Kool Pak is pleased to announce that Brisa Rosentritt was awarded the Safety Professional of the Year at the Oregon Trucking Association (OTA)’s annual Spring Safety Conference. Brisa is an integral part of Kool Pak’s Safety team and is our Equipment and Compliance Administrator. She received the award from the OTA in the Large…
Nicole Hawks-Morse, CDS, our Director of Safety, was awarded the Safety Professional of the Year at the 71st Oregon Trucking Association’s Annual Convention in Bend, Oregon on August 17, 2022. This is the second time Nicole has won this award. She was previously awarded the Oregon Trucking Association (OTA)’s Safety Director of the Year at the…
We are happy to announce that Jenny Hall, Dispatch Department at Rancho Cucamonga branch has recently accepted the position of Fleet Manager. Also, Yedith Barraza from the Quality Department at Clackamas recently shared her interest in advancing her career with the company and has been promoted to OSD Supervisor. Jenny has been with Kool Pak…
COVID-19 and the resulting impacts have required that we analyze every part of Kool Pak’s business. As a result, the hardest hit area of our system is northern California. After careful study, we have decided to close the Patterson, CA facility effective March 5th, 2021. Northern California is still an important market for us and our customers. We will continue to service…
This year, at the annual Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) awards ceremony, Kool Pak received the 2019 TCA Fleet Safety Award for Excellence In Safety. Kool Pak earned second place in Division I for fleets Under 5 Million Miles. The award was accepted virtually by Nicole Hawks-Morse, Kool Pak’s Director of Safety. In addition, Kool Pak…
Truckload Carriers Association just wrapped up their Fleet Safety Awards and released a press release announcing the 2019 TCA FLeet Safety Award Winners. We’re happy to announce that Kool Pak placed 2nd in Division I (less than 5 million miles). Here’s the full press release courtesy of TCA: Winners Announced for 2019 TCA Fleet Safety…
Kool Pak Regional Manager Blake McClearn and Patterson Fleet Manager Juri Torres Del Toro presented careers available at Kool Pak to the Patterson High School logistics students. Read more about it through the link below.
The 2019 BC CSSE/NAOSH week Safety Forum and Awards dinner was held in British Columbia on November 28th. Kool Pak Canada / Polar Express Transportation was honored to receive the General Trucking Award for their safety efforts throughout the year. Several staff members of Kool Pak Canada attended the event.
Kool Pak is very excited to announce that Wade Palmer has been given an additional title of Chief Operating Officer (COO) as well as maintaining his Chief Financial Officer (CFO) duties. Wade’s new title and responsibility will include both positions (CFO/COO). Wade has been an outstanding leader and executive through his 18 years. We are…
NAOSH (North American Occupational Safety and Health) Week was held in May across Canada and the entire Kool Pak Canada team actively participated in safety and health events throughout the week. The goal of NAOSH Week is to focus employers, employees, partners and the public on the importance of preventing injury and illness in the…
At Ness Holding Company, we’re celebrating 80 great years of serving the food industry. Starting in 1939 in Portland, Oregon, Ness Holding Company Co. Inc., has been involved in manufacturing, importing, brokerage, distribution, warehousing and transportation services, all focused on excellent customer service and the safe handling of food and temperature-sensitive products.
Explore your career pathway with Kool Pak. We invite you to listen to this conversation about hitting the road with one of the best companies in refrigerated LTL. See the country. Enjoy tremendous flexibility. Be your own boss. Check out Kool Pak! From BrandOutcomes.com: Episode 88: Recruiting and Retaining Top Drivers Consistently Despite a Driver…
The Richard Kelly Memorial Award for Leadership was awarded to Maira M. at our Ontario facility. She is shown here receiving the award from CEO Steve Ness. This award is the highest honor granted to a Kool Pak employee in recognition of their leadership and contributions. The award was part of the annual Driver of…
We received our shipment of 15 custom dual temp 36-foot trailers with lift gates and roll up doors. With the addition of these trailers to our fleet, we can offer you additional delivery options. Plus, our drivers are now better equipped to pick up and deliver in tighter quarters and make deliveries where docks may…
Our hearty thank you and congratulations to our Safety Manager Kavita Kohli and the team at our Canadian facility for this NOASH award. The National Organization of Safety and Health (NOASH) organization grants awards annually to businesses that demonstrate ‘making safety a habit’. We are pleased to be recognized for our ongoing efforts to achieve…
In July, Kool Pak°® was proud to receive an award from United States Cold Storage, called the “Milkman Regional Carrier of the Year”. According to management at US Cold, “At US Cold Storage we uphold our vendor relationships with great pride. It is because of our strong vendor partnerships that we’re able to maintain…
In mid-July, Kool Pak was pleased to sponsor the 2018 KeHE Golf Outing to benefit Young Life in Chicago. Proceeds from this year’s event help Young Life to continue to provide critical support to the South Suburban Chicago chapter, as well as a newly launched partnership with New Moms (a residential facility for teenage…
Kool Pakº was pleased to be a sponsor of the Food Bank of the Rockies 4th annual golf tournament held in Denver Colorado in June. We joined forces with Ardent Mills, one of Kool Pak’s customers in Denver, to help raise money for this great organization that’s been helping local citizens since 1978. At this…
I am very excited to announce that Jose Barraza will assume the position of Terminal Manager for the Clackamas facility. Katie will return to her prior position as Director of Quality Control. We are fortunate to have a person in our company that has tremendous experience and who has been a member of the Kool…
At Kool Pakº, we’ve had a significant increase in demand since mid-October. Freight volumes have increased dramatically, holding up through the holidays and appears, this will continue through the winter and beyond. Holiday freight typically declines following the heavy holiday period however we are anticipating ongoing heavy demand. We have struggled with weather issues, a…
In 2017, the trucking industry experienced change in many ways. From enforcing regulations to new products being introduced, this has been a transforming year among all trucking companies. Fleet Trailer, LLC, just released their transportation industry recap. We invite you to read it now.
Kool Pakº supports the Electronic Logging Device / ELD initiative that went into effect in December 2017. We believe ELDs are an important security measure which ensures more controlled driver logging as well as overall driver and truck safety. The benefits are critically important for us as a safety-conscious carrier and it’s our belief that…
Kool Pakº LLC received a Mérieux NutriSciences Audit Participation for scoring 96.5% on a Distribution Center Food Safety and Quality Systems Audit performed at its Clackamas, Oregon facility on November 14, 2017. According to Kool Pakº CEO Steve Ness, “This was a comprehensive audit of our terminal and established procedures. The entire Kool Pakº team…
As published in the November 2017 issue of Refrigerated Transporter magazine, Kool Pakº has embraced the technology of the Koolº Shield to protect your temperature-controlled products from exposure to high temperatures during the trailer unloading process. This article highlights the use of the Koolº Shield in our trailers which ensures the safety of your goods…
In support of the many areas impacted by Hurricane Harvey, Kool Pakº is pleased to be working with one of our customers to provide relief donations. We donated the use of a truck and driver along with the freight and transportation services to Houston. Working with our generous customer, Wheat Valley Bakery donated pallets of…
In June 2012 and 2014 Kool Pak opened two California facilities; one in Ontario and the other in Patterson, to better serve the California markets. After 5 and 3 years respectively we can say that these additions opened many new opportunities to serve more customers and offered storage and transportation services through- out the west…
April 2016 – The Oregon Trucking Associations (OTA) Safety Council’s Spring Safety Conference was held on April 21st in Eugene, OR. KOOL PAK once again received the 1st Place Safety Award for Common Carrier – LTL – 1-5 million miles. This transportation safety award was presented by Great West Casualty Company and the Oregon Trucking…
July 2015 – Refrigerated LTL carrier Kool Pak°® is rolling out a fleet of new 2015 Volvo trucks to their Owner-Operators. Kool Pak° purchased the trucks and leases them to independent Owner-Operator drivers who own their own businesses and supplement the Kool Pak° team of drivers. Safely transporting frozen and chilled food products requires reliable…
June 2015 – As a leading refrigerated LTL transportation provider, Kool Pak°® is always on the move. We are pleased to announce the expansion of our southern California facility in Ontario. We signed a five-year lease renewal and are expanding capacity and capabilities, doubling the size of our temperature-controlled warehouse at 1930 S. Rochester Avenue…
June 2015 – We are pleased to announce the promotions of two of our outstanding warehouse employees. ONTARIO CA Jesus Avila joined the Kool Pak° team in Ontario, California in September 2013 as a Warehouse Associate. He has recently been promoted to Warehouse Supervisor. Thanks for your hard work, Jesus! CLACKAMAS OR Jose Barraza has…
