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The day south Florida braced for Hurricane Irma also marked the kick off to Truck Driver Appreciation Week (September 10-16). In the wake of Hurricane Harvey and its devastation to Houston and coastal parts of Texas, the transportation and logistics industry demonstrated fortitude as heavy winds and flooding blocked roads and shuttered supply chains.

FreightCenter is hosting a career fair on Saturday, July 29, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at its U.S. 19 location in Palm Harbor to pre-screen candidates for 40 new full-time sales and customer service positions.

Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, has named FreightCenter to the Top Green Providers list for 2017.

Food Logistics, the only publication exclusively dedicated to covering the movement of product through the global food supply chain, has named Matthew J. Brosious, CEO and Founder of FreightCenter, to its 2017 Food Logistics' Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award.

FreightCenter (FreightCenter.com) offers eBay retailers the easiest way to calculate freight rates, and provides a flat-rate FedEx Freight Box Service option for shipping heavy or large products to customers. The new flat-rate freight service option and the popular FreightCenter eBay freight shipping calculator meet the growing demand for easily managing online shipping logistics and calculating shipping costs.

A contract has been signed this week between FreightCenter and major league baseball team, the Philadelphia Phillies and minor league team, the Clearwater Threshers. The contract entails that FreightCenter, a third-party logistics company, will be the official freight shipper for both teams during the 2017 baseball season.

FreightCenter, Inc. (www.FreightCenter.com), a full-service third-party logistics provider (3PL) and leading national provider of instant online freight quotes, plans to add 60 new positions by the end of January.