The 2010 Iditarod is underway!
"You can't compare it to any other competitive event in the world! A race over 1150 miles of the roughest, most beautiful terrain Mother Nature has to offer...A race extraordinaire, a race only possible in Alaska."
- iditarod.com
The 2010 Iditarod is currently underway, with the official start taking place this past weekend. Seventy one mushers and their sled dog teams are competing this year in the "Last Great Race on Earth". Lynden employees are familiar faces at Alaska sled dog races, volunteering as race announcers, caring for the dog teams and lending other support.
Follow mushers sponsored by Lynden
Lynden companies have sponsored several mushers competing in the race. Use the following links to keep track of the mushers!
Quinn Iten (Kotzebue, AK): Follow Quinn wearing #28
Peter Kaiser (Bethel, AK): Follow Peter wearing #67
Michael Williams, Jr. (Akiak, AK): Follow Michael wearing #59
You can also view the current standings of the race.
Pictures: Musher, sled, and a dog ready to get started!
Ethan, a Lynden employee, has provided great pictures he took at the start of the race. Pete Kaiser is the musher in these photos. You can also view more "Images from the Trail" on the Iditarod website.
Jr. Iditarod
Lynden is also major sponsor of the Jr. Iditarod, which was held the last weekend of February. See our related blog post on the Jr. Iditarod for results and information.
Another great race!
The exciting 2010 Jr. Iditarod took place over the last weekend in February, starting and finishing in Willow, Alaska. Lynden, a major sponsor of the race, had plenty of employees there volunteering and cheering on the young mushers. Volunteers were lead by Lynden's Sam Amato, a member of the Jr. Iditarod Board of Directors.
The winner of this year's race was Merrisa Osmar, a 15 year old from Ninilchik, AK. The guest speaker this year was NFL Hall of Famer Larry Csonka, an avid outdoorsman and host of the Alaska TV program "North to Alaska". As you may have seen, this past fall Larry and Sam Amato went on a moose hunting trip in Alaska that was taped for the show.
Pictures from the event
Thanks everyone for making the 2010 Jr. Iditarod another great race!
Bob Barndt (Lynden employee and Announcer of the Jr. Iditarod), 2010 Jr. Iditarod winner Merrisa Osmar, Larry Csonka, and Sam Amato.
2010 Jr. Iditarod winner Merrisa Osmar (Photo credit: IditarodPhotos.net)
Guillermo Anton of Spain (read his story)
Yuta Takagi of Anchorage, AK (read his story)
2010 Iditarod
Lynden also sponsors several mushers competing in the 2010 Iditarod. View photos and follow Lynden sponsored mushers throughout the race!
AirCargo 2010 Trade Show and Conference
Lynden Air Cargo will be proudly representing Lynden at the upcoming AirCargo 2010 show in Orlando, Florida (March 14th - 16th). Lynden Air Cargo's fleet of Lockheed L382 Hercules aircraft are excellent for air cargo charters to remote locations, for projects (oil, gas, construction, mining, etc.) and in emergency relief situations. Recently Lynden Air Cargo assisted with the Haiti recovery efforts - learn more about our Haiti relief flights and read about our air crew's experiences in Haiti.
See it before the show!
Here's a sneak peak of the video slideshow we will be playing at our AirCargo 2010 booth!
(Click image or view video here)
Interested?
Learn more about Lynden's air cargo charters. See you at the show!
Lynden is introducing a new feature called Predictive Delivery that provides up to the minute estimated delivery times for your shipments once the freight has reached its destination city. We know our customers want to make their operations as streamlined as possible and we hope that by providing accurate delivery times we will help you become even more efficient. Lynden's new Predictive Delivery system not only improves service but also reduces costs and our impact on the environment.
No registration or sign-up is required for you to use Predictive Delivery - it will automatically appear whenever you track a shipment (please note that Predictive Delivery is initially only available for the destination cities of Anchorage and Fairbanks, and beginning March 8, 2010 for deliveries to Juneau and Kenai). For more information please see our website: www.lynden.com/predictive.
What do you think?
Will this service be beneficial to your business? What are other features that could help your company's supply chain become more efficient?
Lynden International was entrusted with some mighty important cargo this past fall and winter. The State of Alaska selected Lynden as the distributor for the H1N1 flu vaccine to various locations around the state. Since mid-October, Lynden has moved around 500 shipments of nine different types of vaccine.
Handling the temperature-sensitive packages is a huge responsibility. Lynden's knowledge of Alaska and its experience delivering to just about anywhere is paying off with not a single shipment late or missed. The distribution points range from larger cities where truck delivery is the norm to smaller villages where bush pilots deliver the vaccine to someone waiting on the ground.
The vaccine is flown into Anchorage and repackaged for local deliveries. Lynden's EZ Commerce tracking system has been a big help in keeping track of daily shipments. Lynden follows up each delivery with a phone call to verify
"From the Lynden Archives": This story was originally written in December 2009.
Exhibitor2010 Las Vegas
Lynden Expo Air, part of the Lynden family of companies, will have multiple transportation specialists available at Exhibitor2010. Here are the top 3 reasons to visit our booth!
Reason #3 to visit Lynden at Exhibitor2010: Useful Online Tools
As a busy Tradeshow Manager, time is of the essence. Our EZ Commerce tools allow you to save time and make your job easier.
Using our online tools, you can:
• Book shipments in advance
• Setup outbound shipments
• Trace and track shipments
• View online reports outlining expenses
Since we exhibit ourselves, we understand what companies expect out of their tradeshow and exhibit transportation. Visit us at Exhibitor2010 - Booth #1134 - to learn more!
Top 3 reasons to visit Lynden at Exhibitor2010:
• Exhibitor2010: Reason #1 - Experience.
• Exhibitor2010: Reason #2 - Tradeshow Experts.
• Exhibitor2010: Reason #3 - Useful Online Tools.
Exhibitor2010 Las Vegas
Lynden Expo Air, part of the Lynden family of companies, will have multiple transportation specialists available at Exhibitor2010. Here are the top 3 reasons to visit our booth!
Reason #2 to visit Lynden at Exhibitor2010: Tradeshow Experts
Our national trade show staff (who work exclusively on tradeshow shipments) puts every trade show shipment through an exclusive 15-point process that verifies the shipment is moving according to your instructions. From calling to confirm move-in and move-out times, to same-day proof of delivery, the experienced professionals at our national trade show office work behind the scenes to double-check each step of the transportation process.
You'll receive superior local service from any one of the more than 50 Lynden offices that manage your freight. Each office provides access to virtually every commercial transportation system, including airlines, integrated carriers and trucking companies - even charter aircraft.
Since we exhibit ourselves, we understand what companies expect out of their tradeshow and exhibit transportation. Visit us at Exhibitor2010 - Booth #1134 - to learn more!
Top 3 reasons to visit Lynden at Exhibitor2010:
• Exhibitor2010: Reason #1 - Experience.
• Exhibitor2010: Reason #2 - Tradeshow Experts.
• Exhibitor2010: Reason #3 - Useful Online Tools.
Exhibitor2010 Las Vegas
Lynden Expo Air, part of the Lynden family of companies, will have multiple transportation specialists available at Exhibitor2010. Here are the top 3 reasons to visit our booth!
Reason #1 to visit Lynden at Exhibitor2010: Experience
We ship to hundreds of shows each year! Lynden has been working with tradeshow customers for over 20 years, and has been in the transportation business since 1906. Our experience in tradeshow shipping and logistics helps us to understand the importance of balancing speed and price, and ensures that our employees have the expertise you need.
Since we exhibit ourselves, we understand what companies expect out of their tradeshow and exhibit transportation. Visit us at Exhibitor2010 - Booth #1134 - to learn more!
Top 3 reasons to visit Lynden at Exhibitor2010:
• Exhibitor2010: Reason #1 - Experience.
• Exhibitor2010: Reason #2 - Tradeshow Experts.
• Exhibitor2010: Reason #3 - Useful Online Tools.
Lynden employee Tim O'Brian recently flew down to Haiti on a Lynden Air Cargo relief flight. He took a number of photos from the ground in Haiti, and was kind enough to share his experiences. Several photos are shown below, and you can view all of Tim's pictures here (this link will take you to a Kodak photo gallery).
Learn more about Lynden's involvement with relief flights to Haiti.
Other relief flight blog posts - including flight experiences shared by Lynden Air Cargo's captains and crew - can be viewed here.
With the 2010 Winter Olympics beginning in just a few days, the world is focused on Vancouver and Whistler, B.C.. Lynden International played a part in the preparations by 
helping a customer refurbish a hotel in Whistler Village, just steps away from where the Olympic action will take place.
Lynden handled the international shipments of furniture from a factory in Malaysia and stored the pieces in a Vancouver warehouse until the hotel needed them. When they got the word, our staff loaded up trucks and moved the cargo three hours up a winding mountain road to the hotel. Almost 2,000 pieces were shipped, stored, transported, unpacked and assembled by Lynden for the hotel's grand opening in late November and for the crowds of Olympic visitors expected this winter.
Mounting mirrors and assembling beds is not the norm for Lynden, but it's all part of our "White Glove" delivery service. Lynden was happy to help, and Aava Whistler Hotel was grateful to work with one company instead of multiple contractors and suppliers. The hotel's grand opening went off without a hitch and the staff is now ready and waiting for the games to begin!
Learn more about the Aava Whistler Hotel: 