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Stewart Transportation, Stewart Parking Establish Leadership Team

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Nashville – Eddie Stewart has assumed the title of chief executive officer of Stewart Transportation Solutions, Inc. (STS) and president of Stewart Logistics, Inc. which includes the newly formed Stewart Parking Solutions, a parking operations and management company. Karen Robbins, a longtime vice president, has been named president of Stewart Transportation Solutions, Inc.

Stewart Parking Solutions (SPS) is being launched to meet the growing demand for parking management and planning services in Nashville and nationally. SPS and STS offer sophisticated ground logistics and parking facilities management services, helping clients streamline and simplify the transportation and parking process.

• Eddie Stewart founded Stewart Transportation in 1990 and has grown the company to become one of the largest transportation logistics planning and operations firms in the country. The company is known for the planning and coordination of large scale, complex transportation programs for corporate clients such as Microsoft, State Farm National Insurance Companies, Southeastern Conference and ACE Hardware. Since 1990, Stewart has traveled the country managing the ground logistics for meetings, conventions and special events in major markets throughout North America. Stewart has 27 years of professional experience. Stewart, a Nashville native, is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University.

• Karen Robbins, who joined STS in 1996, is now president of Stewart Transportation Solutions. Robbins has played a pivotal role in STS’s expansion and development in the Seattle market, which includes operations for Microsoft and other corporate clients. Robbins oversees all strategic initiatives for the company and for the last 16 years has supervised STS’s largest events and been involved in the planning and execution of more than 550 national events. In 2008, Robbins accepted Microsoft’s “Above and Beyond” award for excellence in customer service. She is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University and resident of Murfreesboro.

About Stewart Transportation Solutions
Stewart Transportation Solutions, founded in 1990, is a ground logistics coordination company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee with an office in Seattle, Washington. They plan and execute medium-to-large scale transportation programs for a variety of corporate clients across the country. With a high-level of customer service, they seamlessly coordinate every detail of moving people – whether 200 or 20,000 – from location to location. Clients include Microsoft Corporation, State Farm and Ace Hardware among others.

About Stewart Parking Solutions
Stewart Parking Solutions is a Nashville-based company specializing in medium-to-large-scale parking and planning services for a variety of events and venues across the country. Stewart Parking manages all aspects of parking logistics and services for garages, surface lots, entertainment venues, special events and a variety of other facilities. Providing an exceptional level of customer service, SPS streamlines and simplifies the parking experience. Stewart Parking Solutions manages parking, planning, procedures and services for clients including LP Field, home of the NFL Tennessee Titans. Stewart Parking Solutions is a division of Stewart Logistics, Inc.

Stewart Parking Solutions Names Brasher Burbank General Manager

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Nashville – Brasher Burbank has been promoted to General Manager of Stewart Parking Solutions (SPS).

In this new role, Burbank will direct large-scale event parking planning and procedures for the company’s contract clients. Burbank has 9 years of experience managing parking services at some of the largest venues and events in Nashville, including Country Music Association’s Music Fest, the Music City Bowl and Olympic soccer events at LP Field.

A top priority for Burbank will be managing operations for two recently awarded contracts—Nashville’s Metropolitan Sports Authority and the Tennessee Titans. SPS will manage parking Lot E operations on a daily basis as well as many large-scale events including the Fourth of July, New Year’s Eve, the Country Music Marathon, Titans home games, Tennessee State Football, Music City Bowl, concerts and other special events.

“Brasher possesses a wealth of industry experience that positions our company for strategic growth managing large-scale projects in Middle Tennessee,” said Eddie Stewart, President of Stewart Parking Solutions. “By institutionalizing a high-level of customer service for parking services, Brasher is setting a new standard for the industry.”

Burbank joined Stewart in June 2011, after an eight-year career at Central Parking System, the nation’s largest parking company, where he oversaw more than 120 owned, managed or leased parking properties in the Nashville area. Burbank was responsible for 23 facility managers and hundreds of employees.

In 2008, Burbank was recognized by Central Parking as one of the leading operations managers in the company. He played a key role in managing technology conversions for Central Parking which enhanced the ease of use for parkers while simultaneously increasing the company’s profitability.
Burbank has a bachelor’s degree in business management from Western Kentucky University.
About Stewart Parking Solutions
Stewart Parking Solutions is a Nashville-based company specializing in medium- to- large-scale parking and planning services for a variety of events and venues across the country. Stewart Parking manages all aspects of parking logistics and services for garages, surface lots, entertainment venues, special events and a variety of other facilities. Providing an exceptional level of customer service, SPS streamlines and simplifies the parking experience. Stewart Parking Solutions manages parking, planning, procedures and services for clients including LP Field, home of the NFL Tennessee Titans. Stewart Parking Solutions is a division of Stewart Logistics, Inc.

Stewart Parking will Manage LP Field Parking Operations

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NASHVILLE – Stewart Parking Solutions (SPS), a Nashville-based parking operations management company, has been selected by the Metropolitan Sports Authority to manage parking operations at LP Field.

With the opening of Cumberland Park on the East Bank, the LP field campus will be an increasingly popular destination for special events, recreation and leisure. Given its expertise in managing large-scale parking and transportation logistics, Stewart Parking was chosen to manage the many opportunities on the horizon for the major complex, said Metro Sports Authority Chairman J.D. Elliott.

Stewart Parking has also reached an agreement with the Tennessee Titans to manage parking for events controlled by the NFL team under the terms of its contract with the Sports Authority. In addition to their home games, the Titans are responsible for managing parking for several major events including Tennessee State University home football games, CMA Music Fest, Music City Bowl and other special events.

“The Sports Authority is very pleased to announce this partnership with Stewart Parking Solutions,” said Elliott. “Stewart is a well-known and respected transportation logistics company with a strong local presence. We see a tremendous opportunity with Stewart given their commitment to incorporating new technology while staying focused on the customer. They will continue our tradition of delivering a positive service experience on the LP Field campus.”

The Sports Authority selected Stewart following a competitive process, Elliott said. The Authority was impressed with Stewart Parking Solutions’ plans for enhancing revenue opportunities, customer service and technology upgrades, Elliott said.

Said Don MacLachlan, Titans executive vice president of administration and facilities, “Our organization is thrilled to be a partner with Stewart Parking Solutions to raise the level of customer service for all of the events we host at LP Field. Eddie Stewart and his company have done an outstanding job in Nashville for a long time because their number one priority is taking care of customers. For that reason, this is a perfect fit for our organization.”

Said Stewart Parking founder Eddie Stewart, “We are excited to have this new opportunity and look forward to working with the Metropolitan Sports Authority and Titans to achieve an exceptional level of service for anyone who parks at LP Field, whether it is for a game, concert or special event. Our job is to enhance the fan experience. We are ready for it.

“Our company is fortunate to conduct parking and transportation logistics for companies and major events all across the country, but it is always special when we are involved in major projects in our hometown,” Stewart said.

Parking management and transportation logistics for the LP Field campus became a priority as plans for East Bank development advanced, Elliott said.

The LP Field campus will become an increasingly popular destination with the April opening of Metro Cumberland Park, which includes an amphitheatre, family splash park, greenway connector, and concessions. The Authority and Titans expect increased auto traffic to LP Field for special events, recreation and leisure for locals and tourists.

“The Sports Authority considers the East Bank of the Cumberland River the new front lawn for East Nashville,” Elliott said. “For that reason, Stewart’s logistical expertise is needed now more than ever.”

Visitors to LP Field campus parking in the near future will see some physical and other changes related to the parking and transit experience, Elliott and Stewart said. Those include:

• Installation of the most advanced solar-power ticketing machines for self-pay parking. The new units are faster and easier for customers to use. Customers will also be able use their smart phones, via a special app, to pay for parking with the click of a button.

• Hand-held credit- and debit-card readers to process payments for paid events as a method to speed up traffic flow into LP Field.

• New solar-powered stations to charge electric vehicles will make LP Field a green-transit destination.

Stewart Parking Solutions is related to Stewart Transportation Solutions, a Nashville-based company founded in 1990. Stewart Transportation manages transportation logistics for corporations, association and special events across the country. The company’s clients include Microsoft, Country Music Association, the Southeastern Conference, State Farm National Insurance Companies and ACE Hardware among many others.

The company is on the Web at http://www.stewarttransportation.com.

When to hire third-party transportation

Meeting Tips from Eddie Stewart

Sometimes, the term third party has a bad connotation in the business world.

However, there are several types of third-party transportation companies that may be useful to planners. The key is to recognize and understand the differences between them and decide which type best fits your program.

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Check out what “More Space” means for STS Seattle & Nashville

Space (speis)—n
1. the unlimited three-dimensional expanse in which all material objects are located.
2. an interval of distance or time between two points, objects, or events.
3. a blank portion or area.
4. a. unoccupied area or room: There is no space for a table.
b. (in combination): space-saving
Related: spacious
5. freedom to do what a person wishes to for his or her own personal development

The Nashville Office is going through its fourth remodel. In 1997 we decided to UPGRADE the SPACE and used glue melthing chemicals to remove the age old carpet. The happy result...beautiful hard wood floors underneath it all. Boy, was that a job! We’re pretty sure we destroyed massive amounts of brain cells doing the first overhaul.

Then, the busier we got the hungrier we got (probably the chemicals), so in 2003 we decided we needed a BIGGER KITCHEN with more SPACE. While we were at it we added a deck. That was the OUTDOOR SPACE we needed! Then we started adding clients and with more clients came more employees, and before you knew it, we needed MORE SPACE. We needed to store lots of things like company shirts, files, boxes, traffic cones and signs that read BUSES ONLY and DO NOT ENTER. Where to put all that stuff?

So, in 2006, we remodeled again, adding TWO SPACES for a couple of employees and more storage. Plus, we added a basement, that has often served as a tornado shelter, and a carport for the old STS pickup truck! SPACE! We had SPACE!

But, guess what? It happened again, more clients and employees. So this year, we decided to remodel THE SPACE we currently occupy by building more offices. While all of this is going on behind us, folks in the front are buddying up and living with a little LESS SPACE in order to make MORE SPACE for others! We can’t wait for all the SPACE to be finished, because it’s going to be awesome. We may even have room for a ping pong table! We think that’s a GREAT use of SPACE! We’ll continue to keep you posted on our continuing quest for MORE SPACE!

Seattle

Happy Anniversary to the Seattle office! May 1st marked the 1st Anniversary of the opening of the Stewart Transportation Solutions Bellevue, Washington office. Located on Bel-Red Road, the new STS office is just a stone’s throw away from the Microsoft Redmond Campus and all the shops, restaurants and fun spots to hang out in Bellevue.

After a few years of our team working out of their homes and getting together a couple of times a week, we decided we needed REAL WORK SPACE for the Seattle peeps! We had a few things in mind when we were looking for a nice place to call home in and well, windows were a big deal. With all the rain Seattle gets we figured light, light and more light was a necessity. We painted walls, cleaned windows and assembled office furniture until we dropped, but we got the office up and running schedule. It is hard to believe it has been a year. Next time you’re in Bellevue, stop by 12951 Bel-Red Road and see our new OFFICE SPACE!