ALAN seeks material handling equipment for the Bahamas and Southeast Texas

American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is seeking material handling equipment for those who were affected by the hurricanes and flooding. Kathy Fulton, the Executive Director at ALAN said they are working with a couple of requests for material handling equipment and searching for material handling equipment donations, or financial assistance for some funding to purchase or lease the needed equipment. Fulton is looking for the following...

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ALAN releases statement on Bahamas and Hurricane efforts after Dorian

What is ALAN doing for the Bahamas? If you look up the expression “mixed emotions” in the dictionary today, you might find my picture. On the one hand, I’m hugely relieved that Dorian didn’t strike the U.S East Coast as a Category 5 and that so many communities were spared a direct hit. On the other, I am heartsick about what has happened in the Bahamas.   It hurts to see such a paradise destroyed and to think about how many people...

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American Logistics Aid Network urges Precautions, Preparation for Hurricane Dorian

As Hurricane Dorian heads toward the mainland U.S., the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) is urging residents of Florida, the Gulf Coast and other parts of the Southeast to start preparing – and advising the logistics community to get ready to help. “The strength and path projections for Dorian are still very uncertain, but do suggest that it could be a destructive and dangerous event for Florida and potentially all of the...

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