Allen Lund Company Press Release

Matt Minthorn Promoted to Senior Director of Carrier Development

La Cañada Flintridge Calif., February 21, 2024:

For Immediate Release

The Allen Lund Company is pleased to announce the promotion of Matt Minthorn to senior director of carrier development. In this role he will focus on the carrier side of ALC's business, overseeing activities related to carrier relations, compliance, and fraud prevention. He will report to Lenny Sciarappa, vice president of sales and operations.


Prior to his promotion, Minthorn served as the general manager of ALC Phoenix for twelve years. In his time there, the Phoenix team performed as a top office, consistently in the running for the Gear Up award, an internal company accolade. 

 

Reflecting on his promotion, Matt Minthorn said, "I am extremely excited to assume this newly created role at ALC and look forward to uniting the three carrier facing teams of Carrier Resources, Claims and Carrier Sales & Development under one umbrella. Carriers are vital to our successes and my goal is to create consistent, positive carrier interactions at every level. I’d like to thank the Executive Team and all those that put trust in me to execute this important new role.” 


Lenny Sciarappa stated, "Congratulations to Matt on his promotion to this new position. Matt has continually grown throughout his 21 years with ALC, beginning his career as a broker, being promoted to assistant general manager in the Boston office, and then becoming the general manager of our Phoenix office. Matt brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the position, and I’m confident in his ability to succeed. I look forward to working with Matt as he develops the Carrier Sales department and combines the efforts of the Carrier Resources department and the Claims department to provide our offices with the best carriers available in our industry.”

About Allen Lund Company:

Specializing as a national third-party transportation broker with offices across North America and over 700 employees, the Allen Lund Company works with shippers and carriers across the nation to arrange dry, refrigerated (specializing in produce), and flatbed freight. ALC manages over 530,000 loads a year and was designated by Transport Topics in 2023 as the 16th Top Freight Brokerage Firm. Additionally, the Allen Lund Company has a logistics and software division, ALC Logistics, ranked 46th in Transport Topics 2023 list of Top 100 Logistics Companies and an International Division licensed by the FMC as an OTI-NVOCC #019872NF. If you are interested in joining the Allen Lund Company team, please click here


Established in 1976, the Allen Lund Company was included in Transport Topics’ 2023 Top Freight Brokerage Firms and Top 100 Logistics Companies lists. Other awards in 2023 include recognition as a Top Food Chain Provider by Food Shippers of America for the second year in a row and a designation as a Top Food Chain Technology Provider. Armstrong & Associates, Inc. placed ALC on their Top 50 U.S. 3PL List and Top 100 DTM 3PL List. In 2022, ALC was named to the Inc. 5000 list for Fastest Growing Companies, received a Top Software and Technology award from Food Logistics, a Bronze EcoVadis Sustainability rating, and a Bestie Award for Best Philanthropic Initiatives. ALC was named by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of the best places to work in Los Angeles for 2021. Additionally, ALC was recognized by Food Logistics magazine as a 2019 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Provider for TransKool Solutions, Logistics Tech Outlook for our software division ALC Logistics as a 2018 Top 10 Freight Management Solution Providers, and named to the 2018 Food Logistics' Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers list. ALC has also received the TIA 3PL Samaritan Award and NASTC (National Association of Small Trucking Companies) named Allen Lund Company Best Broker of the Year. More information is available at allenlund.com


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