Announcements

Peter Rose on the cover of Seattle Business Monthly

Peter Rose was featured on the cover of the January issue of the Seattle Business Monthly. The articles discusses how Mr. Rose began in the cargo business and eventually started Expeditors. It reviews the philosophy of hiring employees and training leaders at the company. The article is only available in hard copy print from Seattle Business Monthly.

Fortune Names Expeditors as the Most Admired Transportation and Logistics Company

In its annual list of America's Most Admired Companies, Fortune Magazine put Expeditors at the top of the Transportation and Logistics category. The ranking is derived from a survey of eight key attributes. Expeditors ranked #1 in its industry in four of the categories, including quality of products/services, employee talent, social responsibility,and financial soundness.

Peter Rose on the cover of American Shipper Journal

Peter Rose, CEO of Expeditors, is on the cover of the November 2005 issue of American Shipper Journal. This issue highlights the growth of Expeditors and focuses on recent market trends and how Expeditors is working within this environment. It offers comments from Mr. Rose on the state of the industry and a discussion of how Expeditors continues to chart its own course to success. To read the full article, it requires a subscription to the American Shipper Journal.

Inbound Logistics Recogizes Expeditors as One of the Top Global 3PLs

Expeditors was noted by the publication Inbound Logistics as being one of the world's top 100 third party logistics providers. Inbound Logistics recognized Expeditors based on its success in implementing core transportation services for its customers, as well as value-added warehousing, technology and other logistics services.

Expeditors Receives Two Quest for Quality Awards

Logistics Management again awarded Expeditors with a Quest for Quality Award. This year Expeditors received one award for the Third Party Logistics provider category and another for the Freight Forwarder category. Only six other Freight Forwarders received the Quest for Quality Award this year, down from 12 in 2004.

Global Logistics and Supply Chain Strategies Puts Expeditors in top 25 Logistics Providers

Expeditors was listed in the top 25 in this publication again in 2005. As written in the report, "the large 3PLs are prosperous enough to invest in high-quality systems, processes and logistics networks that have allowed the world's largest companies to implement efficient supply chains that stretch from Asia to North America and Europe." Read More Here

• Expeditors named one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies
  • As part of its annual Most Admired Companies list, Fortune and its survey partner, Hay Group, asked the top managers at 582 companies (the largest by revenues in each sector) to judge their competition. In all, 10,000 executives, directors ,and securities analysts rated the companies in their industry on eight attributes (Innovation, Employee Talent, Use of Corporate Assets, Social Responsibility, Quality Management, Financial Soundness, Long-term Investment, Quality of Products/Services). Expeditors was ranked #3 in the Transportation and Logistics industry group.
• Forbes names Expeditors the Best Managed Transportation Company in America
  • Forbes, a leading business publication, has recently named Expeditors as the best managed transportation company in America, as part of their annual focus on the Best Big Companies in America. The magazine has noted the company for running "the tightest ship" among the leading transportation logistics competitors, while showing a dedication to a business philosophy of rewarding employees for good performance. Expeditors is also one of the few to have been on the list of Best Big Companies since its inception in 1999, making it part of the Forbes Honor Role.
• Puget Sound Business Journal names Peter Rose, Executive of the Year
  • The Puget Sound Business Journal, a Seattle-based weekly business publication, has named Peter Rose, CEO of Expeditors as the Executive of the Year for 2004. In receiving the award, Rose atttributed the company's success to their unique culture with an emphasis on ethics and professionalism. Also noted was the continued growth of the global brand of Expeditors, especially in the Far East.
• The FDA Bioterrorism Act - Learn More
  • The purpose of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 ("the Bioterrorism Act") is to allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other authorities to quickly determine the source and cause of any deliberate or accidental contamination of food.
• Expeditors Receives C-TPAT Certification
  • C-TPAT is the government-business initiative to build cooperative relationships that strengthen overall supply chain and border security.
• PIP: Partners In Protection
  • The Canadian equivalent of C-TPAT.