In this year..
In this year... The movie Titanic was released, the first Harry Potter book was released, the world mourned the loss of Princess Dianna, and in December of this year, Weyburn Wakeford founded Pace Runners, Inc., a courier business servicing the metro Birmingham, AL area.
What is 1997?
Pace started its lease at our current location at 5951 Greenwood Parkway in 2008. Throughout our 12 year lease, Pace has remodeled the building this number of times.
What is 4?
This customer was responsible for Pace's exponential growth starting in June of 2014. Pace has serviced this customer out of their Sort Centers in Atlanta, Mobile, Memphis, Nashville, Raleigh, Charlotte, Cleveland, and Detroit as well as Pace cross-docks across the Southeast.
What is Amazon?
Pace Runners, Inc. officially began operations in January of 1998. It wasn't until this month when Pace began running its first nighttime delivery routes. These routes provided services for Alabama Power Company.
What is April 1998?
This set of tools and disciplines is used to guide our company's vision and gain traction towards achieving it. It help's our leadership team to set priorities and stay focused through fast-paced and ever-changing times.
What is EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System)?
In this year... North America experienced a total solar eclipse, Donald Trump became the 45th President, Pace re-branded to our current logo and color scheme, and re-opened for the second time at the corporate campus in Pelham, AL.
What is 2017?
This city is home to Pace's first location outside of the Birmingham metro area. It is also the second largest city in the state of Alabama and serves as the state capitol.
What is Montgomery, AL?
Pace has established a long term relationship with this customer that exceeds 15 years. We first serviced this customer in Birmingham and then grew to support them across the Southeast, Midwest, and Northeast.
What is FedEx?
One of Pace's first dispatch systems existed in the pre-Windows era and operated on this software language.
What is DOS (Disk Operating System)?
In 1998, Pace had 4 vehicles (3 company vans and one personal vehicle) on the road making deliveries in the Birmingham metro area. Today the company has this number of rented/leased Pace vehicles on the road.
What is 77?
In this year...Google was founded, President Bill Clinton was impeached, and the last episode of "Seinfeld" aired. It is also the year Pace Runners,Inc. began official operations and was 15 months before Matt Lawrence became owner of Pace Runners.
What is 1998?
This business led Pace to grow its footprint outside of the Southeastern United States. Setting up this operation marked the first time air travel was required between Pace locations since the drive could not be made in a single day.
What is FedEx - Detroit?
During our 12 year history with this customer we have grown the relationship from service in Birmingham to participating in a nation-wide RFP and being selected as one of their primary partners to include service in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
What is Advance Auto Parts?
This show hosted by Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, and Alicia Keys is a competition for vocalists across the country to win a recording contract. Pace also delivered one of their iconic chairs to its final destination in Nashville, TN.
What is The Voice?
Matt Lawrence began working for Pace at the end of February 1998. His earnings for his first two days of work totaled this amount.
What is $0?
In this year...the iPhone was named the invention of the year, American Idol was the number one TV show, and Nancy Pelosi became the first female speaker of the house. It's also the year that Casey Crook joined Pace as an owner.
What is 2007?
Twenty-two years ago when the company began we serviced around 16 accounts. In the month of August, Pace serviced this number of customers across our network.
What is 69?
This customer won the "Branch of the Year" award in 2006 for response efforts after Hurricane Katrina which were largely due to Pace's partnership as a carrier. Casey Crook ultimately left this company to join Pace as an owner.
What is S.P. Richards?
A Pace carrier traveled from Birmingham to this city marking Pace's longest distance delivery in the company's history equaling 4500+ miles.
What is Anchorage, Alaska?
Pace started with a total of four employees in 1998. Today the company has this number of employees across its network.
What is 360?
In this year...Youtube was founded, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston split up, and Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans prompting Pace to begin offering 24/7 customer service.
What is 2005?
Pace has had four different office/warehouse locations across the Birmingham area in its history. This address was what Pace used when it was incorporated.
What is 142 Corporate Way, Pelham, AL ?
Pace is committed to fostering long term relationships with our customers. We began servicing this customer at the company's start and are fortunate enough to still be servicing them today.
What is Alabama Credit Union League?
Pace has never been afraid to change with the times and recreate its image. As a result, the company has had this number of logos in its twenty-two year history.
What is 4?
These three team members (who are still a part of the Pace team) have been with the company since the year of its founding.
Who is Matt Lawrence, Weyburn Wakeford, and Willie Mahaffey?