Issue 8 | SCO Spring/Summer 2024 Issue 8 | Page 7

“ It ’ s important to promote safety . The rodeo shows our customers that we ’ re really trying to take care of them , take care of our loads , and take care of the public .”
— Arthur “ AP ” Porn , MedTrans driver and first place winner in the
Tractor-Trailer category

1700 82 million miles

2.1 million deliveries

MedTrans Trucks and Drivers
Driven in 2023
Made to customers in 2023
“ It ’ s important to promote safety ,” said Porn , who has been driving a truck for 32 years . “ The rodeo shows our customers that we ’ re really trying to take care of them , take care of our loads , and take care of the public . I ’ ve always liked driving a truck at Medline . We know we are doing something to help people in need .”
Medline has the largest owned transportation fleet of any healthcare product distributor in the U . S ., with more than 1,700 trucks and drivers — meaning that Medline is there every step of the way from sourcing and manufacturing to distribution to point of delivery . MedTrans has grown along with Medline
over the past two decades , doubling the size of its fleet every five years . Medline also continues to diversify its vehicles and strategies to meet the company ’ s evolving portfolio of more than 300,000 products .
“ Our drivers know the important role we play in health
services delivery ,” says Jeff Brennan , senior vice president of transportation at MedTrans . “ For 2023 , we ’ ll travel over 80 million miles to make nearly 2 million deliveries .”
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