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Summer 2016 Q Forward Magazine
We are proud to have Forward as a partner to help their customers
achieve greater efficiency while growing e-AWB adoption throughout
Latin America,” said John Debenedette, Managing Director of WIN.
About WIN
WIN is an online platform for independent freight forwarders
to connect with partner agents, airlines, container lines, and
other logistics service providers for secure, digital, shipment level
collaboration in the cloud. Visit
For the Second Consecutive Year,
Hassett Express, LLC Receives
2015 Southwest Cargo Logistics
Partner of the Year Award
Hassett Express has been awarded the 2015 Southwest Cargo® Logis-
tics Partner of the year award, marking the second consecutive year
this award was presented. The annual award is given by the Southwest
National Accounts Leaders in recognition for an account that has
exemplified being a good partner.
“We could not be more excited to present Hassett Express with our
Partner of the Year Award for the second consecutive year. This award
is truly a testament of Hassett’s and Southwest Cargo’s ongoing com-
mitment to providing exceptional Customer Service in the industry.
We look forward to many more years of success” said Matt Buckley,
Vice President of Cargo and Charters.
Wally Devereaux, Senior Director of Cargo and Charters & Steve
Bossi, Manager of National Accounts arrived at Hassett’s corporate
office in Elmhurst, IL to present the award to Hassett’s Execu-
tive Vice President, Mike Stone & Vice President of Customer
Relations, Don Prentice. As a recipient of this award for the
second consecutive year, President & CEO Michelle Halkerston
expressed her gratitude. “We thank the Southwest Cargo team for
this award. We value their partnership and shared focus to provide
high quality and consistently reliable service to our customers. The
backbone of a successful company is its people, and we are fortu-
nate to work with a great group at Southwest.”
About Hassett Express, LLC
Headquartered in Elmhurst, IL, Hassett Express is a leading provider of
transportation services. Hassett’s Air Express division has been a recog-
nized leader of domestic and international freight forwarding services
for over 30 years, while the carrier division offers a variety of ground
services through its own fleet and long term agent partners. To learn
more about Hassett Express, please visit .
About Southwest Airlines Cargo
Southwest Airlines’ Relentlessly Reliable Employees offer Cargo
Customers award-winning, expedited air cargo service to destina-
tions across the map, including complimentary Road Feeder Service
and interline destinations. With our extensive domestic network
and over 3,900 departures a day during peak travel season, we have
the flights you need to meet your shipping requirements. Learn
more about how Southwest Cargo can help you with your shipping
needs by visiting
ICAT Logistics Achieves
Remarkable Growth
Unprecedented in the Industry
The leading agency-based freight forwarder
achieves a 65% growth rate for Agency
Partners and 20% overall company
growth for the fourth year in a row.
ELKRIDGE, MD – In the last four years, ICAT Logistics,
Inc. (ICAT), an award-winning and leading agency-based freight
forwarder in the U.S., has seen massive development, growing at
least 20% each year. As a result of their recent remarkable growth,
ICAT expects to expand from their current seven international
licensees to 15 by 2017, and are looking to add at least five
domestic offices in the next year. Company executives attribute
this unprecedented feat to several factors, most notably, “The
ICAT Way” Program. This program has generated a remarkable
65% growth rate for agency partners and increased opportunities
for 2016.