2010 April edition of our supply chain newsletter, for Southeastern Warehouse Association Best Regards, Bill Stankiewicz Vice President and General Manager Shippers Warehouse of Georgia Office: 678-364-3475 Williams@shipperswarehouse.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/billstankiewicz2006 Sustainable Consumer Packaged Goods member CPG Branding and Forum Member

1. A P U B L I C AT I O N O F
Serving the warehouse industry from Virginia to Florida to Louisiana. Education, information, community.
P.O. Box 898, Madison, GA 30650 • (706) 431-6025 • dean@swaonline.org • www.swaonline.org April 2010
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Spring is finally here! With and of course a little bit of education in our business sessions
the exception of the pollen, the will make this one of the best conventions of the year.
beginning of spring is always Lastly, I need to recognize and offer many thanks to Chad
exciting with St. Patrick’s Day, Barrow, Bill Stankiewicz, and Michelle Gravine (who does an
Final Four basketball, and the outstanding job at making Chad look good) for their hard work
Masters. I have to admit, I was in hosting our first regional meeting of the year. The event
pulling for Butler in the champi- took place in Savannah earlier this month and the program
onship game. Nothing against was a huge success. The growth at the Port of Savannah is
you Blue Devil fans, but when I amazing and can have a positive impact on our businesses
don’t have a ‘Dawg’ in the fight and our industry. Our next regional meeting is scheduled for
I tend to pull for the underdog. May 5th in Atlanta and I hope many of you will consider at-
You have to give them credit, though. tending. Details are in the article on page 4.
They played hard and never
gave up. And what about Phil
Mickleson – a six iron from
207 yards, out of the trees and EARTH DAY
April 22
over the creek to
less than 10 feet
from the hole. Talk
about adversity.
I know many of us have faced some adverse (and everyday!)
conditions over the past year or two, but never give
up. The economy is slowly starting to turn for the bet-
ter and as always, something positive will hit you before you
know it – so be prepared for good things to come.
With that said, spring is also the time we start finalizing the
events and activities for the annual convention in September.
This year’s convention in Charleston is shaping up to be in-
credible and one you definitely don’t want to miss. But what do
e PROTECTING YOUR
you expect when you have people like the Baldridges, Crows, Be sure BUSINESS
to se
Collins, and Trivettes putting it all together. Charleston alone page 4 May 5, 2010
speaks for itself. The history, the entertainment, the beaches,
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2. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S COLUMN
WHAT’S HAPPENING? Lauren, Eric & Melissa) have been hard at it with great re-
Spring has sprung and with it a sults. Robert Balridge is handling the Business Program and
busy schedule. Not even count- we will hear from him when has tied his part all together. You
ing the items on the “to do list” will begin to see information about Charleston and its many
at home which were not handled attributes in this edition — look for it and more each month
over the winter or the annual hereafter until we gather on September 16th.
IRS request for help, & watching Our convention site selection for 2011 has been finalized
my alma mater (Cornell) reach and arrangements made to meet that year at the King & Price
the Sweet Sixteen — the SWA Beach & Golf Resort, St. Simons Island, Georgia.
schedule is filling up. And I like it! Enough for now! Keep in touch, I’ll do the same —
On April 1 Frank & I met in Savannah at the Georgia Tech
st
Logistics Innovation Center to participate in a meeting that the
Dean
Coastal Logistics Group and Shippers Warehouse organized
for the benefit of businesses involved in commerce flowing
through the Port of Savannah. Chad Barrow and his team,
ably assisted by Bill Stankiewicz, provided an information If You Want To Succeed –
packed event attended by over 40 business people — in-
cluding 12 SWA members. It was most interesting and well
Then Start Focusing
worth the time spent. More information Borrowed from: Consider This by Robert Stevenson
about this event appears later in this The great companies today are staying calm,
edition. And we have one prospective keeping a clear head and then focusing their
warehouse member and two prospective efforts on profitability, increasing cash flow
associate members on the “hook” as an
and making their customers their number one
added benefit.
concern. Discipline becomes the rule, and
On April 17th, I’ll be joining Buster simplifying what they do best, the goal. Many
Lewis and attending the North Carolina
companies lose sight of their core business.
Warehouse Association’s next meeting
They get busy re-organizing or re-restructuring
in Statesville, NC. And look forward to
when they should be busy at under-promising
visiting friends and meeting new ones!
and over-delivering in everything
Speaking of meetings, Frank and I
they do. Never confuse activity with
committed to the Executive Board that
accomplishment. A gerbil on a running wheel
we would organize or contribute to
is extremely active, but is going no where.
three or four SWA regional meetings
this year. The Savannah effort quali- Align your entire company or organization
fied as one and with help from Jeff Mc- around a single priority. Please don’t
Connell and Bill Clark we will support a second on get caught up in those fancy, smart
May 5th at the Atlanta Airport Hilton. This will be a day spent sounding business phrases of identifying your
considering how to better “Protect Your Business” in light of value-chain, brand development, image make-
changing economic times and different “twists” regarding
over, contrast methodology, or reorganization
damage and/or loss control situations, insurance coverage,
criteria, just to name a few. Get down to the
etc. Information on this event has distributed, more follows,
simple questions of —
including news within this issue of The Breeze. Please con-
“What is it that we do best?”
sider attending.
“What made us successful?”
Plans for this September’s convention in Charleston are
on the move! The Social Committee team (Perry, Lisa, Bill,
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3. NEWS (AND MOSTLY VIEWS)
FROM THE HOMEFRONT
While traditionally “April showers bring May flowers’” ebrated from March 25th to April 1st – at which time they would
it would appear that this year the showers(rain) came in exchange gifts. But, later the date was changed to January
March and have brought an abundance of beautiful flowers 1st for New Years. The people who still celebrated it April 1st
and flowering trees and shrubs in April! Could this beautiful were called “April fish” and sent mock presents.
weather and gorgeous display of flowers For Christians, April also celebrates the resurrection of
be our “reward” for enduring the long, Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday and for Jews, the Feast of
miserable and cold winter just Passover, which is told in the book of Exodus. Palm Sunday
past !??! In spite of the layer of precedes Easter and is the beginning of Holy Week.
yellow-green pollen blanketing
Arbor Day is set aside for planting trees and is mostly
all surfaces and bringing tears to the
celebrated by school children. Southern States and Hawaii
eyes of those with allergies, April is
celebrate it annually between December and March, while
a beautiful month – one to which
most Northern States celebrate the day in April or May.
we look forward each year!
While April is the beginning of new growth and new life, it
Special days in April begin with the
is appropriate that it is also the month in which several “firsts”
first day – April Fools Day, when chil-
occurred —
dren and grown – ups play jokes on
April 2, 1792 First Federal Mint was established
one another. Here are two from
a group of the 100 all time best April 3, 1860 First Pony Express service began
April Fools jokes — April 10,1790 United States patent system was estab-
1996 The Taco Bell Corporation announced that it had lished
purchased the historic Liberty Bell, which it would re-name April 23,1896 The first public showing
The Taco Liberty Bell! Outraged citizens called the National of a motion picture took place in New
Historic Park in Philadelphia (where the Lib- York City
erty Bell is housed) to express their anger. April 24,1800 The Library of
Taco Bell revealed a few hours later that Congress was established
the story was a joke. The best response of
April 30, 1939 Television was first publicly
the day is said to have come from the White
broadcast – from the Empire State Building
House Press Secretary Mike McCurry, who
May your April be a month of outdoor pleasures
said that the Lincoln Memorial had also been sold and would
– gardening, golfing, hiking, cycling, - any activ-
be renamed “The Ford Lincoln Mercury memorial!”
ity that brings you joy and celebrates the
1974 long dormant volcano, Mt. Edgecumbe, near Sitka, return of Spring and sunshine!
Alaska had residents alarmed as it began to belch great quan-
Please look for a great article (else-
tities of thick, black smoke. Fears ran high
where in this newsletter) on the city of
that the volcano would once again
Charleston – the site of our next con-
become active. Actually, practical
vention- and start planning now to join
joker Porky Bichar had flown
us in September in this delightful
hundreds of old tires into the
and historic city. The next several
crater and lit them on fire.
issues will feature additional information about
According to legend, when
Charleston, and about the upcoming convention.
Mt. Saint Helens erupted 6 years later, a Sitka resident wrote
Bichar to tell him, “This time you’ve gone too far!” Until next month —
Some historians believe the April Fools custom started in Kathy
France where they had a New Year’s Festival that was cel-
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4. SWA 65th Convention
“Come Home”
September 17-21 • Charleston Place Hotel, Charleston, SC
COME HOME
For Southeners whose soul and beliefs have been formed
by Southern traditions, Charleston, SC is like coming home.
Your ancestors may have sailed into the harbor and walked
the cobblestone streets of Charleston on their way to discov-
ering a new life in the new world. A simpler time when a lazy
summer afternoon was spent riding in a carriage, enjoying the
ocean breeze and passing the time talking with friends and
neighbors. This is the South, embedded in our soul. Come
discover your roots or immerse yourself in southern history
by walking these same streets in Charleston at the Charles-
ton Place Hotel and the SWA Convention September 17-21.
Spend time enjoying the history, seeing old and new friends,
and maybe even taking in an afternoon carriage ride with a
loved one. Come Home. Come home to Charleston. We’ll
be waiting.
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5. PROTECTING
YOUR BUSINESS Press Release
May 5, 2010
CenterPoint Properties Signs
The Southeastern Warehouse New Customer to CenterPoint
Association is proud to Intermodal Center
announce an educational OAK BROOK, Ill., March 16, 2010 CenterPoint Proper-
seminar that will provide you with ties announced today that Coastal Logistics Group, Inc.
the latest and most up to date information has signed a long-term lease for a 320,000 square feet rail
on: served facility at CenterPoint Intermodal Center-Savannah
Current legal issues facing your industry (CIC-Savannah). Coastal
Logistics Group, Inc. (CLG)
Workers Compensation Program Design is the first build-to-suit for the
Options 233-acre intermodal center
Cargo Security, the latest technology located just 4 miles from the
Georgia Port Authority. CLG
Deficiencies found in almost all is looking forward to locating its corporate headquarters in
Insurance Programs CIC-Savannah allowing this Savannah based company to
continue to expand their warehouse space and service of-
We are pleased to have the services of the ferings.
following speakers
The new facility at CIC-Savannah is located minutes from
Jon Masini, Esq., Specializing in Bailment and
I-95 and I-16 providing an optimal location for CLG’s custom-
Transportation Law.
ers. In addition, the new location will also have direct access
Scott Cornell, National Manager of Travelers Insurance to the Norfolk Southern rail service and Norfolk Southern Dil-
Company Investigative Services lard Intermodal Yard, which will allow for world-class transpor-
Mike Lopeman, Vice President of Artex tation amenities. Chad Barrow, President of CLG said, “CLG
Bill Clark, CPCU, Logistics Division Manger of is committed to improving its services and the operational
Pridemark Everest Insurance Services excellence expected from its customers. The convenient
location will allow us to expand delivery options ensuring a
Facility Tour cost-efficient logistics chain for products. In addition, the new
Our thanks to Hartsfield Warehouse who has agreed to host construction will stimulate job growth in our local economy.”
a facility tour in the afternoon. As you will see in the March SOURCE CenterPoint Properties
Breeze, they are one of our newest members and provide Copyright © 2010 PR Newswire. All rights reserved
some very unique services. This will definitely be worth the
time.
Kenco Logistic Services
Who Should Attend
Owners, CFOs, and personnel in charge of Risk Control
CEO Gary L. Mayfield Elected IWLA
Chairman for 2010-11
Place: The Atlanta Airport Hilton, 1031 Virginia Avenue, CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—March 31, 2010 Kenco Logistic
Atlanta, GA 30354
Services LLC (KLS), one of the most respected
Time: Start: 9 am till mid afternoon after the facility tour. names in the third-party logistics (3PL)
industry, has announced the election
This event is being hosted by Jeff McConnell , CIC,CRM, of Gary L. Mayfield, CEO, to the post of
Vice President of the Leavitt Group of Atlanta.
chairman of the International
Lunch will be served Warehouse Logistics Association
(IWLA).
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6. REGIONAL MEETING ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
REVIEW CORNER
SAVANNAH , GEORGIA
On Thursday, April 1st, SWA supported a one day meeting RECYCLING
at Georgia Tech’s Innovation Center for Logistics in Garden
Recycling involves
City, GA. This event was organized by Chad Barrow’s Cargo
processing used ma-
Logistics Group and assisted by Shipper’s Warehouse for
terials into new prod-
the purpose of providing companies connected to commerce
ucts to prevent waste
moving through the Port of Savannah with information on
of potentially useful
what is being done to manage the infrastructure required to
materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materi-
support that freight movement.
als, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from
Page Siplon, Executive Director of the Innovation Center, incineration) and water pollution (from landfilling) by
presented a look at “Georgia Logistics – A View From the reducing the need for “conventional” waste disposal,
Top”, more specifically the effort to develop a state wide and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared
business plan that encompasses the logistics demands being to virgin production. Recycling is a key component of
realized. With particular emphasis being placed on the high- modern waste reduction and is the third component
way system that supports the flow to and from the Georgia of the “Re-
coastal ports of Savannah and Brunswick. d u c e ,
Following were Chip Hawkins and Gordon Hammer of the Reuse,
Georgia Port Authority who provided significant information on Recycle”
the Savannah terminal and what is being done to effectively waste hi-
handle the heavy tonnage, documentation and information on erarchy.
freight moving through the port daily, And what is being done Many of
to prepare for the future with increased demand in and out, our cus-
larger ocean vessels being built to transport that demand and tomers
competitive pressures up and down the Eastern seaboard. today de-
Bill Stankiewicz spent valuable time reminding the Georgia mand that we use a “Green approach” when it comes
contingent of the need to pass State Bill #451 which deals to their supply, replenishment or disposal of pallets,
Article 7 of the UCC. Many states have already formally ap- boxes and other raw materials.
proved of the use of electronic commerce — Georgia needs At Pallet consultants we are “Green Everyday”. We
to get it done! collect, repair and reissue recycled pallets and wooden
An information packed session attended by over 40 busi- containers everyday. We grind any left over scrap and
ness men and women from Georgia and surrounding states. turn it into colored mulch and boiler fuel. We bale the
Frank and I were particularly pleased that twelve individuals cardboard that is loaded along with the recycled pallets
from nine SWA member companies participated. It was time and send it of the paper mill for reuse.
well spent! Our thanks to Chad Barrow and Michelle Gravine, If I can help you with your pallet purchasing or re-
Bill Stankiewicz, Page Siplon, and the management team cycling needs please feel free contact me via email
from the GPA that made it work for all. or phone,
Thanks,
Bill Webb
Vice President Business Development
Pallet Consultants
2555 Moreland Ave
Atlanta Georgia 30315
Phone 404-808-2672
www.palletconsultants.com
Warehouse Positioning Tools for 2010
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Thursday, April 1, 2010 • Center of Innovation for Logistics

7. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President FRANK ANDERSON
RBW Logistics Corp.
P.O. Box 10027
Augusta, GA 30903
(706) 724-0106
frank_anderson@rbwlogistics.com
1st Vice Pres. COLLIN PEEL
Camrett Logistics
P.O. Box 410
Wytheville, VA 24382
(276) 625-8103
cpeel@camrett.com
2nd Vice Pres. ROBERT BALDRIDGE
Wilson Warehouse Co., Inc.
P.O. Box 748
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(225) 382-5269
robertb@wilsonwarehouse.com
Sec./Treasurer GEORGE W. DAVIS III
Davis Storage and Warehouse, Inc.
541 Bridge Street
Danville, VA 24541
(434) 793-7721
gdavisiii@gamewood.net
Past President & BUSTER LEWIS
Pres. Council Lewis Storage Co., Inc.
Chairman P.O. Box 16384
Greensboro, NC 27416
(336) 275-8458
blewis@lewisstorage.com April Birthdays May Birthdays
STATE DIRECTORS
Alabama MICHAEL O. MEADOR
Meador Warehousing & Distribution 1 .................................... Karin Harriss 2 ....................................... Brian Duke
P.O. Box 391
Mobile, AL 36610
(251) 457-4376, x14 3 ................................... Linda Woody 2 ...................................... Steve Duke
meadorwarehouse@aol.com
Florida BRIAN DUKE 8 ................................. Teresa Anders 2 ............................ Bobby Hellerstedt
Laney & Duke Terminal Warehouse Co.
1560 Jessie Street
Jacksonville, FL 32206 14 ............................ Barbara Parham 5 ................................... Van Swafford
(904) 798-3500
bduke@laneyduke.com
Georgia WILLIAM STANKIEWICZ 14 ................................ Kathy Meador 13 ..................................... Ray Turner
Shippers Warehouse of Georgia
7265 Southlake Parkway
Jonesboro, GA 30260 15 ......................... Mary Ann Johnson
(678) 364-3475
williams@shipperswarehouse.com April Anniversaries 29 ................................... Shiela Hicks
Kentucky BRIAN JOHNSON
Advance Distribution Services, Inc.
2349 Millers Lane 1 ............ Frank & Christine Anderson 29 ................................... David Lyons
Louisville, KY 40216
(502) 449-1720
bjohnson@advancedistribution.com 10 ....................... Bruce & Maria Byrd 20 .................................... Beth Banks
Louisiana ROBERT BALDRIDGE
and Wilson Warehouse Co., Inc. 11 ................ David & Tracey Parham 20 ................................. Genie Turner
Mississippi P.O. Box 748
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(225) 382-5269 19 ............. Scott & Elaine McWilliams
robertb@wilsonwarehouse.com
North Carolina
FRED MEREDITH
Meredith Warehousing & Disribution, Inc. 25 ...................... Larry & Sheila Hicks May Anniversaries
103 Carolina Court
High Point, NC 27263
(336) 861-5773 17 .............. Scott & Jennifer Thornton
fred@meredithtransport.com
South Carolina VAN SWAFFORD 23 .............. Charlie & Libba Anderson
Swafford Transport and Warehouse Co.
1630 Old Highway 14 South
Greer, SC 29651 28 ................. Devon & Teresa Anders
(864) 848-3854
van@swaffordtransport.com
Tennessee JOHN OZIER 30 ..................... Glen & Genie Turner
UWT Logistics
823 East Holmes Road
Memphis, TN 38106
(901) 948-3481
jozier@uwtlogistics.com
Virginia DEVON ANDERS
InterChange Group, Inc.
1346 Plesants Drive, Suite 6
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
(540) 433-1900
devon.anders@interchangeco.com
AT LARGE DIRECTORS
ANDY BROWN TOM TAUL
Twin City Warehouses, Inc. Merchants Transfer Co.
3302 Old Lexington Road P.O. Box 487
Winston-Salem, NC 27107 Mobile, AL 36601
(336) 499-7221 (251) 457-8691
abrown@tcwinc.com ttaul@merchantstransfer.com
BILL CROW BRUCE TRANTHAM
Shaw Warehouse Co. Tranco Logistics, LLC
P.O. Box 321305 P.O. Box 71725
Birmingham, AL 35232 Chattanooga, TN 37407-6725
(205) 251-7188 (423) 822-1000
bill@shawwarehouse.com bruce@trancologistics.com
JEFF LEWIS
Kenco Logistics Services
200 Riverside Drive
Chatanooga, TN 37406
(423) 643-3578
jeff.lewis@kencogroup.com
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DEAN MATHESON
POB 898 • Madison, GA 30650
Office (706) 431-6025
dean@swaonline.org
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