Roadway Express Receives United States Postal Service Prestigious Quality Supplier Award
AKRON, Ohio--(AutomotiveWire)--May 16, 2001--Roadway Express, Inc. (Nasdaq:ROAD) recently received the 2001 United States Postal Service (USPS) Quality Supplier Award in the Large Business - Operational Services category. The award was presented by Keith Strange, vice president of purchasing and materials and Richard J. Strasser, Jr., chief financial officer and executive vice president for USPS, to Lou Esposito, vice president of sales for Roadway, at a reception on May 11, at USPS headquarters in Washington, D.C.
"The winning companies clearly demonstrated to the postal review teams their desire to exceed expectations," said Strange. "These vendors have systems in place that consistently provide our organization with high quality services and materials. It's a consistency we experience each and every day we work together."
To be eligible for the Quality Supplier Award, all of the firms must have earned more than $500,000 during the last fiscal year. The nominees then went through a rigorous seven-step evaluation process in order to make the final cut. Mirroring the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award process, a small team of postal evaluators selected the winners by reviewing each application, making an on-site visit with the company and its employees and talking to key Postal Service customers and purchasing individuals familiar with the supplier.
"We are delighted to be recognized as a 2001 United States Postal Service Quality Supplier Award winner," stated President and Chief Operating Officer for Roadway, Jim Staley. "All of our 28,000 employees can take great pride in the fact that their efforts have combined to produce this achievement. The work that we have done to secure system-wide ISO 9002 certification for quality is now being reflected in the performance experienced by our broad base of customers, both small and large. We thank the United States Postal Service for honoring our employees with this prestigious award."
Purchasing supplies and materials is no small task. In fiscal year 2000, the Postal Service awarded more than 55,000 contracts exceeding $7.5 billion. Out of those 55,000 contracts, nine firms were selected as Quality Supplier Award winners.
Included on the Dow Jones Transportation Average, Roadway Express, Inc. (Nasdaq:ROAD) is a leading transporter of industrial and commercial goods with a variety of innovative services designed to meet customer needs. Roadway, an ISO 9002 certified carrier, provides seamless service between all 50 states, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico with export services to 66 countries. The Company is dedicated to being the most reliable, responsive, efficient-and safe-carrier in the industry. For more information, contact the Company at www.roadway.com.
