Holland Partners With Hiring Our Heroes and FASTPORT to Hire 500 Veterans
December 10 2014 - 9:00AM
Holland, an industry-leader in next-day
transportation, has announced a commitment to hire 500 veterans to
accommodate its growth and expansion.
"America is at a turning point with an estimated one million
veterans returning home in the next five years," said Scott Ware,
president of Holland. "Our business is expanding and job
opportunities abound. Holland is proud to welcome home our veterans
with great career prospects."
"The Holland core values of integrity, respect, excellence and
hard work personify the values and work ethic of our veterans,"
continued Ware. "Veterans fit in well with the Holland culture, and
we are proud to partner with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes and
FASTPORT to help find great talent."
Founded in Holland, Mich. in 1929, Holland provides
industry-leading, on-time reliability for next-day
less-than-truckload shipments in the Central and Southeastern
United States and Eastern Canada. Holland provides full-state
regional delivery from 57 service centers in twelve states and two
provinces: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Wisconsin, as well as Ontario and Quebec, Canada.
"We are thrilled Holland has increased their commitment to hire
more veterans," said Eric Eversole, vice president at the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce and executive director of Hiring Our Heroes.
"The trucking industry is a great fit for veterans. We look forward
to working together to help Holland find and employ more talented
veterans and transitioning service men and women."
"Holland represents the new American trucking industry," said
Bill McLennan, CEO of FASTPORT. "Over 60% of the driving jobs at
Holland are local. Professional drivers who work for Holland are
service-focused with a mission of on-time and safe shipment
deliveries that our veterans understand and appreciate. We are
delighted to be partnered with Holland to help them find great
veteran talent."
About Holland
Holland has long been recognized for delivering the most
next-day service lanes in its territory and annually records one of
the lowest claim ratios in the industry. Celebrating its 85th
anniversary this year, Holland was founded by John and Katherine
Cooper in Holland, Michigan in 1929. Holland provides
industry-leading, on-time reliability for less-than-truckload
shipments in the Central and Southeastern United States and in
Eastern Canada. For more information, visit hollandregional.com.
Holland is a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq:YRCW) Follow
Holland on Facebook: http://facebook.com/hollandregional.
About Hiring Our Heroes
Hiring Our Heroes launched in March 2011 as a nationwide
initiative to help veterans and military spouses find meaningful
employment. Working with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's vast
network of state and local chambers and other strategic partners
from public, private and nonprofit sectors, their goal is to create
a movement across America in hundreds of communities where veterans
and military families return every day. To date, Hiring Our Heroes
has inspired more than 1,700 businesses of all sizes to hire
369,000 veterans, transitioning service members and military
spouses. And as a direct result of more than 830 job fairs in all
50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and Germany, more
than 25,000 men and women have found employment.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation is dedicated to
strengthening America's long-term competitiveness and educating the
public on how the free enterprise system improves society and the
economy.
About FASTPORT
FASTPORT develops user-friendly technology to improve motor
carriers' selection, qualification and hiring process for
commercial drivers, ultimately providing better careers for drivers
and growth for motor carriers. FASTPORT's core product JobMaps™
revolutionizes traditional job posting, empowering motor carriers
to efficiently find the best qualified drivers for their unique
driving jobs. FASTPORT is committed to leveraging JobMaps™ to help
enable over 50,000 veterans, and transitioning military service men
and women find great driving careers with great employers in the
trucking industry. For more information, please visit
http://fastport.com and http://truckingtrack.org/.
CONTACT: Media Contact: Suzanne Dawson
LAK Public Relations, Inc.
212-329-1420
sdawson@lakpr.com
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