Jon F. Isaacson

Simon Transportation Services, Inc. operates as a long-haul trucking company that specializes in carrier services. The firm offers fleet services, private fleet utilization, operational and technical logistics. The company was founded by Lyn Simon and Helen Hamilton in 1955 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

It has been said that more technological advances have been made in the past half century than in all the years that came before. Central Refrigerated Service, Inc. (CRSI) has consistently embraced the advantages that technology provides. Headquartered in a 55 acre, seven building state-of-the-art facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, the company serves North America with multiple terminals and drop yards and one of the largest fleets of temperature controlled trailers in the United States. Senior management at the company is very experienced in the transportation industry. In an ever-changing market where new challenges must be met daily, there is no substitute for experience. The company currently have 1,800 tractors and 2,700 trailers. Their experience enables them to closely monitor and care for cargo with proven practices and equipment. Safety and security of customer cargo are top priorities for CRSI. The company believes in customer service as well as on-time delivery. This attitude is not only their main focus, but is the main reason that the company is awarded more and more business from companies concerned about the shipment of their products. Many of their customers make up a veritable who's who of the food industry in America. A full-service truckload carrier, the scope of operations at the company includes inner city local deliveries, private fleet conversions, team and solo driver regional and long haul dedicated fleets, team and solo driver regional and long haul truckload delivery. Operations are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays. The company makes it possible to fulfill almost any full transportation request, from a temperature-controlled environment to dry freight. They are able to respond to special requests from existing customers, while increasing their customer base and providing exceptional service. The company continues to experience enormous success in the establishment of dedicated fleets for prestigious clients across North America. Use of computers and satellites help the company meet one goal and one goal only, to maintain the best record for on-time delivery in the transportation industry. To assist the company in providing the top quality service their customers require, the company has obtained a QUALCOMM Omnitracs Satellite Communications System for every tractor the company operates. This equipment provides on-line communication from the central dispatch center directly to drivers. Changes in routing can be made quickly and safely. Trailer to tractor hook status is transmitted immediately. Load location is updated twice an hour. Load temperature can be monitored anywhere in North America. Utilizing its own staff of highly qualified computer programmers, the company has developing a very efficient appointment scheduling system. The developers are constantly producing new computer programs to aid operations personnel in helping drivers achieve the company's goal of 100 percent on-time service. The company has also produced personalized software programs for its customers to provide them access to the information and reports that they require. Experienced operations personnel from fleet managers to load planners participate in on-going training to maximize their efficiency on ever-improving software and procedures. The company strives to stay current with all of the latest technologies available.