Ryder Systems last week announced its selections for top carriers in its annual Ryder Carrier Quality Award, which recognizes carriers in metrics like on-time performance, claims handling, customer service, technology applications, economic value and innovation for the previous calendar year.
Ryder facilitates the move of $4.6 billion in freight annually.
Ryderβs top carriers for 2013 are:
Category-Carrier
LTL National β Con-way Freight
LTL Regional β Saia LTL Freight
LTL Regional β Standard Forwarding
International Forwarder β Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, Inc.
International Maritime Commerce β Atlantic Container Line
North American Forwarder β Pilot Freight Services
Canadian LTL β Consolidated Fastfrate
Canadian Truckload β Bison Transport Inc.
Truckload- Dry Van National β U.S. Xpress Enterprise
Truckload- Dry Van Regional β Cowan Systems
Truckload- Temperature Control β Southern Refrigerated Transport Inc.
Truckload- Flatbed- Specialized β Melton Truck Lines
Brokerage β Coyote Logistics
Commitment to Ryder Standards β Update Compliance β Southeastern Freight Lines
Automotive β OEM Truckload Dry Van National β FedEx Supply Chain Systems, Inc.
Automotive β OEM- Truckload Dry Van Regional β Doug Colemen Trucking
Automotive β OEM Truckload Spot Buy β Exclusive Transfer Enterprise Corp.
Intermodal β Alliance Shippers Inc.
Commitment to Ryder Standards β Invoicing β Central Transport