January/February 2014
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The Port of Baltimore
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Dundalk Marine Terminal, both to bring
U.S.-manufactured equipment for export
or to pick up imported equipment, which
is then either taken to its main facility
in Carlisle, Pa., or directly to its final
destination.
“We have an extremely strong working
relationship with the Port,” Ross said. “The
people down there are wonderful to deal
with — we’re part of the fabric down there
and we think very highly of the people who
work there.”
Sam Azzarello, General Manager
of Logistics for the Maryland Port
Administration (MPA), commented, “Keen
Transport is a valuable partner to the
Port of Baltimore because of the profes-
sional services they provide to our many
importers and exporters of farmmachinery
and construction equipment.”
Ross also praised the Port community’s
cooperation when working with over-
dimensional issues. “It’s not unusual to
go to a meeting with Sam and have the
city, state and Port people all there at the
same time,” he added.
Keen Transport began 46 years ago as
a family-owned company, although two
years ago Platinum Equity bought it. The
values instilled by founder Harold Keen
emphasized an unwavering commitment
to the customer.
“It’s an unwritten code; the customer
comes first — what we promise, we are
going to deliver on,” Ross said. Among
600 employees nationwide, 300 are
drivers, and many have been with Keen
for decades.
The company also is known for its
well-maintained equipment and fleet of
experienced drivers. Keen Transport owns
300 trucks and 600 trailers, ranging from
step decks and lowboys to 13-axle super-
load trailers.
The company’s emphasis on reducing
fuel consumption and harmful emissions,
accomplished in part by upgrading to
newer tractors with auxiliary power units
that reduce idling, earned it an award of
excellence from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency SmartWay program.
The company has locations throughout
the United States, each carefully chosen
for proximity to either major manufacturers
or a major port. But Baltimore remains
one of the company’s most strategic and
utilized locations.
