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DAYTON FREIGHT HONORED BY AMERICAN GROUP AND NASSTRAC

DAYTON FREIGHT HONORED BY AMERICAN GROUP AND NASSTRAC

Dayton, Ohio ... Dayton Freight Lines, Inc., a leading provider of regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services, announced that American Group named Dayton Freight Midwest Region Carrier of the Year. This award is based on a variety of performance factors including on-time service, invoice accuracy, low claims ratio, overall customer service and other metrics. This is the first time Dayton Freight has earned this award.

In addition, for the 11th time in a row, the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council (NASSTRAC) has named Dayton Freight Midwest LTL Carrier of the Year. Sponsored by NASSTRAC and Logistics Management magazine, this customer-based recognition program honors carriers that demonstrate excellence in customer service, operations, pricing, leadership and technology. We appreciate our customers who gave us high ratings, and are thankful to our employees for working hard every day to make The Dayton Difference. VP of Sales Dave Brady says, "Both of these are customer awards, and we consider them the highest form of praise. Dayton Freight has a customer-first culture, and it is great to know that we live up to such high expectations."


About American Group
American Group is a 3rd party Logistics Solutions Provider that serves over 3,500 customers via carrier partnerships. They handle LTL, FTL, LCL, FCL, international, domestic, ocean, air, expedited and trade show shipments. Privately held, American Group is a Certified Small Business entity with big company capabilities.

About NASSTRAC
The National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council (NASSTRAC) is the shippers association for transportation and logistics professionals who manage freight across all modes.

About Dayton Freight
Founded in 1981, Dayton Freight is a private, union-free, less-than-truckload (LTL) freight carrier headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. Currently ranked as the country's 14th largest LTL company, Dayton Freight has 54 Service Centers in 13 Midwest states served by 4,500 employees. Offering 1 or 2 day service to thousands of cities, Dayton Freight is known for its prudent growth, operational excellence, advanced technology and an unparalleled company culture known as The Dayton Difference.

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-American Group 2017
Nick Heisterkamp (American Group), John Sullivan (Dayton Freight), Daniel Krivickas, Jr. (American Group)

-nasstrac with mike 2018
Jeff Berman (Logistics Management), Mike Cronin (Dayton Freight), Susan Konopack (Johnson & Johnson)

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