OnTrac Chief Financial Officer Thomas Fischer Presented at Colliers International’s 2017 National Industrial Conference


SAN DIEGO, Oct. 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OnTrac, a logistics company specializing in contracting small parcel shipping services in the Western United States, was represented at the Colliers International’s 2017 National Industrial Conference by OnTrac Chief Financial Officer Thomas Fischer. Fischer was hand-picked by Colliers International’s President of Brokerage Services USA and National Director of Industrial USA Dwight Hotchkiss to participate as a thought leader in the supply chain and logistics industry at the Occupier Panel on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. The conference took place in La Jolla, California at Estancia La Jolla Hotel, 9700 N Torrey Pines Road, San Diego, CA 92037. With the conference theme of Engineering Connections, the panel presentation discussed the topics of supply chain strategies, the impact of the commerce related occupier demand on market rental rates and “Big Box” availability within major industrial markets throughout the U.S., and the role of automation, while also giving attendees techniques to help build their professional and personal lives.

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Moderated by Colliers’ International’s Head of Supply Chain and Logistics Consulting Gregory Healy, the panel included Macy’s Director of Real Estate Jason Williams, Gordon Foodservice Senior Manager of Real Estate Bill Casey, and Daltile/Mohawk Industries Senior Director of Real Estate Marc Morisseau in addition to Fischer. The panel presented to a total of 500 real estate professionals from around the world. With Fischer’s expertise, he was able to share advice to the crowd of brokers based on his own experiences from his 18-year tenure with OnTrac. Fischer has successfully collaborated in expanding the next day product into the OnTrac eight-state footprint of California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado, and Idaho. Today, OnTrac leases 52 properties with over 4 million square feet in use. Presently, OnTrac will average five new lease negotiations a year over the next 11 years.

Colliers International Senior Vice President John Kovaleski said, “The Colliers Industrial Conference was greatly enhanced because of Tom’s active participation and first-hand knowledge of the constantly changing supply chain and logistics industry. Colliers International is both privileged and very grateful to be able to provide real-time strategic commercial real estate services, solutions, transaction and portfolio management on behalf of OnTrac.”

Fischer is a graduate of Iowa State University, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Arizona and Iowa Societies of Certified Public Accountants and the Phoenix CEO-CFO Group. Thomas was awarded 2013 CFO of the Year for the Private Company Category of the Financial Executives International (FEI) Arizona Chapter.

About OnTrac
OnTrac specializes in delivery services throughout the eight western area states, an area that is home to over 60 million consumers. OnTrac was founded in 1991, and has grown to become a top choice for e-commerce and companies looking to speed up parcel distribution without the cost of express shipping. In 2014, OnTrac launched DirectPost, and became the first regional logistics company to offer a USPS Package Consolidation Service. OnTrac is a SmartWay Transport Partner, a USPS Workshare Partner, and is integrated with over thirty different multi-carrier software providers. OnTrac is comprised of three divisions based on service offerings; overnight, messenger, and international.  For more information on overnight services, call 800.334.5000 or visit ontrac.com. For more information on messenger services, call 888.334.5001 or visit ontracmessenger.com. For more information on international services, call 800.628.4868 or visit ontracinternational.com.

Katrina Fox
OnTrac
602-333-4579
kfox@ontrac.com 

Tom Fischer