Transportation Intermediaries Association and Avalon Risk Management Announce 2010 Convention Scholarship Winners

Alexandria, VA – March 1, 2009

The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) is pleased to announce the recipients of TIA’s Convention Scholarships sponsored by Avalon Risk Management, Inc. The scholarships allow the recipients to attend TIA’s 32nd Annual Convention and Trade Show, April 7-10, 2010, in Tucson, Ariz., The scholarship recipients will receive $1,000 each from Avalon to cover the cost of airfare and accommodations for TIA’s Conference. TIA waives the Conference registration fee for scholarship recipients.

The recipients are:

Eric Belk, The Match Maker, Inc.

Lant Dimler, C.L. Services, Inc.

Nathan Hagen, B-Line Transport Services LLC

Hollis Pace, III, Hanson Logistics

Adam Wheatley, Choptank Transport

“I personally congratulate each winner and am pleased that we at Avalon were able to facilitate their attendance at what promises to be an extremely information-rich conference. We look forward to meeting the winners in Tucson,” said Mike Brown, Senior Vice President of Sales, Avalon Risk Management, Inc.

“We are very grateful to Avalon for making possible this opportunity to introduce members of the third-party logistics industry to TIA’s Convention for the first time,” said TIA President and CEO Robert A. Voltmann. “TIA’s Convention is the ultimate opportunity to meet and learn from the ‘who’s who’ in our industry, and we are excited to welcome these newcomers.”

The TIAFoundation Board intends to offer these scholarships on an annual basis to promote education and industry involvement. The recipients are all first-time TIA Conference attendees. Each possesses a minimum of two years’ experience in the third-party logistics industry. The recipients will submit a written report at the conclusion of TIA’s Conference summarizing their experience and explaining how they believe that their attendance will benefit them and further their career goals.

For more information about TIA’s Conference Scholarships, contact Cindy Amos, Director of Education and Development, at amos@tianet.org, or (703) 299-5710.

TIA is the professional organization of the $164 billion third party logistics industry. TIA is the only organization exclusively representing transportation intermediaries of all disciplines doing business in domestic and international commerce. TIA is the voice of transportation intermediaries to shippers, carriers, government officials and international organizations. TIA is the United States member of the International Federation of Freight Forwarder Associations (FIATA).