Strong Commitment

The tragedy in Boston affected many people. Living in Phoenix about 2700 miles away, I still felt a direct connection to those who suffered a loss, or were injured. How could this happen? More importantly, Why?
Some questions may never be sufficiently answered by those who need them most. One question, was answered though, how would the residents of Boston react to such a catastrophe? With bravery, courage and commitment.

The photo above shows the empty streets of Boston as authorities searched for the bombers. What normally would have been a very busy day on these streets turned into emptyness and silence. In fact We here at Gateway had a delivery due in the town of Boston that day but our shipment did not deliver.

We pride ourselves on ensuring timely deliveries for our clients but not that day. On that day the people of Boston and people all around the world were more concerned about a pickup than a dropoff.

From a business standpoint I cant help but think about the times, Ive gotten upset or clients have gotten upset over shipments not getting to their destination on time. In logistics we regularly encounter storms, highway closures and equipment failures but failure to deliver because a city is shut down so bombers can be captured puts this all in perspective.

We know that our commitment to our customers to deliver their shipments on time is strong and will continue to be as long as we strive to be Bostonstrong.

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