The ALC Story
With $1,000 in his pocket, Allen Lund made the brave decision to start his own transportation brokerage company. It was 1976, when Allen Lund Company formally opened the first office in Los Angeles, adjacent to the produce market. Allen and his wife Kathie began what he referred to as “living the American dream.” In 1994, an acquisition led to the creation of the ALC Logistics division, specializing in LTL freight and evolving into the software division. As years went on the company continued to grow, opening offices across the country, and in 2017, ALC became a 500M company: one of Allen’s dreams.
Under Allen’s guidance, his sons, David, Kenny, and Eddie became more involved in the day-to-day operations, all promoted to vice presidents along the way. Each son truly understands the business, inside, and out. Upon his passing in 2018, Allen left a financially sound and well-organized company.
ALC Logistics
Today ALC Logistics continues to operate under the leadership of the Allen Lund Company with Executive Vice President, Kenny Lund serving as head of the division. Backed by over 45 years of freight transportation industry experience, ALC Logistics develops state-of-the-art transportation, supply chain, and logistics-related software that help shippers gain control, increase visibility, improve security, and streamline operations.
Eddie Lund earned a degree in finance from the University of Notre Dame in 1990. Upon graduation, Eddie played minor league baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers for four years before joining the Allen Lund Company in 1994. After working as a broker in the Portland office, Eddie was promoted to Assistant Manager in 1995.
Eddie relocated to Texas in 1997, where he took the reins of the San Antonio office. In 2002, Eddie was promoted to Vice President of Sales and branch Operations, and in 2005, moved to ALC’s corporate headquarters in La Cañada Flintridge, CA. Eddie was named President of Allen Lund Company, LLC in May of 2018.
Kenny Lund graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a degree in Business Administration. Kenny worked as a teacher and baseball coach for three years before joining the Allen Lund Company in 1989. Kenny managed the refrigerated transportation division of the Los Angeles office for eight years, where he gained valuable insight into the industry.
In 1997, Kenny shifted his focus to managing the Information and Technology department, becoming Vice President of the department in 2002. In 2005, Kenny was promoted to Vice President of Support Operations where he oversaw the Information and Technology, Carrier Resources and Marketing departments. In 2014, Kenny became the Vice President of ALC Logistics and began overseeing the sales and development of the AlchemyTMS software solutions. In 2019, Lund was promoted to Executive Vice President of ALC Logistics.
Kenny Lund is a longtime member of the Transportation Intermediaries Association where he is Chair of the Highway Logistics Conference and a member of the Board of Directors. Lund is also a member of the Marquette University Center for Supply Chain Management Advisory Board. He is a past member of the United Fresh Produce Association Board of Directors and continues to serve on the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) Supply Chain Council. In 2022, Lund was named to the Packer 25 for his role as a leader in the produce industry.
Chetan Tandon received his MBA from California Polytechnic University at Pomona in 2000 with an emphasis in Information Technology. Chetan joined the Allen Lund Company (ALC) in 2003 as an Oracle Administrator and was promoted to Manager of IT in 2005. In 2013, Chetan was named Chief Information Officer (CIO) of ALC. In 2018, he joined the company’s board of directors.
In his role as CIO, Chetan Tandon manages ALC’s Information and Technology (IT) department and also leads its Transportation Management System (TMS) product research, development, and implementation for the Allen Lund Company and ALC Logistics. He has designed and developed a mobile app for ALC and a customer-centric TMS, branded AlchemyTMS, that manages over $8 billion of freight-spend annually for shippers across multiple industries and ranked in the Fortune 50.
Chetan Tandon has served on the University of Washington Master of Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics Advisory Board since 2020. In 2022, Chetan was named a Food Logistics Rock Star of the Supply Chain. This award recognizes influential individuals in the industry whose achievements, hard work, and vision have shaped the global cold food supply chain.
ALC Logistics’ award-winning AlchemyTMS software solutions are used by growers, manufacturers, producers, distributors, retailers, and other shippers & receivers across North America, helping them make better business decisions by streamlining their business operations, improving the productivity of their personnel, and increasing the visibility of their related costs.
The AlchemyTMS Advantage
