New Brighton, MN
-- Roger McGillis, Vice President of Sales for LME (Lakeville Motor
Express), issued the following open letter to Lakeville Motor Express
customers announcing rate increases to be effective October 1, 2012.
Dear Valued Customer:
Thank you for your business and choosing LME as your transportation provider. We appreciate the opportunity to serve you and your customers.
Due to the cost of business continuing to rise, we have decided to take a slight increase. While most of our competitors have already taken larger increases in the 5.9% to 6.9% range in 2012, LME has decided to take a smaller increase. We will use this increase to help absorb our rising costs yet remain very competitive in our market place.
LME will take a general rate increase effective October 1, 2012. We will increase our current base rate and commodity rates by 3.45%. We will not increase our minimum charges within our 10 state direct service area and Canada. We will increase our minimum charges for our Reliance Network (TRNET) business in the United States by approximately 3.45%.
If you have any questions, please contact your local LME Account Executive.
Thank you for your business and continued support.
Sincerely,
Roger
McGillis
Roger McGillis
V.P. Sales
Founded in 1921, family-owned
LME (Lakeville Motor Express) provides dynamic regional
less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services in ten Upper Midwest
states. Based in New Brighton, MN, LME serves a diverse customer base
through a system of 33 terminals and a fleet of over 1300 tractors and
trailers. Beyond the Midwest region, LME offers its customers
seamless, across the continent, LTL, truckload and supply chain
freight services, with a single source of accountability, through The
Reliance Network..
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New Brighton, MN
-- Roger McGillis, Vice President of Sales for LME (Lakeville Motor
Express), issued the following open letter to Lakeville Motor Express
customers announcing rate increases to be effective October 3, 2011.
Dear Valued Customer:
The cost of doing business continues to rise. We are able to absorb some of these costs while others are simply beyond our control. We continue to re-invest in equipment, technology and personnel to better serve you, our customer.
We work diligently to improve on our service within our own footprint and in conjunction with our partners in The Reliance Network. We strive to gain efficiencies through technology, operating improvements, and productivity gains.
We will take a general rate increase effective October 3, 2011. We will increase all of our base rates, commodity rates and minimum charges by 5.95%. If you have any questions, please contact your local Lakeville Motor Express Account Executive.
Thank you for choosing Lakeville Motor Express as your transportation provider. We sincerely appreciate the opportunity to serve you and your customers.
Sincerely,
Roger
McGillis
Roger McGillis
V.P. Sales
Founded in 1921, family-owned
LME (Lakeville Motor Express) provides dynamic regional
less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services in ten Upper Midwest
states. Based in New Brighton, MN, LME serves a diverse customer base
through a system of 33 terminals and a fleet of over 1300 tractors and
trailers. Beyond the Midwest region, LME offers its customers
seamless, across the continent, LTL, truckload and supply chain
freight services, with a single source of accountability, through The
Reliance Network..
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on the icon at left to view Acrobat version of the letter.
New Brighton, MN
-- Roger McGillis, Vice President of Sales for LME (Lakeville Motor
Express), released the following letter from Peter Reynolds, Vice President, General Manager, of Rheem Water Heating Division.
April 13, 2011
Mr. Roger McGillis
Lakeville Motor Express
500 W. County Road D
New Brighton, Minnesota 55112
Dear Roger,
It is with great pleasure that we recognize Lakeville Motor Express for their significant
contributions as a Less-than-Truckload (LTL) carrier for Rheem Water Heating Division.
The high level of service provided by your company is a reflection of your ability to
exceed our customer's expectations, and our success would not be possible without the
dedication, support, and joint efforts necessary throughout all levels of your
organization. Maintaining our position as a leading provider of water heating solutions,
will be possible only with your continued support.
We congratulate Lakeville Motor Express and its employees for their continued support
and high level of service given to Rheem, and most importantly, to our customers. We
look forward to continually improving and strengthening our relationship in the coming
year.
Sincerely,
Peter Reynolds
Vice President, General Manager
Rheem Water Heating Division
Founded in 1921, family-owned
LME (Lakeville Motor Express) provides dynamic regional
less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services in ten Upper Midwest
states. Based in New Brighton, MN, LME serves a diverse customer base
through a system of 33 terminals and a fleet of over 1300 tractors and
trailers. Beyond the Midwest region, LME offers its customers
seamless, across the continent, LTL, truckload and supply chain
freight services, with a single source of accountability, through The
Reliance Network..
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on the icon at left to view Acrobat version of the letter.
New Brighton, MN
-- Roger McGillis, Vice President of Sales for LME (Lakeville Motor
Express), issued the following open letter to Lakeville Motor Express
customers announcing rate increases to be effective January 17, 2011.
Dear Valued Customer:
Thank you for allowing Lakeville Motor Express to be your
transportation provider. We sincerely appreciate the opportunity to
serve you and your customers.
We have experienced some significant changes over this past year, both
in the business environment that we all work in, and within our own
organization. We have continued to work diligently to improve on our
service within our own footprint and in conjunction with our partners
in The Reliance Network. We have gained efficiencies through
technology, operating improvements, and productivity gains.
In 2010, we have experienced significant increases in the cost of
doing business. Some of these costs we are able to absorb while others
were simply beyond our control. Even through these difficult economic
times, Lakeville Motor Express has continued to re-invest in
equipment, technology, and upgraded facilities to better serve our
customers. We have recently purchased new tractors and trailers, and
installed tracking devices in all our equipment.
With these increased costs, we have resisted the “trend” of taking an
early increase this past fall. However, even though we have not taken
any action to this point, we will take a general rate increase
effective January 17, 2011. Lakeville Motor Express will increase all
of our base rates, commodity rates and minimum charges by 5.75%. If
you have any questions, please contact your local Lakeville Motor
Express Account Executive.
Thank you for your business and continued support.
Sincerely,
Roger
McGillis
Roger McGillis
V.P. Sales
Founded in 1921, family-owned
LME (Lakeville Motor Express) provides dynamic regional
less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services in ten Upper Midwest
states. Based in New Brighton, MN, LME serves a diverse customer base
through a system of 33 terminals and a fleet of over 1300 tractors and
trailers. Beyond the Midwest region, LME offers its customers
seamless, across the continent, LTL, truckload and supply chain
freight services, with a single source of accountability, through The
Reliance Network..
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on the icon at left to view Acrobat version of the letter.
New Brighton, MN
-- Al Bucher, President of Lakeville Motor Express, issued the
following open letter to Lakeville Motor Express customers announcing
rate increases to be effective March 15, 2010.
March 1, 2010
Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for allowing Lakeville Motor Express to be your
transportation provider. Your continued loyalty and support make it
possible for us to accomplish our mission of providing both value and
quality service to you and your customers. We sincerely appreciate
your business.
Over the past year, we have made great strides to expand our service
capabilities to better serve you, while at the same time, controlling
escalating operating costs. We have gained efficiencies thru
technology, operating improvements, and productivity gains.
However, the past year has also seen significant increases in the
cost of doing business that are not related to normal operating
upgrades. Some escalating costs we are able to absorb while others,
such as insurance, are simply beyond our control. Labor and benefit
related costs have increased, in part due to a severe nationwide
shortage of qualified drivers.
In order for us to provide the high quality of service required in
today’s transportation market, we must increase our rates. Effective
March 15, 2010 Lakeville Motor Express will take an approximate 4.9%
general rate increase. This increase will apply to all of our
tariffs, including our discount tariffs and commodity rate tariffs.
As everyone is well aware, fuel costs remain volatile. Under the
circumstances, Lakeville has determined that the only equitable
approach in handling the fluctuating fuel prices is to continue the
existing fuel surcharge program. This fuel surcharge will be reduced
or cancelled when the price of fuel declines in accordance with our
fuel surcharge table.
Thank you for your business and continued support.
Sincerely,
Al
Bucher
Al Bucher
President
Founded in 1921, family-owned
Lakeville Motor Express provides regional less-than-truckload (LTL)
transportation services in ten Upper Midwest states. Based in New
Brighton, MN, LME serves a diverse customer base through a system of
33 terminals and a fleet of over 1300 tractors and trailers. Beyond
the Midwest region, LME offers its customers seamless, across the
continent, LTL, truckload and supply chain freight services, with a
single source of accountability, through The Reliance Network..
Click on the icon at left to view Acrobat
version of the increase letter.
