FreightCenter, a nationwide provider of online freight and
logistics software and services, has announced YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq:
YRCW), a leading transportation service provider, as the first recipient of its
STRONG Certified Carrier of the Year Award. YRCW earned this title for 2010
from an extensive group of national and international carriers that
FreightCenter.com tests and evaluates on a continuous basis throughout their
calendar year. The STRONG Carrier of the Year Award is a new title that will be
given annually to the carrier that demonstrates the highest standards,
rankings, and customer satisfaction within FreightCenter’s network of local,
regional, and national carriers. YRCW was chosen from a large group of many
well-recognized carriers based on its high performance in a range of different
qualitative and quantitative criteria.
YRCW consistently received the highest ranking in areas of
customer service, dependability, quality control, and competitive pricing,
among other factors. “YRC demonstrates all the top qualities we strive for each
of our carriers to achieve,” says Louis Capolino, Chief Operating Officer for
FreightCenter.com. “Each shipment that they handle for us is moved with
quickness and care, resulting in outstanding customer satisfaction and ideal
results.” The evaluation categories are based on FreightCenter’s STRONG carrier
certification program which scores and examines all current and applying
carriers on six standards of quality. To become STRONG, a carrier must
exemplify their abilities behind being Safe, Trustworthy, Responsive, On-Time,
Noteworthy, and Guaranteed. Data such as pricing and invoice precision,
dependability, number of claims, and customer service are all factored together
and used to rank each carrier. “Customers tell us that consistent, dependable
service is essential to their supply chains,” says Mike Naatz, president –
Customer Care Division and chief customer officer for YRC Worldwide. “We are
keenly focused on delivering confidence to our customers through precision and
reliability.
It is an honor for YRC Worldwide to be the first recipient
of the STRONG Certified Carrier of the Year Award from FreightCenter.com.”
FreightCenter.com presented YRC Worldwide with the Carrier of the Year Award
during an exclusive dinner event with key executives attending from both
organizations at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando, Florida. The award presentation
recognized YRCW out of six top finalists that all demonstrated the highest
STRONG standards of quality. About FreightCenter.com FreightCenter is a
full-service, software-based freight logistics company whose focus is using
web-based tools to help execute optimized transportation solutions for their
customers.
Their website, FreightCenter.com, provides web technology
that lets customers easily compare rates and services from multiple LTL
carriers while their logistics division works with an extensive carrier base to
custom design truckload, international, and intermodal shipments and implement
all-inclusive transportation services as well as technological advancements unique
to the industry. Based out of the Tampa Bay area since 1998, more information
can be found at www.freightcenter.com About YRC Worldwide YRC Worldwide Inc., a
Fortune 500 company headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., is a leading provider
of transportation and global logistics services. It is the holding company for
a portfolio of successful brands including YRC, YRC Reimer, YRC Glen Moore,
Reddaway, Holland and New Penn, and provides China-based services through its
Jiayu and JHJ joint ventures.
YRC Worldwide has the largest, most comprehensive
less-than-truckload (LTL) network in North America with local, regional,
national and international capabilities. Through its team of experienced
service professionals, YRC Worldwide offers industry-leading expertise in
heavyweight shipments and flexible supply chain solutions, ensuring customers
can ship industrial, commercial and retail goods with confidence.
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