Aim and the United Way have been partnering for years to enrich the local community and help those who need it most. Today we kicked off this year’s United Way campaign with pastries and raffle prizes to encourage our awesome employees to get involved!
Aim CIO and VP of IT, John Reed, is giving this cool shark a thumbs-up because Aim is a proud sponsor of the Youngstown Business Incubator's Shark Tank fundraising event. This annual occasion showcases entrepreneurship and innovation while promoting economic development across the Mahoning Valley and Northeast Ohio—the home of Aim’s HQ.
Shipping ain’t easy. Managing inbound and outbound shipments, especially for high-volume businesses, can be a nightmare. Shippers who depend on multiple carrier services understand this painfully well. They’ve lived and breathed how disjointed (and maddening) this process can be: reaching out to numerous carriers, confirming capacity, requesting quotes, checking statuses, confirming deliveries and the list goes on. Naturally, this decentralized process can—and does—yield inconsistent quality of service and cost.
Aim Transportation Solutions has built its brand on delivering unparalleled commercial fleet services driven by family-owned and -operated attention and care. At the core of it all is a unified commitment to safety. Aim’s safety-first culture allows us to serve our valued customers dependably, efficiently and, of course, safely, protecting the lives and well-being of everyone representing Aim and all those with whom we come in contact.
Over 1,300 people are killed and more than 116,800 people are injured in vehicle crashes on snowy, slushy or icy pavement annually, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. While there is no sure way to completely remove the danger out of driving on snow- and ice-covered roads, there are precautions drivers can take to reduce the threat of crash, injury or worse.
Shirley Bland, Aim’s Fleet Asset Manager, recently retired from the military, as a Master Sergeant, after 37 years of service. Bland has been an integral part of Aim’s day-to-day operations since joining the company 35 years ago. For more than three decades, she has successfully balanced her military career, including multiple overseas deployments, with her Aim career and raising her children.
Want to get your hands on some of the finest bourbons and tequilas and have it be for a good cause? You’re in luck! The United Way of Youngstown & the Mahoning Valley is raffling off a one-of-a-kind gift basket containing 15 top-shelf bottles as part of the non-profit’s Champions Holiday Auction. This prize package includes names like Blanton’s, Casks, Buffalo Trace, Blade and Bow, Noah’s Mill, Gran Centenario Anejo and much more!
On October 20, Aim Co-President Scott Fleming jumped behind the bar at R46 Restaurant & Bar, in Canfield, OH, as a celebrity bartender for a fundraising event benefiting the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley.
Earlier this year, Mr. Fleming and his wife, Erica, were named United Way campaign chairs, and Mrs. Fleming, as owner of the Mega Barre in Youngstown, OH, also poured drinks as a fellow celebrity bartender.
Aim Transportation Solutions blocked off five days, from October 10 – 14, to celebrate the hard work and commitment of the talented individual who make up our nationwide diesel mechanic workforce during Aim’s very own National Technician Appreciation Week.
Aim Transportation Solutions was recognized, honored and presented with multiple awards during NationaLease’s 78th Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Composed of 120 businesses, NationaLease, is one of the largest truck rental and full-service leasing organizations in North America. Aim’s longtime NationaLease membership gives its customers access to superior, trusted and consistent service at more than one-thousand locations across the United States and Canada.