Driving the Mission with Graig Morin

Graig Morin and Joe Lynch discuss driving the mission. Graig is the Co-Founder and President of Brown Dog Carriers & Logistics. Graig and the Brown Dog team are big supporters of the Wreaths Across America. 

About Graig Morin 

Graig was born and raised in Biddeford, Maine. Shortly after high school, Graig began investing in truck driving.  This investment transpired in 1998, after a road trip from Maine to Arizona with a few friends.  While on the trip, he knew that the trucking industry was his passion and lifelong desire.   Since 1998, Graig has been fully involved in the transportation industry.  His career has varied from working on loading docks to hauling general freight.  He has also hauled heavy equipment across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions.  Graig has safely operated tractor trailers of all types, logging over 1.5 million miles. In 2010, Graig met the love of his life, Christine, and her four-legged side kick, Lily.  Lily is a chocolate Labrador Retriever who travels with Graig every day in the truck (she has logged 500,000 herself). Graig and Christine married soon after and since then have been blessed with three healthy boys. For the past 19 years, Graig has dreamed of owning and operating a driver friendly transportation and logistics company.  He has spent countless hours studying the industry and all of its workings.  Graig attends Many industry related conferences and seminars to help continue his knowledge of this ever-changing industry.   In January of 2017, Graig and Christine decided it was time to build the family-friendly transport company that Graig had been dreaming about for decades. With the guidance from the co-owners of Aventure Management, Brown Dog Carriers and Logistics was born. Graig also serves as the Vice President of the Maine Professional Drivers Association, Member of the Truckload Carriers Association and American Trucking Association.

About Brown Dog

BROWN DOG CARRIERS AND LOGISTICS is the realization of a dream by Co-Founder and President - Graig Morin to utilize his years of trucking and logistics experience with his unwavering commitment to service and provide transportation solutions for his customers. Graig takes a pragmatic entrepreneurial approach to helping solve your transportation needs. He has been a truck driver all of his professional life so he also understands the complexities of transport and how important it is to have top drivers handling your freight. BROWN DOG is located in Biddeford Maine and is able to work with clients in all parts of the USA.  With more than 100 years of experience in the shipping business, we have made a lot of connections. We used our knowledge of the industry and wealth of experience to begin moving freight using our trusted network of partners. This gave us the opportunity to develop a solid supply chain to move your freight all over America and become a true solutions provider.

About Wreaths Across America

Wreaths Across America is an American nonprofit organization established in 2007 by wreath producer Morrill Worcester, assisted by veterans and truckers. Its primary activity is distributing Veteran’s wreaths for placement on graves in military cemeteries. In December 2008, the United States Senate agreed to a resolution that designated December 13, 2008, as Wreaths Across America Day. Subsequent National Wreaths Across America Days have been designated on the second or third Saturday of December. What began in 1992 with a trailer load of wreaths, decorated by volunteers and laid at the graves of fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery has now become a national organization with over 3,700 participating locations – all focused on the mission to REMEMBER the fallen; HONOR those who serve; TEACH our children the value of freedom.

Key Takeaways: Driving the Mission

• Wreaths Across America is an American nonprofit organization established in 2007 by wreath producer Morrill Worcester, assisted by veterans and truckers.
• Its primary activity is distributing Veteran’s wreaths for placement on graves in military cemeteries.
• The mission of Wreaths Across America is to remember the fallen, honor those who serve, and teach children the value of freedom.
• In December 2008, the United States Senate designated December 13, 2008, as Wreaths Across America Day.
• National Wreaths Across America Days have been designated on the second or third Saturday of December.
• Wreaths Across America started in 1992 with a trailer load of wreaths laid at the graves of fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.
• It has now become a national organization with over 3,700 participating locations.
• National Wreaths Across America Day is held on December 16, 2023.
• Wreaths Across America coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies at more than 3,700 locations across the United States, at sea, and abroad.
• Wreaths Across America also supports the Remembrance Tree program and operates a museum in Maine to honor and remember veterans.

Learn More About Driving the Mission

Graig Morin | LinkedIn

Brown Dog Carriers & Logistics | LinkedIn

Brown Dog Carriers & Logistics website

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