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| Memphis,
TN – We are all in some way touched by the fact
that we have troops serving overseas in harms way. We
see it on the news, we read about it in the paper or we
know someone who is representing our country and paying
the price for our freedom. When an opportunity comes along
to help those troops, be it small or large, we must all
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When
ex-Marine Angel Carrion, Director of Operations for the
Barnes and Noble warehouse on 6000 Freeport Drive, Memphis
discovered he had $3.5 million worth of excess books,
gift items and toys in a warehouse that he was closing,
he contacted the USO to see if they were interested in
a donation from Barnes and Noble. The USO gladly accepted
and contacted Penske Logistics who turned around and contacted
Cornerstone Systems (on a Thursday). Jim Chaltas, Senior
Vice President, and Matthew Bryan, Intermodal Team Leader
sprung into action. Following Barnes and Noble’s lead,
Cornerstone donated their time and resources to the endeavor
and contacted others who would do the same. Comtrak and
Express America donated drayage services and Xtra Lease
donated trailers. 22 trailers full of books, gift items
and toys were loaded at the Barnes and Noble facility
(on Friday) and dropped off at the 164th Airlift Wing
of the Tennessee Air National Guard in Memphis (on Monday
& Tuesday). The Tennessee Air National Guard will
store the items until they can be shipped via ground or
air to the Air Force base in Dover, DE. Deployment overseas
is expected soon after. All parties involved donated their
time, services and resources to the operation.
The
city of Memphis rallied with local TV news coverage
and articles in the local newspapers. Cornerstone rallied
to coordinate 22 loads and found other interested logistics
companies who were willing to help too. As stated before…when
an opportunity comes along to help our troops, be it
small or large, we must all rise to the occasion...
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Jim Chaltas |
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Seattle,
WA / Memphis, TN – Captain Jack Sparrow and Will Turner
captured our hearts and imagination in Walt Disney’s
2003 “Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black
Pearl”, their 2006 sequel “Pirates of the Caribbean,
Dead Man’s Chest”, and their 2007 sequel, “Pirates
of the Caribbean, At Worlds End”.
So
how did all those props, ships, costumes and massive
amounts of construction materials get to the filming
locations?
Chosen
for their experience and responsiveness, Innovative
Logistics (Cornerstone Systems agent) moved flatbed
and intermodal shipments from Disney’s production
studios in Burbank, CA and Sun Valley, CA to port
destinations in Florida where they departed via vessel
to the Caribbean. Specialized loads from Oregon and
Washington also shipped to destinations such as Rhode
Island and Alabama. Items ranged from 60-foot pirate
ship masts, to swashbuckling swords and costumes,
to construction materials that were used to build
new pirate ships and set props, along with small landing
boats that launched from various ships. Innovative
Logistics coordinated freight shipments for Disney’s
entire Pirates of the Caribbean series, Pirates I,
II and III. So is Bob Cook on a first name basis with
Captain Jack Sparrow and Will Turner? He’ll walk the
plank before he’ll spill. Will he share the treasured
secret of whether another Pirate sequel will be filmed?
In the words of the notorious Captain Barbossa….”I’m
afraid I’m disinclined to acquiesce to your request”....
Contact
Bob Cook
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| Portsmouth,
VA – Carole King wrote a song “I feel the earth
move under my feet” but Cornerstone’s Portsmouth office
actually experienced it when they were contacted to move
the Mary Morton Parsons Earth-Moon Sculpture in January/2003.
The “earth” is a single piece of black granite, quarried
in South Africa, which weighs a whopping 29 tons and measures
8’8” in diameter. Its base is also of granite and has
water jets that allow the “earth” to revolve. As with
our own Earth, the granite “earth” revolves every 56 seconds
and leans on an axis at 23.4 degrees. You can actually
place your finger on the “earth”, stop its movement, turn
it off axis, and move it around. When you let go, it immediately
returns to its original speed and tilt. This piece is
a one-of-a-kind and is listed in the Guinness Book of
World Records as the world’s largest floating granite
ball.
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Imported
from Germany and known as the Grand Kugel (the German
translation meaning ball), the “earth” had to be moved
from the Portsmouth Marine Terminals in Portsmouth,
VA to the Science Museum of Virginia located in Richmond,
VA. Cornerstone coordinated the move and also provided
an escort due to its enormous size/weight. The crate
measured 12’4” x 12’4” x 11’ and weighed 98,000 lbs.
Precise and critical time frames for delivery were established
and adhered to in order to coordinate efforts with special
rigging crews and high profile museum officials, benefactors
and local politicians involved in the grand welcoming
ceremony. Cornerstone’s Portsmouth office delivered
excellence when they delivered this extremely large
and heavy piece of black granite. After all, their outstanding
efforts actually moved “the earth”!
Contact
Guy Wallace
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| Portsmouth,
VA - Chosen for the complexity
of the project, Cornerstone handled the movement of 13
LCM8 boats for the Naval Station in San Diego. Naval cranes
loaded the boats on to trailers and Cornerstone supplied
the trucking, traffic control and unloading process at
the final destination. Due to the massive dimensions of
the boats (78’
x 22’ x 18’
with an average weight of 136,000 lbs), custom welded
I-beam frames were attached to special dollies to accommodate
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vendors received the bid and Cornerstone was one of two
that rose to the challenge of moving these massive loads.
Needless to say, Cornerstone delivered on both the bid
and the loads. All 13 boats arrived safely at the off-site
boat yard in San Diego... Contact
Guy Wallace
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Portsmouth,
VA - Cornerstone was
contacted to handle the pickup and de-vanning of ten
container loads of Bentleys - a total of 19 vintage
autos crafted in 1928 and 1929.
Upon
delivery, the cars headed off on a 3,500 mile road rally
that winds its way to Memphis, and ends up in Charleston,
SC
Contact
Guy Wallace |
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