ABF Freight's Tim Thorne Receives Metzger Award
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Friday, December 18, 2020
FORT SMITH, Ark., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ArcBest (Nasdaq: ARCB), a leader in supply chain logistics, is pleased to announce that Tim Thorne, president of ArcBest LTL carrier ABF Freight, has been honored with the 2020 Herbert Metzger Service Award.
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- FORT SMITH, Ark., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ArcBest (Nasdaq: ARCB), a leader in supply chain logistics, is pleased to announce that Tim Thorne, president of ArcBest LTL carrier ABF Freight, has been honored with the 2020 Herbert Metzger Service Award.
- "I appreciate their work, along with that of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, for helping ABF successfully launch the Teamsters Military Assistance Program (TMAP) in 2015.
- Through TMAP, ABF creates job opportunities for military personnel transitioning to civilian careers by training them for their Class A CDLs.
- Eric Zuhlsdorf, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Air Force and a TMAP graduate, praised ABF and the program.