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Sylectus announces the 'Top 10 Finalists' For our annual 'Company of the Year' Awards

By Carol Hill
Posted Dec 19th 2011 7:44AM


For more information about the conference, go to www.sylectus.com/sylectus/events/orlando2012/
 
Who will take home the hardware this year?
(awards to be presented at our annual conference in Orlando, Feb 10-12, 2012)
 
For those of you who attended our Sylectus Conference in February, 2011, you know that it culminated in our sixth annual Excellence Awards. During the awards ceremonies, we recognized companies who achieved outstanding results during calendar year 2010.

Since those awards were handed out 11 months ago, we know several companies have "stepped up" their internal processes to try and win a spot on the podium at our upcoming conference.

At our conference in 2012 we will recognize the companies who have worked hard throughout 2011 to earn their spot on the winner’s podium. 2011 has been a great year for many of the Sylectus subscribers, and all the “best” companies managed to grow and prosper.
The lists below are the “top 10 finalists” in alphabetical order.
 
AlliancePro Company of the Year – Fastest Billing Cycle
 
This award goes to the AlliancePro company who had the fastest Billing turnaround for the first 11 months (January to November) of 2011. The company must be on AlliancePro for the entire calendar year of 2011 and performed at least 2,000 trips during the year. This is defined as the average difference (measured in days) between when the trip was COMPLETED to when the Invoice was PRINTED. The faster invoicing is completed, the sooner a company can collect their money and better manage their cash flow. This award truly recognizes excellence in the billing department.
 
The top ten finalists for the 2011 award (in alphabetical order) are:
 
ACTIVE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, Belleville, MI ALL-STATE EXPRESS, Kernersville, NC BARRETT DIRECTLINE DELIVERY SERVICES, Bentonville, AR FRATE INC., Erlanger, KY MACTON EXPRESS LTD, Trenton, ON METRO EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, Maryland Heights, MO PIVAL EXPEDITE, Cambridge, ON SPECIALTY DELIVERY & LOGISTICS, INC, Charlotte, NC T & K NATIONWIDE TRUCKING, New Lenox, IL TYME-IT TRANSPORTATION INC., Louisville, KY  
AlliancePro Company of the Year – E-mail Automation Efficiency
 
This award goes to the AlliancePro company who had the highest number (percentage) of automatic email “trip event” notifications to their customers for the months of January to November of 2011. The winning company must be on AlliancePro since January of 2011 and performed at least 1,200 trips during that timeframe. We calculate this by the number of automatic Dispatch, Arrive Shipper, LOADED, Arrive Consignee and EMPTY messages emailed to customers divided by the total number of these “trip event” notification records created and then weight this number by the "number of loads that had order contact records created". If you run "G180 - Level of Automation", it can give you an idea of your individual performance.
 
The top ten finalists for the 2011 award (in alphabetical order) are:
 
ALL-STATE EXPRESS, Kernersville, NC BOLT EXPRESS, Toledo, OH CONTINENTAL EXPEDITED SERVICES, Clarksville, TN DIAMOND DELIVERY SERVICE INC., Fort Wayne, IN EQS LOGISTICS SERVICE INC., Livonia, MI EXPRESS-1, METRO DETROIT, Rochester Hills, MI J.D. CLARK LOGISTICS, INC., Fraser, MI PREMIUM TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS, LLC, Toledo, OH TE SMITH TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS, St. Marys, ON VIP LOGISTICS LLC, Macomb, MI  
AlliancePro Company of the Year – Wireless Vehicle Automation Efficiency
 
This award goes to the AlliancePro company who had the highest number (percentage) of automatic event updates from their vehicles (QUALCOMM, GPSPhones, Blackberry) per load for the months of June to November of 2011. The winning company must be on AlliancePro since May of 2011 and performed at least 1,200 trips during the year. We calculate this by the number of automatic Arrive Shipper, LOADED, Arrive Consignee and EMPTY messages sent to dispatch divided by the total number of transaction log records created for the same trip events.
 
The top ten finalists for the 2011 award (in alphabetical order) are:
 
CANEX, Mississauga, ON EXPRESS-1, INC. - METRO DETROIT, Rochester, MI FITZHARRIS ENTERPRISES INC., Indianapolis, IN MACTON EXPRESS LTD, Trenton, ON METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT, Sterling Heights, MI MIDWEST FREIGHT SYSTEMS CORP., Warren, MI RAPID SERVICE INC., Greer, SC THE EXPEDITING CO., INC., Vandalia, OH THE OUTBOUND GROUP - OBX LOGISTICS, Romulus, MI TRY HOURS, Maumee, OH  
AlliancePro Company of the Year – On-Time Performance

This award goes to the AlliancePro company who had the best "On Time" performance for the first 11 months (January to November) of 2011. The company must be on AlliancePro for the entire calendar year of 2011 and performed at least 1,200 trips during the year. On Time measurement is calculated as the “Difference between the scheduled delivery and the actual delivery with a 15 minute grace period”. In the calculation, there is no penalty for being early, only for being late.
 
 
The top ten finalists for the 2011 award (in alphabetical order) are:
 
ALL-STATE EXPRESS, Kernersville, NC ARROW FREIGHT SYSTEMS, Riverview, MI ASAP EXPRESS, Romulus, MI BARRETT DIRECTLINE DELIVERY SERVICES INC, Bentonville, AR DIAMOND DELIVERY SERVICE INC., Fort Wayne, IN EQS LOGISTICS SERVICE INC., Livonia, MI EXPRESS-1, INC. - METRO DETROIT, Rochester, MI METRO EXPEDITE, Athens, TN SPECIALTY DELIVERY & LOGISTICS, INC, Charlotte, NC THE EXPEDITING CO., INC., Vandalia, OH
AllianceConnect Company of the Year – Most Loads Brokered from other companies
 
This award goes to the AllianceConnect company who received the most brokered loads from the AlliancePro companies for the first 11 months (January to November) of 2011. This award truly recognizes AllianceConnect companies that are trusted and well respected to do a great job every time.
 
The top ten finalists for the 2011 award (in alphabetical order) are:

CLEARWATER LOGISTICS, Mishawaka, IN ECLIPSE EXPEDITING LLC, Grand Rapids, MI JABEZ LOGISTICS, Knoxville, TN LITTLE TRUCK SOLUTIONS, INC., China Grove, NC MILLHOUSE LOGISTICS INC., Asheville, NC NATIONS EXPRESS, Fort Mill, SC POLLY EXPRESS INC, Prospect Hill, NC SES FREIGHT INC, Schiller Park, IL TST EXPEDITED SERVICES INC., Windsor, ON WHIRLWIND EXPRESS, LLC., Crossville, TN  
AlliancePro Company of the Year – Most Loads Brokered to other Alliance carriers as a percentage of Brokered loads.
 
This award goes to the AlliancePro company who brokered the highest percentage of their brokered loads to other Alliance carriers (Alliance Pro or Alliance Connect) for the first 11 months (January to November) of 2011. The company must be on AlliancePro for the entire calendar year of 2011 and performed at least 1,200 trips during the year and must broker at least 600 trips during the same 11 month period. This award truly recognizes companies that "share" their business with other Alliance companies rather than saying "no" to their customers.
 
The top ten finalists for the 2011 award (in alphabetical order) are:

C & M TRANSPORT, Painesville, OH CONTINENTAL EXPEDITED SERVICES, Clarksville, TN EXPRESS-1, INC. - METRO DETROIT, Rochester, MI JUNG EXPRESS, Milwaukee, WI METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT, Sterling Heights, MI ON-TIME EXPRESS & LOGISTICS, INC., Livonia, MI PREMIUM TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS, LLC, Toledo, OH S2 INTERNATIONAL LLC, McDonough, GA TRY HOURS, Maumee, OH VIP LOGISTICS LLC, Macomb, MI  
AlliancePro Company of the Year - Most Loads Brokered from other companies
 
This award goes to the AlliancePro company who received the most brokered loads from the AlliancePro companies for the first 11 months (January to November) of 2011. This award truly recognizes AlliancePro companies that are trusted and well respected to do a great job every time.
 
The top ten finalists for the the 2011 award (in alphabetical order) are:
 
A PLUS EXPEDITING & LOGISTICS INC., Dayton, OH C & M TRANSPORT, Painesville, OH DIAMOND DELIVERY SERVICE INC., Fort Wayne, IN EXPRESS-1, Buchanan, MI LOAD ONE, Taylor, MI MP LOGISTICS INC., St. Charles, IL T & K NATIONWIDE TRUCKING, New Lenox, IL TAYLOR MADE EXPRESS, Milwaukee, WI TQT LLC, Clinton Township, MI TRY HOURS, Maumee, OH
AlliancePro Company of the Year – Virtual Fleet Utilization
 
This award goes to the AlliancePro company who does the most Virtual Fleet loads (either brokering loads to other Virtual Fleet members or having loads brokered to them from other Virtual Fleet members) from January to November 2011 and perform at least 1,200 loads during the year. This shows the companies who are respected for both brokering out freight AND getting freight brokered to them.
 
The top ten finalists for the 2011 award (in alphabetical order) are:
 
BARRETT DIRECTLINE DELIVERY, Bentonville, AR BOLT EXPRESS, Toledo, OH C & M TRANSPORT, Painesville, OH EVANS DISTRIBUTION, Melvindale, MI EXPRESS-1, Buchanan, MI LOAD ONE, Taylor, MI NATIONS EXPRESS, Fort Mill, SC TAYLOR MADE EXPRESS/ACTION EXPRESS, Milwaukee, WI THE OUTBOUND GROUP – OBX LOGISTICS, Romulus, MI TST EXPEDITED SERVICES, Windsor, ON  
AlliancePro Company of the Year – Small Company - Highest Annual Sales Growth (2011 vs. 2010)
 
This award goes to the AlliancePro company who has the highest percentage increase in sales revenue between 2010 and 2011 for the first 11 months (January to November) of both years. These were AlliancePro companies that were active on the system for both 2010 and 2011 years and be classified in the “Small Company” category is based on 2010 total sales.

The top ten finalists for the 2011 award (in alphabetical order) are:
 
BUSHELL TRANSPORT COMPANY LTD, St. Albert, AB C & M EXPRESS LOGISTICS, Painesville, OH CODYSUR LOGISTICS, INC, Woodhaven, MI CONTINENTAL EXPEDITED SERVICES, Clarksville, TN EXPRESS-1, INC. - METRO DETROIT, Rochester, MI HELP LOGISTICS INC, Anderson, IN J.D. CLARK LOGISTICS, INC., Fraser, MI S2 INTERNATIONAL, McDonough, GA SPECIALTY DELIVERY & LOGISTICS, INC, Charlotte, NC TE SMITH TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS, St. Marys, ON  
AlliancePro Company of the Year - Large Company - Highest Annual Sales Growth (2011 vs. 2010)
 
This award goes to the AlliancePro company who has the highest percentage increase in sales revenue between 2010 and 2011 for the first 11 months (January to November) of both years. These were AlliancePro companies that were active on the system for both 2010 and 2011 years and be classified in the “Large Company” category based on 2010 total sales.
 
The top ten finalists for the 2011 award (in alphabetical order) are:
 
ALL STATE EXPRESS, Kernersville, NC BARRETT DIRECTLINE DELIVERY, Bentonville, AR BOLT EXPRESS, Toledo, OH BOUNCE LOGISTICS, South Bend, IN C & M TRANSPORT, Painesville, OH DIAMOND DELIVERY SERVICE INC., Fort Wayne, IN EXPRESS-1, Buchanan, MI LOAD ONE, Taylor, MI METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT, Warren, MI TRY HOURS, Maumee, OH  
Winners will be announced at the gala awards banquet at the conference on February 11th, 2012.
 
For more information about the conference, go to www.sylectus.com/sylectus/events/orlando2012/
 
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