Detroit-based National Logistics Management has announced the recipients of its third annual Carrier Excellence Awards.
NLM president Greg Humes describes his company as "a transportation management and solutions company" that works with more than 450 carriers—air, truck, rail and shipping—counts approximately 30,000 manufacturers and suppliers as its clients and manages shipments worth over $478 million annually.
The company not only handles day to day logistical activities but, due to the critical nature of its business, it also serves as "the emergency 911 when something goes wrong," Humes explains.
The Carrier Excellence Awards are based on cost and quality scorecards the company tallies—and shares with its clients each month.
NLM works with carriers based around the country, but several of its honorees are also local in nature. Detroit’s CTX was one of four honorees in the Overall Performance in Carrier Excellence Award. Humes says that CTX rates high in both its safety and service records.
All five of NLM’s On-Time Performance Awards went to local companies:
Air freight carrier - AIT Worldwide (Romulus)
Truckload carrier - SMF Incorporated (Plymouth)
Small ground expediter - Anchor Bay Express (Chesterfield)
Medium ground expediter - On Time Express (Plymouth)
Large ground expediter - First Class Expediting (Rochester Hills)
Brenda Hagler of Romulus’ Stonepath Logistics was one of two individual winners of Dispatcher of the Year. Hagler was recognized for the number of shipments that she booked, the on-time performance for those shipments and Stonepath’s overall score.
Despite a local manufacturing downturn, Humes is optimistic about NLM’s growth—the company plans to diversify by expanding its primarily manufacturing base and increasing its global presence. He observes that shipment timing becomes only more critical in times of downturn, which "creates opportunities for us."
The company currently employs 308, and he expects that number to grow.
NLM will present the awards at a ceremony on March 8 in Livonia.
Source: Greg Humes, NLM
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh
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