DHL SUPPLY CHAIN NORTH AMERICA RECOGNIZES CARRIERS THAT GO THE EXTRA MILE

DHL Supply Chain, the Americas leader in contract logistics and part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, recognized its best-performing ground transportation partners in the North American market at its 6^th annual Carrier Summit in March. The event brought together representatives of over 70 North American carriers and senior leaders from DHL Supply Chain’s Transportation sector for a discussion of strategy, collaboration and best practices. 

Jim Monkmeyer, President, Transportation, DHL Supply Chain North America said “Our Annual Carrier Summit event is a tremendous opportunity for a productive two-way dialog with the carriers and forwarders that are directly responsible for the success of our customers and DHL Supply Chain in the transportation segment. It is our way of saying thank you for the world class performance they provide across our North American network, representing billions of dollars in freight spend with the most demanding shippers globally.“

The carriers recognized for their outstanding performance in 2019 included:

• Regional Truckload Carrier of the Year: DFH Transportation
  
• National Truckload Carrier of the Year: Heartland Express
• Regional LTL Carrier of the Year: Dayton Freight Lines
• National LTL Carrier of the Year: Old Dominion Freight Lines
• Canadian Truckload Carrier of the Year: Kriska Transportation
• Intermodal Carrier of the Year: Target Transportation
• Home Delivery Network Carrier of the Year: Fidelitone 
• National Flatbed Carrier of the Year: Smokey Point
• Regional Flatbed Carrier of the Year: Tennessee Steel Haulers
• Cross-border Flatbed Carrier of the Year: Western Express

Each of the companies recognized at the Carrier Summit consistently outperformed in 2019 against a range of KPIs tracked by DHL Supply Chain, including tender acceptance, on-time pick-up and delivery, adherence to safety standards, flexibility and customer orientation.

DHL Supply Chain’s Transportation unit designs solutions including Lead Logistics Provider, Managed Transport, Dedicated Fleet and Brokerage services for customers across all industry verticals. The next Carrier Summit is scheduled for March 2021.