November 20, 2009 – Boca Raton, Fla. – Sunteck Transport Group, a non-asset based provider of transportation services, has named Chris Castellaw as vice president of LTL operations and sales. Castellaw has more than 15 years of transportation operations, procurement and consulting experience and will be based in Jacksonville, Fla.
In his new role, Castellaw will be responsible for developing and executing a full-service, less-than-truckload offering that will expand Sunteck’s portfolio of services provided through the company’s network of agent offices. This includes managing LTL operations within the Sunteck network, and developing new TMS applications for all LTL shipments, inclusive of rating engines, LTL software, tariff development and billing/auditing pay functionality.
Prior to this appointment, Castellaw had been co-owner and lead consultant for more than six years with Castellaw Supply Chain Consultants, providing supply chain solutions in the area of contract administration, project planning, operations execution, global procurement, TMS/WMS software integrations, carrier negotiations and six sigma certifications. Before that, he was senior account manager for North American operations and sourcing with Caterpillar Logistics, senior implementation and procurement manager with Exel Logistics, and implementation and procurement manager for Cendian Corporation. Castellaw began his transportation career with Ryder Integrated Logistics as business logistics manager.
Castellaw Supply Chain Consultants will continue to operate under the direction of James Castellaw, president, Castellaw Supply Chain Consultants.
Castellaw received his bachelor of arts and sciences degree from Georgia State University, and is also a graduate of the Georgia Motor Trucking Association’s Traffic and Transportation Management program. He is also Six Sigma Certified.
“We’re excited to have attracted an executive of Chris’ caliber to join our organization,” said Mike Williams, chief operating officer, Sunteck Transport Group. “His LTL development and operating experience will be invaluable as we build an LTL service offering that will augment the largely truckload and intermodal services currently offered to shippers by our agent network.”
About Sunteck Transport Group
Sunteck Transport Group, the operating subsidiary for AutoInfo, Inc., is a non-asset based transportation services company, providing transportation capacity and related transportation services through its agent network to shippers throughout the United States, and to a lesser extent, Canada. Sunteck’s services include ground transportation coast-to-coast, local pick-up and delivery. Sunteck has strategic alliances with less-than-truckload, contract carriers, truckload common carriers and independent owner-operators to service its customers’ needs quickly and effectively. For more information, please visit www.suntecktransport.com.
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