Exel Transportation Earns Frito-Lay Carrier Of The Year Award
WESTERVILLE, Ohio (April 16, 2010) – Exel Transportation, an operating unit of Exel, the North American leader in supply chain management and a Deutsche Post DHL company, has earned the prestigious Carrier of the Year award from Frito-Lay North America. Exel Transportation received the recognition during an awards ceremony held April 15 in Plano, Texas.
“Exel Transportation has played a vital role in maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of our transportation network,” said Rodney Noble, senior group manager for transportation procurement at Frito-Lay. “Exel’s outstanding performance earned them the 2009 Carrier of the Year.”
Exel Transportation is one of numerous core carriers for Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo. Frito-Lay’s annual Carrier of the Year recognition is based on service, efficiency, cost controls, ease of doing business, innovation and feedback from the company’s field personnel.
“We’re honored to receive the Carrier of the Year award from Frito-Lay,” said Philip Johnson, vice president for national accounts, Exel Transportation. “It has been a privilege to serve Frito-Lay for more than 15 years, and our dedicated team looks forward to continuing to develop innovative solutions for this premier company.”
Exel Transportation provides a variety of services to Frito-Lay, including rail management, inbound/outbound tracking services, intermodal services and in-plant sourcing. In 2009, Exel Transportation ranked as Frito-Lay’s largest carrier with more than 15,000 deliveries by truck and rail to food production facilities across North America.
In addition, Exel Transportation is a certified logistics partner in PepsiCo’s SmartWay initiative, which is conserving energy and lowering greenhouse gas emissions from its transportation and freight activities. PepsiCo received an Environmental Excellence award from the U.S. EPA for the SmartWay program.
“Exel Transportation has played a vital role in maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of our transportation network,” said Rodney Noble, senior group manager for transportation procurement at Frito-Lay. “Exel’s outstanding performance earned them the 2009 Carrier of the Year.”
Exel Transportation is one of numerous core carriers for Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo. Frito-Lay’s annual Carrier of the Year recognition is based on service, efficiency, cost controls, ease of doing business, innovation and feedback from the company’s field personnel.
“We’re honored to receive the Carrier of the Year award from Frito-Lay,” said Philip Johnson, vice president for national accounts, Exel Transportation. “It has been a privilege to serve Frito-Lay for more than 15 years, and our dedicated team looks forward to continuing to develop innovative solutions for this premier company.”
Exel Transportation provides a variety of services to Frito-Lay, including rail management, inbound/outbound tracking services, intermodal services and in-plant sourcing. In 2009, Exel Transportation ranked as Frito-Lay’s largest carrier with more than 15,000 deliveries by truck and rail to food production facilities across North America.
In addition, Exel Transportation is a certified logistics partner in PepsiCo’s SmartWay initiative, which is conserving energy and lowering greenhouse gas emissions from its transportation and freight activities. PepsiCo received an Environmental Excellence award from the U.S. EPA for the SmartWay program.