By Jay Devers It’s one thing for a leader to have company values in his mind. It’s another thing to make them both visible and active – and it’s astonishing how values can impact an organization when you do the latter. Coming in fresh from Corporate America, I was quick to establish a mission statement, […]

Freight forwarders operate on a global scale, which means it’s critical to have strong partnerships around the world with other freight forwarders who can partner as needed to fulfill client needs. Of course, vetting those global partners is essential, and Bestway International will go any distance – literally – to assure we are working with […]

Since our last update on the tariff picture we have seen two significant developments that warrant another report on the issue. One has to do with tariff refunds, which is the issue we get asked about the most. The other has to do with a redefinition of how Section 232 tariffs are applied to products […]

By Riley Wiles It was something Bestway’s leadership realized a few years ago as we took a good look at our team: We had never had a stronger collection of talent in the four decades of this company’s history. It wasn’t just how many people we had. It was their drive, their grit and their […]

One day in February, the Bestway accounts team said to a particular client: Where can we serve you better? The insight gained in that meeting was so valuable. The team members who had been involved – the quote team, the compliance team, the sales rep and the vice president – took copious notes and started […]

Marketing and chemistry may not be the most familiar combination for a college degree, but Kelli Adkins was industrious when she graduated from Northwest Missouri State University – turning what she’d learned into a successful career in pharmaceutical sales. The arrival of her children led to Adkins’s “retirement” after roughly a decade, but she was […]

Given the changing nature of tariff policy in the United States, Bestway is understandably asked a great many questions by clients and others in the industry about what is happening with tariffs. We must acknowledge it could be many months (or even longer) before the dust settles and we can say for sure where tariff […]

Hope House offers those in the Kansas City area exactly what the name suggests – the hope of a safe refuge for those impacted by domestic violence, as well as a voice for social change that stands up for people’s right to live free of abuse. This mission is close to Bestway’s heart, which is […]

Veterinary medicine needs to be temperature-controlled, which is no problem if it’s being transported across land in a reefer truck. It’s usually not a problem even with international air freight, because insulated packaging can keep products cold to get it through most flights. But Australia can be a challenging case, and one shipment to the […]

The gold standard in best practices for handling pharmaceutical and medical products comes as part of a European Union-backed certification known as Good Distribution Practice. Bestway is currently in the process of obtaining the certification, and along the way we can already report some important milestones that have been achieved. In February, team members Kaitlin […]

When one company buys another, it often means some of the employees will have to move on to other opportunities. That can be a blessing, though, and it was every bit of that when Monique Snead’s then-employer Foxpoint Trucks was sold to OTR Leasing in 2025. After six years handling the underwriting, compliance, documentation and […]

With his recent promotion to Import Operations Team Lead, Lance Jones recognizes how much hard work and perseverance have done for both him and his clients since he joined Bestway International in 2020. Previously a key account manager with responsibility for one of Bestway’s largest accounts, along with several others, Lance appreciates the fact that […]