GENCO Honors Top Carriers for 2014

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- GENCO, a leader in comprehensive transportation solutions and product lifecycle logistics® services, has named eight carriers as winners of the company's first "Carrier of the Year" awards.

"The selected carriers represent the 'best of the best,'" says Tom Nightingale, president of GENCO's Transportation Logistics business unit. "GENCO makes every effort to ensure that, as we draw from our deep carrier base, we find mutually beneficial relationships where our customers get the service they need and our carriers have freight that compliments their network capacity."

Carriers in two service areas — managed transportation and freight solutions — were recognized for their performance in five metrics, including on-time performance, EDI compliance, primary tender acceptance, claims performance and ease of doing business. Using advanced analytics, GENCO developed a "carrier scorecard" to measure carrier performance in the metrics over the course of the past year.

The 2014 managed transportation carrier award recipients and categories are:

• Dayton Freight Lines, Regional LTL
• Con-way Freight, National LTL
• Badger Federal Services, Regional Truckload
• Swift Transportation, National Truckload
• Hub Group, Intermodal

The 2014 freight solutions award recipients and categories are:

• Celadon Trucking, Truckload Provider of the Year
• Integra Logistics Service, Intermodal Provider of the Year
• Hot-Line Freight System, LTL Provider of the Year

The winners were determined by GENCO's freight solutions experts and the transportation purchasing department utilizing the carrier scorecard.

"We are honored and humbled to receive this award from a forward-thinking organization like GENCO," says Mike Cronin, executive vice president of Dayton Freight Lines.

Greg Lehmkuhl, president, Con-way Freight echoed Cronin's sentiment on receiving this award.

"It is an honor to receive the GENCO Carrier of the Year Award," says Lehmkuhl. "GENCO holds us to high standards and we are delighted to see that they recognize us for our efforts.  We value our relationship and look forward to continuing to support GENCO and their customers."

For additional information on GENCO's "Carrier of the Year" awards or transportation capabilities, please contact Matt Balzola, general manager of freight solutions at [email protected].

About GENCO

GENCO is the recognized leader in product lifecycle and reverse logistics solutions designed to maximize value and reduce costs. GENCO operates 140 value-added warehouse locations comprising 38 million square feet and manages $1.5 billion in freight annually throughout North America. GENCO's diverse range of customers includes many Fortune 500 companies in the technology, consumer and industrial, retail and healthcare markets and the federal government. GENCO's complete range of product lifecycle services include inbound logistics; warehousing & distribution; fulfillment; contract packaging and managed transportation; systems integration; returns processing & disposition; test, repair, refurbishment; product liquidation; and recycling.

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