Thursday, January 9, 2014

2nd Largest Privately Owned Truckload Carrier Gives Source Intelligence MSDS Contract

U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. is the latest global brand to entrust Source Intelligence® to take-on their material safety data sheet management requirement under the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s standard.

Chattanooga, TN, January 09, 2014 - U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. is the latest global brand to entrust Source Intelligence® to take-on their material safety data sheet management requirement under the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) 29 CFR 1910.1200 standard (HazCom 2012) and, where applicable, the current standard (HazCom 1994).


“OSHA’s final rule combines the Hazard Communication Standard with the Globally Harmonized System of Chemical Classification and Labeling (GHS)”, explained Scott Hepner, Director of Source Intelligence’s Environmental Health and Safety Compliance Solutions. "Source Intelligence® serves a stable of industry leaders like U.S. Xpress with a comprehensive compliance solution that addresses Hazard classification, Labeling and marking, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Management, and information distribution and training. Importantly, MSDS compliance is just one application of Source Intelligence’s® robust environmental, social and sustainability compliance platform.”

“U.S. Xpress is committed to excellence and believes in setting high standards for our company and our employees,” commented Amy Lokken, Vice President, Safety, “To provide superior service to our customers we sought a new generation compliance platform that integrated technology and environmental experts available 24/7 that could handle our MSDS compliance and expand into other compliance programs for regulated materials up and down the entire supply chain. Source Intelligence’s® solution and team of experts offered exactly what we were looking for.”

Beginning November 2013, U.S. Xpress and Source Intelligence® entered a multi-year contract moving from training on the new label elements and MSDS format to complying with all modified provisions of the final rule by December 1, 2015 when distributors may no longer ship products labeled by manufacturers under the old system.

About U.S. Xpress Enterprises:
Founded in 1985, U.S. Xpress Enterprises is the nation’s second largest privately owned truckload carrier, providing a wide variety of transportation solutions throughout North America. We are committed to being at the forefront of safety compliance, using comprehensive training for our staff and drivers and ensuring our trucks feature the latest safety innovations.

With a dedication to minimizing our impact on the environment, U.S. Xpress is a SmartWay Transport Partner and was honored with a 2009 SmartWay Environmental Excellence Award. U.S. Xpress Enterprises affiliates include Arnold Transportation Services, Total Transportation of Mississippi, Xpress Global Systems and Xpress Internacional. For more information, please visit www.usxpress.com.

About Source Intelligence®:
Source Intelligence®, a Source 44 Company, is a data acquisition and analytics company that combines the best of cloud-based technology with a 24/7 Engagement Team to give organizations visibility into sustainability, environmental and social factors, such as carbon emissions, hazardous chemicals or illegal sourcing practices, that can create operational risks in costs, product and reputation.

Our technology platform for sustainability, environmental and social compliance programs empowers our customers to meet policy requirements, mitigate operational and brand risk, and enable strategic decisions.

Founded in 2009 by career experts in environmental solutions and cloud-based platforms for data acquisition, analytics and strategic decision-making, Source Intelligence® has grown to a 100-person operation servicing 6 diverse industries with 4 core services.

Source Intelligence® is headquartered in new, expanded facilities in Carlsbad, CA.

Contact:
Scott Hepner
Source Intelligence
1921 Palomar Oaks Way Suite #205
Carlsbad, CA 92011
877-916-6337
shepner@sourceintelligence.com
http://www.sourceintelligence.com