoundation and early history edit Pitt Ohio Express was founded in Pittsburgh in 1979 by brothers Charles L Chuck Hammel III Robert F Bob Hammel and Kenneth W Ken Hammel The brothers came from a family with a long history in freight transportation Their grandfather Charles Hammel Sr had founded Hammel s Express in Pittsburgh in 1919 2 transporting steel for local producer J amp L Steel his only customer with a horse and buggy 3 4 His son Charles L Hammel Jr took over leadership of Hammel s Express in 1960 incorporated it and owned the company until his death in 2001 5 When Charles Jr s sons founded Pitt Ohio they had three trucks and operated out of a small Pittsburgh terminal 6 The new company focused on next day interstate express LTL freight shipments between Pittsburgh and Ohio It leased its first warehouse in East Liverpool Ohio in 1979 and by 1983 had opened terminals in Cleveland Baltimore Norristown Pennsylvania and Charleston West Virginia 4 By 1994 the company had grown to 525 trailers 450 tractors and 1 000 employees in 10 terminals 4 As it expanded its revenue grew from 6 9 million in 1984 to 138 million in 1997 This meant it as the 29th largest LTL carrier and 84th largest trucking company overall nationwide by revenue despite its tight regional focus 7 By 1998 Pitt Ohio was handling 6 500 shipments daily from 12 terminals and had 800 drivers operating 928 trailers and 742 power units 40 straight trucks and the remainder semi tractors serving 7 Mid Atlantic states The company had no unionized employees 3 Diversification and expansion edit Ken Hammel left the company by 1998 leaving Chuck and Bob as co owners 6 The company spun off its third party logistics services as Keystone Dedicated Logistics KDL in 1999 retaining 80 ownership of the new company with the remainder held by KDL s president and CEO Don Varshine 8 That year Pitt Ohio reported sales of 163 million and had 1 800 employees with a fleet of 900 trucks Its purpose built headquarters and hub terminal were located in Pittsburgh s Strip District neighborhood That year the company also launched its first corporate website 4 By August 2000 it was operating a total of 17 terminals including a second Pittsburgh area facility 9 and one in New Jersey 10 An interline relationship with Averitt Express a Southeastern US regional freight carrier allowed Pitt Ohio to start serving a larger area of the US starting in 2001 4 This was followed within a year by an interline agreement with AAA Cooper a Southern US regional LTL carrier as well as beginning service to Canada 11 Pitt Ohio also added service to Detroit Michigan 12 and Chicago in the early 2000s 13 The company added truckload brokerage provided via KDL and intermodal divisions in 2002 14 In 2003 Chuck bought out Bob s stake in the company becoming its sole owner 13 That same year the company opened a terminal in Chicago 4 By 2005 the company was delivering 9 000 shipments daily from 21 terminals with 2 454 employees and 1 500 trailers 650 tractors 350 straight trucks and 53 smaller trucks and vans Its 2005 purchase of a majority stake in New Kensington Pennsylvania based truckload carrier ECM Transport LLC 4 meant it could begin offering asset based truckload services instead of only acting as a freight broker for truckload shipments Following Pitt Ohio s purchase ECM president Ed Meier retained the remaining 49 of the carrier 15 In 2006 Pitt Ohio formed a joint venture with The CEI Group an accident and risk management firm called TruckGuardian Group providing risk and safety management and collision and claim management services 16 That year the company expanded to North Carolina Winston Salem Greensboro and High Point Indianapolis and Battle Creek Michigan 4 In 2007 Pitt Ohio partnered with Sunline Express and expanded its coverage to New York City and Long Island 4 That year Pitt Ohio and five other regional freight carriers formed The Reliance Network TRNET 4 This was an interline network with Pitt Ohio serving the Mid Atlantic US Averitt Express in the Southern and Southeastern US Lakeville Motor Express in the Midwestern US TransForce subsidiaries Canadian Freightways and Epic Express in Canada DATS Trucking in the Western US and Land Air Express in New England 17 While the network faced initial challenges on antitrust grounds the US Department of Justice ruled in September 2009 that it would be allowed to move forward 18 The network later expanded to add Kingsway Mountain Valley Express and Peninsula Truck Lines by 2016 19 In parallel with its participation in TRNET Pitt Ohio established an interline agreement with Sunline Express a New York City area carrier 20 In 2008 the company had 300 employees 21 In October 2008 Pitt Ohio along with Canadian Freightways Epic Express developed Heat Track a heated trailed service for shipments heading to Canada 21 The following year Heat Track was offered to the rest of the company s service area 21 The company began offering a ground package delivery service Pitt Ohio Ground in 2009 with a 14 state service area including Pitt Ohio s home territory of the Mid Atlantic and Midwest but extending to New England 22 It changed its trade name to PITT OHIO in 2011 dropping Express to reflect its diversification outside express LTL freight services 23 That year the company also created a new logo and website 4 The company announced in 2012 that it would be moving its trucking operations from the Strip District to a new campus it was building in nearby Harmar Township but would be keeping its headquarters in the Strip District Its truckload subsidiary ECM would relocate its headquarters from New Kensington to the new Harmar campus 24 In 2015 Pitt Ohio delivered 12 000 shipments daily with 2 199 trailers 813 tractors 446 straight trucks and 34 vans from its 21 terminals with 3 138 employees ECM operated an additional 1 415 trailers and 309 tractors 20 That year the company began servicing Louisville Kentucky 4 In 2016 Pitt Ohio s parent company Hammel Companies bought four significant properties in Rock Island Illinois from Dorhn Transfer Co including Dorhn s corporate office Hammel Co had an ownership stake in Dohrn 2 Hammel Co also owned midwestern carrier US Special Delivery USSD as well as Palmetto State Transportation by 2017 TRNET was shut down in 2017 but Pitt Ohio maintained interline relationships with several of the network s former members By 2018 truckload carrier Motor Carrier Services MCS and LTL carrier Ross Express were also under the same ownership as Pitt Ohio 20 as well as technology company Logiflow citation needed In 2021 Pitt Ohio sold its interests in ECM MCS and Palmetto State Transportation 20 Operations editService area edit The company s direct LTL service area is the Mid Atlantic and Midwest US The company is under shared ownership with LTL carriers Dorhn Transfer US Special Delivery US Cargo and Ross Express with which it interlines freight 1 Its interline agreements with other carriers in the US and Canada provide LTL services across both countries 25 Sister company US Cargo also offers package delivery services and collaborates with Pitt Ohio for these services As of March 2023 update the company had 24 terminals located in Pennsylvania Ohio Virginia West Virginia New Jersey Maryland Indiana Michigan Illinois and New York 25 Services edit Pitt Ohio groups its services into four areas Supply Chain Supply chain management Ground Package delivery LTL Its original express LTL freight services TL Truckload services sold by Pitt Ohio but provided by third party carriers 26 Sustainability edit Pitt Ohio is a member of the Environmental Protection Agency s EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership in which shippers carriers and related companies volunteer to achieve certain fuel efficiency and emissions benchmarks It is also a member of Ecovadis and the Carbon Disclosure Project The company installed a DC microgrid at its Harmar Township terminal combining a 5 kilowatt kW vertical axis wind turbine a 50 kW solar panel system and a 70 kW hour kWh energy storage system 27 28 The system was supplying approximately a third of the facility s power needs by the late 2010s It s 100 door Parma Ohio terminal built in the late 2010s included eight vertical axis wind turbines expected to produce up to 48 kW a 495 kW solar array consisting of 700 photovoltaic panels and a 730 kWh energy storage system The company s goal was to generate 100 of the facility s power needs through these means 29 Pitt Ohio was granted a patent in 2020 for a process it developed that takes wind and solar energy into a battery system and subsequently distributes it citation needed As of 2021 update three of the company s facilities were powered by wind and solar energy 30 Several of the company s buildings have been certified as meeting Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED standards for efficient water energy and material usage 28 In 2017 Pitt Ohio formed a partnership to deliver SalonCentric s products in reusable totes instead of corrugated boxes 31 Awards editThe company has received a number of awards from industry groups including multiple American Trucking Associations President s Trophy awards for safety 3 EPA SmartWay Awards 32 and Carrier of the Year awards from the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council It has also been recognized by a number of industry publications receiving 41 Quest for Quality awards from Logistics Management Magazine two Top Green Fleet awards from Heavy Duty Trucking magazine citation needed and multiple Top 100 Trucking Company and G75 Green Supply Chain Partner awards from Inbound Logistics Magazine 30 Controversies editGender discrimination allegations edit Pitt Ohio was sued by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEOC in 2006 33 The EEOC accused the company of having exhibited a pattern of gender discrimination since 1997 at four terminals in Ohio by refusing to hire women as drivers and dockworkers According to the EEOC this constituted a violation of the Civil Rights Act 34 The commission was representing a group of over 25 women in the suit 35 and was seeking back pay with interest plus damages for the women After the suit was filed the company denied the accusations and said in a statement that it had been attempting to bring this matter to a close since 2000 had been cooperating fully with the EEOC for the past 6 years and did not condone or tolerate any unlawful discrimination 36 An EEOC spokesperson disagreed saying The employer was given lots of opportunities to resolve this and this lawsuit really is a last resort 34 In 2009 Pitt Ohio agreed to pay 2 43 million to settle the lawsuit and provide other remedial relief including employment to the women previously denied positions equal employment opportunity training for its supervisors and managers and enacting reporting and monitoring processes 37 References edit a b Pitt Ohio Transportation Group Transport Topics Retrieved April 1 2022 a b Moran Dennis December 14 2016 Dohrn sells four Rock Island properties Rock Island Argus pp A1 A2 Retrieved March 31 2022 via Newspapers com a b c Schulz John D September 21 1998 Young and Upwardly Mobile Traffic World Vol 255 no 12 p 28 Retrieved April 1 2022 via Gale General OneFile a b c d e f g h i j k l Mall Scott 2022 04 28 FreightWaves Classics PITT OHIO has achieved much in the past 40 years FreightWaves Retrieved 2022 09 15 Hammel s Express owner dies at 75 Transportation amp Distribution June 2001 p 14 Retrieved April 1 2022 a b Coleman Murray December 25 1998 Trucking firm to invest millions in Strip District Pittsburgh Business Times Vol 18 no 22 pp 1 Retrieved March 31 2022 via Gale General OneFile Up and Coming Traffic World Vol 255 no 12 September 21 1998 p 7 Retrieved April 1 2022 via Gale General OneFile Davis Christopher March 2 2001 A matter of logistics Pittsburgh Business Times Vol 20 no 33 p 3 Retrieved March 31 2022 via Gale General OneFile Lott Ethan August 28 2000 Freight carrier Pitt Ohio Express adds Washington County terminal Pittsburgh Business Times Vol 20 no 5 p 10 Retrieved March 31 2022 Pitt Ohio Express opens New Jersey sites Pittsburgh Business Times Vol 19 no 31 February 18 2000 p 13 Retrieved March 31 2022 via Gale General OneFile Schulz John D May 6 2002 Early Rate Hike Traffic World p 33 Retrieved April 1 2022 via EBSCOHost Pitt Ohio Express Pittsburgh Business Times Vol 20 no 43 May 11 2011 p 40 via Gale General OneFile a b Schulz John D July 5 2004 Earning Shippers Trust Traffic World pp 23 24 Retrieved April 1 2022 via EBSCOHost Pitt Ohio Express Services Logistics Management amp Distribution Report Vol 41 no 1 January 2002 p 52 via Gale General OneFile Cassidy William March 6 2005 Pitt Ohio Turns to Truckload Journal of Commerce Retrieved April 1 2022 Pitt Ohio Express CEI Group Form Truck Services Group Transport Topics November 20 2006 Retrieved April 1 2022 For Hire FOY Pitt Ohio Express Fleet Owner December 1 2009 p 32 Retrieved March 31 2022 Ruling on LTL joint venture DOJ says venture can proceed World Trade Vol 22 no 10 October 2009 p 12 Retrieved April 1 2022 via Gale General OneFile Bearth Daniel P December 5 2016 Lakeville Motor Express Ceases Operations Local Teamsters Denounce Owner s Tactics Transport Topics Retrieved March 31 2022 a b c d History of PITT OHIO PITT OHIO Retrieved March 31 2022 a b c Plunkett Jack W March 2009 Plunkett s Transportation Supply Chain amp Logistics Industry Almanac 2009 Plunkett Research Ltd ISBN 978 1 59392 142 2 Solomon Mark B October 20 2010 Pitt Ohio launches small parcel service DC Velocity Retrieved April 1 2022 Cassidy William B November 15 2010 Pitt Ohio Express Rebrands as Boundaries Expand Journal of Commerce Retrieved April 1 2022 Spatter Sam August 4 2012 Pitt Ohio to move truck operations to Harmar Pittsburgh Tribune Review Retrieved April 1 2022 via Gale General OneFile a b About Less Than Truckload LTL PITT OHIO Retrieved March 31 2022 About Truckload TL PITT OHIO Retrieved March 31 2022 Pitt Ohio Express Inc Renewable DC Microgrid Project Pitt Center for Energy University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering Retrieved April 1 2022 a b Bush Rick July 1 2016 Resurgent Pittsburgh Transmission amp Distribution World Retrieved April 1 2022 via Gale General OneFile Benson John December 17 2018 Pitt Ohio s Parma facility boasts sustainable technology Cleveland com Retrieved March 31 2022 a b G75 Inbound Logistics 75 Green Supply Chain Partners Inbound Logistics June 9 2021 Retrieved April 1 2022 Schulz John D 2017 10 03 SalonCentric One Beautiful Network www logisticsmgmt com Retrieved 2022 10 04 EPA SmartWay 2017 Excellence Award Leadership Highlights PDF US Environmental Protection Agency October 2017 Retrieved April 1 2022 Report Pitt Ohio Express accused of discrimination Commercial Carrier Journal 2006 04 03 Retrieved 2022 08 10 a b EEOC Sues Pitt Ohio Traffic World April 24 2006 p 29 Retrieved April 1 2022 Pitt Ohio Express sued over hiring Cincinnati Enquirer Cleveland April 4 2006 p A10 Retrieved March 31 2022 via Newspapers com EEOC sues trucking firm Pittsburgh Post Gazette April 6 2006 p C1 Retrieved March 31 2022 via Newspapers com EEOC January 22 2009 PITT OHIO Agrees to Pay 2 43 Million to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Press release Cleveland Retrieved March 31 2022 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pitt Ohio Express amp oldid 1186144422, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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