Four trucking companies were among 10 firms and organizations honored with Surface Deployment and Distribution Command 2004 Quality Awards for transportation excellence.
The SDDC Quality Awards were presented March 24 at the 2004 SDDC Training Symposium in Denver.
The four trucking companies receiving awards for providing excellent service to the U.S. military were Dispatch Services Inc. of Antioch, CA; Interstate Van Lines of Springfield, VA; Landstar Ligon Inc. of Jacksonville, FL; and Trans Tech Leasing Inc. of Middletown, PA.
Dispatch Services was nominated by Defense Distribution Depot San Joaquin, of Stockton, CA, for its timely deliveries. The firm’s 1,100 full truckloads and 5,200 less-than-truckload shipments for the military in 2003 within the continental United States had a 99 percent on-time delivery. According to the FMCSA’s Safety and Fitness Electronic Records System, Dispatch Services has 18 trucks.
Interstate Van Lines, a household goods carrier with 126 trucks, was nominated by the Joint Personal Property Shipping Office, San Antonio, TX, for its support to military customers. The firm implemented the innovative Traffic Advisory System, a Web-based program that provides in-transit visibility and e-mail updates for military personal property moves.
Landstar Ligon, a company with 790 trucks, was nominated by Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC, for the timely movement of large Navy ship propellers. The firm developed special equipment and rigging for the movement of propellers on trucks and military aircraft such as the C-17 and C-5.
Trans Tech Leasing, a company with 46 trucks, was nominated by Defense Distribution Depot Susquehanna of New Cumberland, PA, for its efficient movement in the first nine months of 2003 of 4,500 air pallets aboard 900 trucks bound for Operation Iraqi Freedom. The company assigned dedicated drivers for its regular military distribution routes to assure synchronized and timely movements.
The remaining six awards went to the port of Beaumont, TX; the Alamo Travel Group of San Antonio, TX; APL of Oakland, CA; DHL Worldwide Express of Plantation, FL; National Air Cargo of Orchard Park, NY; and Strong Vessel Operators LLC of Stamford, CT.
