CONSOLIDATED DIESEL NAMES ROADWAY 1997 LTL CARRIER OF THE YEAR [4/24/98]
AKRON, Ohio -- April 24, 1998 -- Consolidated Diesel Company, based in Whitakers,N.C. this week named Roadway Express, Inc. as its 1997 LTL (less-than-truckload) Carrier of the Year.
Consolidated Diesel is a joint venture between Case Corporation and Cummins Engine Company that manufactures diesel, propane, natural gas and gasoline engines.
Roadway has the most experienced and reliable management team I have dealt with in my 15 years in this industry. David Sides and Gene Bailey, based at Roadways Rocky Mount facility, offer us unsurpassed local customer service, said Tom Kirschner, logistics manager for Consolidated Diesel.
They effectively pull together Roadways national expertise and leverage their network to handle more than 2,000 shipments a year for us averaging 740 miles per shipment. In 1997 they achieved a 99% on-time delivery ratio, he concluded.
Included on the Dow Jones Transportation Average, Roadway Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROAD) is a leading less-than-truckload motor carrier offering transportation in two-day and longer markets. The Company provides seamless service throughout the entire North American trading market with ocean access to 66 countries on six continents. Roadway is dedicated to being the most reliable, responsive and efficient -- and safe -- carrier in the industry. For additional information, please contact the Company at www.roadway.com.
