- Raise a glass. Alvey Systems, an FKI Logistex company and integrator of automated material flow solutions, has been selected by Miller Brewing Co. as a "Partner in Excellence" for 2003.
- VARy big deal. ICS of Jacksonville, Fla., a developer of inventory management and wireless software solutions for supply chain management, has received Psion Teklogix' VAR of the Year Award.
- And now, Voyager. Logility Inc. has named Rockline Industries, Shaw Industries and Smead 2004 as "Logility Leadership Award" winners for achieving supply chain excellence through the deployment of Logility Voyager Solutions.
- A high-performance engine. Executives from Penske Logistics have been called to the awards podium twice in recent months. First, the Reading, Pa.-based third-party logistics service provider was named 2003 Supplier of the Year by General Motors. Then, Ford Motor Co. presented Penske with two Q1 awards, Ford's highest recognition of superior supplier quality.
- Safety counts. NFI National Freight has won the first-place 2003 Fleet Safety Award for fleets operating more than 100 million miles annually from the Truckload Carriers Association.
- Safe and secure. A heightened emphasis on security has earned ABF Freight System Inc. the 2004 Excellence in Security Award from the American Trucking Associations.
- Making the cut. Terri Ferraro, manager of transportation/operations for scissors and cutlery maker Fiskars Brands Inc., has been named NASSTRAC's 2004 Member of the Year.
- Certifiably secure. Kuehne & Nagel, one of the world's largest providers of forwarding and logistics services, has successfully secured the Technology Asset Protection Association's (TAPA) "Class A" Certification for its Dallas branch.
- A decade of excellence. Yale Materials Handling Corp. has announced the winners of its 10th annual Dealer of Excellence awards program. They are: Joe Wilson, Berry Material Handling; Kenneth Bonnell, Black Equipment Co. Inc.; Edward Otis, E.D. Farrell Co. Inc.; Mike Pruitt, Eastern Lift Truck Co. Inc.; Samuel W. Grooms, Hy-Tek Material Handling Inc.; Philip D. Robinson, Insley – McEntee Equipment Co. Inc.; Robert Kehley, Key Material Handling Equipment Co. Inc.; Stephen O'Leary, Northland Industrial Truck Co. Inc.; Clifford T. Anglewicz, Yale Equipment & Services Inc.; A.D. "Sandy" MacKinnon, Yale Industrial Trucks – Gulf/Atlantic; Christopher J. Burns, Yale Industrial Trucks – Pittsburgh Inc.; Michael E. Dougherty, Yale Materials Handling – Dougherty Equipment; and Gary Fairchild, Yale Materials Handling – Green Bay Inc.
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