38 Spring 2011 Time Critical Journal of Commerce ITN In The News UltraEx Celebrates its 30th Anniversary In April 1981, Ernie Holbrook started his first business under its original name, Speedway Delivery and Messenger Service. This year, UltraEx is thrilled to be celebrating 30 years in business as “your same day delivery experts.” In 1961, Ernie began his career in the same day delivery industry as a bike messenger. He moved his way up the ranks learning every aspect of the industry eventually realiz- ing his business potential and desire to start his own company. Twenty years later, Ernie sold his 1956 Harley Davidson to fund his business venture and with help from two of his brothers and two friends, Speedway was officially up and running. A true entrepreneur at heart, Ernie laid a solid foundation on which the business could grow and today UltraEx con- tinues to operate as an employee based corpora- tion. “During the past three decades the business has grown through two mergers and more than twenty five acquisitions. The most significant assets to come out of those business moves are the employees and share- holders that have joined and remained a part of the UltraEx family,” says Ernie Holbrook presi- dent and CEO. “It is this ‘Dream Team’ that keeps us on top in an extremely competitive market.” Now, with over 100 employees and 75 company owned vehicles UltraEx thrives on providing outstanding customer service by using state-of-the-art technology, and as our customers agree, the professionalism is unparalleled. MCW 10 Years and Counting Contractor Management Services is happy to announce we have been servicing the logistics industry for ten years! We have been through many transformations over the last decade and take pride in the progressions we have made as a company. We thank our clients and all who have par- ticipated in the growth of the organization; new transfor- mations are on the horizon as we continue to do every- thing we can to stay in front of the various challenges to the Independent Contractor model and the transportation industry as a whole. We have evolved into a technology driven com- pany with IMAGINE™, our highly adaptive and integration savvy system that was devel- oped based on the various challenges, trends, and com- munications with agencies. This has become our evidence engine as it relates to tracking and documenting every aspect of the Independent Contractor/ Logistics Broker relation- ship. Please contact us so you can learn about what CMS IMAGINE™ technology can do for you, your business and the services you are able to offer your clients. MCW RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP ONLINE Simply go to www.MCAA.com and click on RENEW.