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GREATWIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES NAMED WAL-MART CARRIER OF THE YEAR
April 30, 2008
GREATWIDE LOGISTICS SERVICES NAMED WAL-MART CARRIER OF THE YEAR Six Sigma service level distinguishes Greatwide and secures award. DALLAS (April 30, 2008) Greatwide Logistics Services - a national provider of non-asset-based transportation and third-party logistics services - announced today that its Dedicated Transport business unit has been named Wal-Mart's Outbound Grocery Carrier of the Year for 2007. Greatwide was the first dedicated contract carrier to serve Wal-Mart with refrigerated transportation services when it entered the grocery business in 1993. Award selection criteria included service level, service flexibility, pro-active communication, and innovative transportation solutions. At 99.89%, Greatwide's service level for 2007 represents achievement of Six Sigma performance. Greatwide's Dedicated Transport business unit operates a fleet of more than 4,000 trucks, largely provided by independent Owner-Operators. According to Greg Bryan, Vice President of Operations responsible for the Wal-Mart relationship, "The credit for this award really goes to our Owner-Operators and management team, whose dedication to excellence in their own business enables us to offer this quality of service and flexibility to our customers." "For most companies, Six Sigma is an aspiration, but in this case our team that delivers for Wal-Mart every day is living the reality." said Ray Greer, CEO of Greatwide Logistics, "We work very hard to customize our operations to meet the needs of our customers, and it's an honor of the highest degree to be recognized by a supply chain innovator like Wal-Mart." About Greatwide Dedicated Transport As the Nation's second largest dedicated transportation provider with over 4,000 trucks, Greatwide Dedicated Transport is also the largest of four business units within Greatwide Logistics Services. Greatwide Dedicated Transport is exclusively committed to providing "closed-loop", dedicated contract carriage solutions. The company's "Owner-Operator proud" focus, proprietary logistics processes and variable pricing structure enable Greatwide to deliver high quality "trucking by the mile" solutions. Greatwide Dedicated Transport's customers represent the largest retail and wholesale distributor companies in the United States. About Greatwide Logistics Services Founded in Dallas, Texas in 2000, Greatwide Logistics Services is a privately held, $1 billion third-party logistics services company. The company is ranked No. 22 on the Commercial Carrier Journal 250 and No. 24 on the Traffic World Top 100 lists. The company has four primary lines of business: dedicated transport, truckload management, freight brokerage and distribution logistics. With clients that include Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods, IBM, Sysco, UPS, Dow, Ford Motor, GM and General Tire, Greatwide is one of the nation's leading non-asset-based logistics providers of transportation, third-party logistics, warehouse/distribution and freight brokerage solutions. For more information, visit www.greatwide.com.
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