May 4, 2022
All Shiny and New We're going all in this year, and why not? Falling in line with our other 75th anniversary commemorations, Van Kam Freightways recently launched an all-new website at the end of April! We're pretty excited about the new site filled with spectacular images, new & revised content, and an improved user-friendly browsing experience for any site visitor on any device. A Quick Rundown There are a lot of cool new things on the new site, but here's ...
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May 4, 2022
Van Kam Freightways Ltd. is excited to celebrate the 20th work anniversary of Vanessa Pacson! As a team member of the pricing department at our head office in Surrey, BC, Vanessa's primary duties are creating quotes and shipping estimates and responding to pricing inquiries. It's All About Transparency Customer service is essential to Vanessa's role. Particularly, she ensures she is as transparent as possible, breaking down every item for her customers to understand what they're paying for. "Trust is essential ...
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April 4, 2022
APR 3, 2022 Our Drivers, Our Heroes To put it simply, the lifeblood of any freight carrier's business is centralized around their ability to deliver their customer's freight from point 'A' to point 'B.' A key component in successfully completing this process is a professional truck driver. They are assigned dedicated linehaul routes to transport the freight to communities and businesses for an uninterrupted supply chain of goods and commodities for customers to use. Van Kam in the Top 5% ...
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March 7, 2022
Making our Mark When you have a big milestone in anyone's life, you naturally try to commemorate it with something worthy of the occasion. It's no different for us here at Van Kam! In case you haven't heard yet, this year marks our 75th Anniversary, so we wanted to create a commemorative logo that would be used to represent our diamond anniversary. The trick was to make the logo unique, but be complementary alongside our other brand marks, such as ...
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January 28, 2022
Shining Like a Diamond If you haven’t already heard, this year Van Kam Freightways Ltd. is officially marking its 75th Diamond Anniversary of serving Western Canadian companies for all their freight shipping needs. My, how time flies! 75 years is a long time, and we’re proud to say we have our fingerprints in assisting in developing many communities and industries throughout BC and Alberta. Our company has always stayed focused on its customers and its family of employees. With their ...
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January 20, 2022
Dear valued customer, As you know, the road and weather conditions in Western Canada have had a significant impact on our ability to provide you with our usual service. While the Province has done fantastic work to improve the conditions of our highways, our team continues to experience road delays due to accidents, weather-related incidents, and barge cancellations. Although these obstacles have created significant stress for our team, we believe that these are short-term problems and will soon be back ...
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January 5, 2022
Our Crisis Response to the BC Flood As freight consumers, sometimes it's hard to imagine how freight really gets where you need it, especially during the recent BC Floods. The focus is often on how quickly a freight shipment will get somewhere, instead of how it will get there safely. Let’s give you some context. In November 2021, a horrible rainstorm took over the Lower Mainland. The result was catastrophic. What Happened? The cities of Merritt and Abbotsford were flooded ...
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January 5, 2022
2021 was a bit of a roller coaster ride for Van Kam, and we're pretty sure it was that way for most people in British Columbia for the last couple of years! It’s been fun, wild, and unexpected. From company changes to charity initiatives, Van Kam has been everywhere at once this year. We had some great times like employee work anniversaries, appreciation days, and new additions to our team, and obviously some not-so-fun days with COVID restrictions and extreme ...
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November 26, 2021
Members of the Van Kam Freightways Service Center in Prince George, BC, recently volunteered their time to assist the United Way of Northern BC (UWNBC) in decorating their 50ft 'Tree of Lights.' As a long-standing holiday tradition in the city, this annual campaign aims to bring community partners together for a united cause. The tree was hoisted on November 12th atop the Coast Prince George Hotel in downtown Prince George. Spreading the Joy This year's theme is 'joy' as the ...
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November 26, 2021
It's no surprise that Van Kam's fantastic employees serve as the backbone of our commitment to exceptional customer service, and they're the main contributors to our company's success. From our professional drivers who've been safely delivering vital freight needed by many businesses & communities during the pandemic and the recent BC floods, to our warehouse and office employees who provide the daily support required for our drivers to deliver our customers' freight. It's all part of a well-oiled machine that ...
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