Mountain View, Cal. , April 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cargo Chief congratulates co-founder and executive vice president Abtin Hamidi for being recognized as a “Rock Star of the Supply Chain” by Food Logistics for the second consecutive year. As well, Hamidi was named a 2017 Provider “Pro to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive, while Cargo Chief customer Shaun Black of SunTerra Produce was named a Practitioner “Pro to Know” by the publication.

The third annual Food Logistics’ Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award recognizes influential individuals in our industry for their hard work, vision and leadership in shaping the global food supply chain. The third annual Food Logistics’ Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award recognizes influential individuals in our industry for their hard work, vision and leadership in shaping the global food supply chain. The third annual Food Logistics’ Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award recognizes influential individuals in our industry for their hard work, vision and leadership in shaping the global food supply chain.The third annual Food Logistics’ Champions: Rock Stars of the Supply Chain award recognizes influential individuals in our industry for their hard work, vision and leadership in shaping the global food supply chain. The Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know Awards recognize supply chain executives—providers and practitioners—who are leading initiatives to help prepare their companies’ supply chains for the significant challenges of today’s business climate.

Cargo Chief’s machine learning technology integrations empower 3PLs and shippers to find efficiencies in their carrier networks while unlocking hidden load capacity.

“Everyone at Cargo Chief congratulates Shaun Black for this well-deserved recognition,” said Russell Jones, CEO, Cargo Chief. “As well, Abtin Hamidi has certainly been a ‘Rock Star’ in driving our commitment to helping 3PLs and shippers like SunTerra use data to find savings and efficiency in hidden transportation capacity.”

SunTerra Produce, a shipper of a diverse range of fresh fruits and vegetables from Chicago, has been a Cargo Chief customer for more than a year.

“The value we’ve received from Cargo Chief is in its fantastic technology, which gives us peace of mind and gives our customers a real, actual understanding of where their product and load is and when it’s going to arrive,” said Shaun Black, produce broker for SunTerra. “That seems like a simple concept, but when you’re moving as many loads a week as we do, it can be daunting to gather all of that information.”

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Cargo Chief powers 3PLs and carriers with unique data, integrations and machine intelligence, providing actionable insights on how transportation moves. In 2016, the company was named a Red Herring Top 100 award winner and was also honored in the 2016 CIO 100 Awards. Please visit www.CargoChief.com