Transplace, a leading provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, today announced on May 7, 2015 that Holland was honored with the 2015 Transplace LTL Carrier of the Year Award. The Carrier of the Year Award recognizes transportation service providers for strong, collaborative relationships, consistent high performance and exemplary on-time service. Transplace made the announcement during its Carrier Symposium, held in conjunction with its 13th annual Shipper Symposium in Dallas, TX.
“Transplace’s Strategic Carrier Management Program is designed to uncover growth opportunities for our carriers and further strengthen those relationships, while supporting exceptional service for our customers,” said Ben Cubitt, senior vice president, engineering and consulting at Transplace. “With this year’s awards, we are pleased to recognize carriers that represent the top one percent of our carrier base across all lines of business for the exemplary work they’ve done over the past year.”
John Lower, director of strategic carrier management for Transplace, added, “Selection criteria for this award is data-centric and based on company-wide, quantitative data as well as survey feedback from the supported customer. Specific areas of emphasis in the selection process include on-time service, tender acceptance, claims, EPS SmartWay partnership and ease of doing business factors such as responsiveness, customer service, and the accuracy and timeliness of invoicing and status updates from the carrier via EDI.”