Allen Lund Company Press Release
Allen Lund Awarded 2008 Business Person of the Year
La Canada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce awards Lund for contribution to community |
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La Canada Flintridge, Calif., January 8, 2009 -- Allen Lund, Allen Lund Company president and founder, will receive the La Canada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce 2008 Businessperson of the Year Award. The award is one of four Community Service Awards presented at the Oakmont Country Club, located in Glendale, Calif., on Thursday, January 15, 2009.
Nominated by a committee lead by Joe Thompson, former La Canada Flintridge Chamber of Commerce board chairperson, Lund is being acknowledged for his contribution to the La Canada Flintridge community in 2008. "At the Allen Lund Company, we approach community service and volunteerism with the same entrepreneurial spirit that our company was built on." Lund continues, "Together we believe we can make a difference locally, nationally, and globally."
Established in 1976 the Allen Lund Company moved from Los Angeles to La Canada in 1980 and have been active in local community and charitable events.
Lund currently serves as: board of director chairman, St. Francis High School, La Canada Flintridge, Calif.; chairman, Board of Regents of University of Portland, Portland, Ore.; member of the finance committee, Archdiocese of Los Angeles; trustee, Catholic Education Foundation, Archdiocese of Los Angeles; |
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About Allen Lund Company: Specializing as a national third-party transportation broker with nationwide offices and over 300 employees, the Allen Lund Company works with shippers and carriers across the nation to transport dry, refrigerated (specializing in produce), and flatbed freight; additionally, the Allen Lund Company has an international division, ALC International, which is licensed by the FMC as an OTI-NVOCC, and a logistics division, ALC Logistics.
Established in 1976, the company reached the $353 million mark for fiscal year 2008 managing over 263,000 truckload shipments. The November 17, 2008 issue of Transport Topics ranked the Allen Lund Company 13th in the nation among their list of "Top 25 Freight Brokerage Firms." The October 20, 2008 issue of the Los Angeles Business Journal ranked the Allen Lund Company 46th on the list of "Largest Private Companies" in Los Angeles; additionally, the November 10, 2008 issue of the San Fernando Valley Business Journal ranked the Allen Lund Company 10th on the list of "Fastest Growing Private Companies" over $50 million. | |
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