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Sarah Sheppard has been promoted to Office Manager in Austell, GA. In her new role, Sarah is in charge of the Customer Service Team in Austell overseeing all systems-related inbound receiving and outbound order processing functions, as well as invoicing and customer and carrier communications. 

Back-to-school time is often a time of new beginnings and possibly new clothes and new school supplies. It is also a time that retailers look forward to every year. Most people take for granted that whatever supplies they need to start a new school year will be abundantly available at their favorite retailer. But do you ever stop to think about the journey those goods have taken to get to the store shelf? 

When Tonnie Thompson started working at The Shippers Group in 1974, President Richard Nixon resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Gerald Ford became POTUS. Gas was only $.55 per gallon and a dozen eggs cost $.78. That year the Miami Dolphins defeated the Minnesota Vikings in the Superbowl and The Godfather Part 2 was one of the year's most popular movies. During Tonnie's years at The Shippers Group a lot has changed but one thing that has remained consistent is Tonnie's work ethic and dedication to do his best work every day. 

The Shippers Group has been selected from among hundreds of companies who submitted credentials as one of the Top 100 3PL Providers. The Top 100 list appears in the July 2019 edition of Inbound Logistics. Criteria for selection includes geographic coverage, markets served, logistics services, warehousing services, transportation services and innovation. About being named to the Top 100 List, Rob Doyle of The Shippers Group said, “We are extremely pleased to be included among the elite 3PL providers in the Supply Chain industry. For over 118 years, our goal has been to provide the highest level of service and value to our customers.”