VIRGINIA BEACH, VA., March 2024 /--
Award recipients demonstrated value, leadership qualities, following criteria reflective of IL2000 values.
IL2000 proudly announces the Annual Carrier of the Year Award winners, pursuing better carrier-provider relationships.
IL2000’s President, Ken Nadler, discussed the value of strong carrier-provider relationships. “Our relationships are critical to executing solutions for our clients. Thus, we place heavy performance emphasis on service by the carriers we select as our partners.”
Selecting Carrier of the Year is based on leading performance indicators: on-time delivery and pick-up, claims, year-over-year growth, total volume, responsiveness and the unique value-added between IL2000 and each partner. This year's winners excelled across all categories, a must for IL2000.
“The winners have many things in common, including above 99% on-time service and use of the IL2000 API to share data. We’re excited to see their year-over-year growth.” - Tim Gavronski, Sr Director of Logistics Engineering
National Carrier of the Year went to R+L Carriers. Matt Adler, Director of National Accounts at R+L Carriers, expressed his thoughts on receiving the award, “The partnership with IL2000 works well due to the alignment of both our growth goals and providing value. This collaboration has led to our continued success.”
Regional Carrier of the Year went to Southeastern Freight Lines. Tom Reece, National Account Manager at Southeastern, spoke on receiving the award, “We want to greatly thank IL2000 for partnering with us and we look forward to a successful future serving IL2000 and growing the relationship.”
Truckload Carrier of the Year went to Averitt. Mark French, Director of Corporate Business Development at Averitt, said, “We’re flattered to partner with IL2000 and to have received this recognition. The transparency and communication between our companies have helped to enable continuous improvement.”
Averitt and IL2000 team with IL2000 Truckload Carrier of the Year 2023 trophy. From left to right: Kent Williams, Averitt Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing; Jim Post, IL2000 VP of TL Ops and Development; Mark French, Averitt 3PL Director, Corporate Business Development; Tim Gavronski, IL2000 Sr Dir of Logistics Engineering; Dwayne Bochnak, IL2000 Dir of LTL Pricing, Barry Blakely, President & Chief Operating Officer
IL2000 thanks R+L Carriers, Southeastern, and Averitt for the past year of growth and ensuring successful service for our clients.
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About IL2000
Founded in 1999, IL2000 is a third-party transportation and logistics service provider. IL2000 uses a proprietary transportation management system, customer collaboration, comprehensive logistics engineering, and a robust carrier procurement and partnership process to create seamless and optimized supply chain performance.
IL2000 operates the following business segments: freight management; truckload brokerage; international freight forwarding; and freight bill audit & pay. Modes supported include LTL, FTL, parcel, and international LCL, FCL and airfreight.
About R+L Carriers
Based in the United States, R+L Carriers is a Global Freight Transportation and Logistics company that has remained family-owned and operated since 1965. R+L Carriers offers one of the most comprehensive networks of nationwide service centers for LTL, Truckload, Expedited and Cross-Border Shipping. In addition to its core value-added shipping solutions, R+L Carriers has a portfolio of services that extends to International Supply Chain Management, Warehousing and Customs Brokerage.
About Southeastern Freight Lines
Southeastern Freight Lines, a privately-owned regional less-than-truckload transportation services provider founded in 1950, specializes in next-day service in the Southeast and Southwest and operates 89 service centers in 13 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. Southeastern has a network of service partners to ensure transportation services in the remaining 36 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Mexico. Southeastern Freight Lines provides more than 99.4% on-time service in next-day lanes. Dedication to service quality and a formalized quality improvement process, adopted in 1985, has resulted in more than 525 quality awards received from customers and associations.
About Averitt
Serving shippers for over 50 years, Averitt is a leading provider of freight transportation and supply chain management solutions with an international reach of over 100 countries. Averitt's “Power of One '' service structure provides shippers access to LTL, Truckload, Dedicated, Distribution & Fulfillment, and Integrated services that cover every link in the supply chain. Averitt’s team has been awarded the highest honors in the industry in the past year, including five Quest for Quality Awards, numerous customer awards, and a No. 1 overall ranking in MASTIO & Company shipper survey. Averitt's 8,500+ associates are dedicated to delivering the most reliable services within the industry and promoting a company culture centered around people, communities, sustainability, and giving back.