By:     Jackie Hirschhaut, 336/881-1016

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Specialized Furniture Carriers, a trade group representing more than 30 companies dedicated to the handling and transporting of furniture, has launched a website, www.furniture-carriers.org, to serve both its members and their current and prospective customers.

Members of the Specialized Furniture Carriers are companies with at least 50 percent of their outbound shipments devoted to furniture. They are distinguished from general commodities carriers by their furniture-specific equipment and skills. Long-term relationships with specific furniture manufacturers are common.

Members have access to several transportation-specific AHFA benefits, including a fuel card program offering significantly reduced fuel costs at over 9,000 truck stops nationwide and a fleet maintenance program providing 10 percent off service fees for roadside assistance and 8 percent off monthly fees for fleet maintenance.

Members of the Specialized Furniture Carriers also participate in AHFA's Annual Supply Chain Conference and have other networking and educational opportunities throughout the year.

The newly-developed website offers a complete directory of furniture carrier members along with the location of their corporate headquarters. An events calendar keeps members up-to-date on both carrier and AHFA events, and a news page offers the latest headlines from Transportation News, the Journal of Commerce and the U.S. business section of the online Wall Street Journal.

Carriers interested in joining the Specialized Furniture Carriers will find complete membership information on the site, and manufacturers or retailers looking for a specialized furniture carrier will have access to the carrier membership directory.

About the Specialized Furniture Carriers The Specialized Furniture Carriers is a division of the American Home Furnishings Alliance. Membership is open to persons and companies that supply transportation services to the home furnishings industry.