Vegas 2011 Awards Finalists

Sylectus announces the “Top 10 Finalists” For our annual “Company of the Year” Awards

Who will take home the hardware this year?

For those of you who attended our Sylectus Conference in February, 2010, you know that it culminated in our fifth annual Excellence Awards. During the awards ceremonies, we recognized companies who achieved outstanding results during calendar year 2009.

Since those awards were handed out 11 months ago, we know several companies have "stepped up" their internal processes to try and win a spot on the podium at our upcoming conference.

At our conference in 2011 will recognize the companies who have worked hard throughout 2010 to earn their spot on the winner’s podium. 2010 has been a great year for many of the Sylectus subscribers, and all the “best” companies managed to grow and prosper.

The lists below are the “top 10 finalists” in alphabetical order.

Winners will be announced at the gala awards banquet at the conference on February 12th, 2011.

AlliancePro Company of the Year – Fastest Billing Cycle

This award goes to the AlliancePro company who had the fastest Billing turnaround for the first 11 months (January to November) of 2010. The company must be on AlliancePro for the entire calendar year of 2010 and performed at least 1,200 trips during the year. This is defined as the average difference (measured in days) between when the trip was COMPLETED to when the Invoice was PRINTED. The faster invoicing is completed, the sooner a company can collect their money and better manage their cash flow. This award truly recognizes excellence in the billing department.

Prior Year Winners:

2005 - ASAP Express, Romulus, MI
2006 - ASAP Express, Romulus, MI
2007 - ASAP Express, Romulus, MI
2008 - ASAP Express, Romulus, MI
2009 - Active Global Solutions, Belleville, MI

The top ten finalists for the the 2010 award (in alphabetical order) are:

ACTIVE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, Belleville, MI
ASAP EXPRESS, Romulus, MI
CONTINENTAL EXPEDITED SERVICES, Clarksville, TN
FRATE INC., Erlanger, KY
MACTON EXPRESS LTD, Trenton, ON
METRO EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, Maryland Heights, MO
PROEX LOGISTICS LLC, Brook Park, OH
T & K NATIONWIDE TRUCKING, New Lenox, IL
THE EXPEDITING CO., INC., Vandalia, OH
TYME-IT TRANSPORTATION INC., Louisville, KY

AlliancePro Company of the Year – E-mail Automation Efficiency

This award goes to the AlliancePro company who had the highest number (percentage) of automatic email “trip event” notifications to their customers for the months of January to November of 2010. The winning company must be on AlliancePro for since January of 2010 and performed at least 1,200 trips during that timeframe. We calculate this by the number of automatic Dispatch, Arrive Shipper, LOADED, Arrive Consignee and EMPTY messages emailed to customers divided by the total number of these “trip event” notification records created and then weight this number by the "number of loads that had order contact records created". If you run "G180 - Level of Automation", it can give you an idea of your individual performance.

Prior Year Winners:

2006 - Frate Inc., Hebron, KY
2007 - The Expediting Company, Vandalia, OH
2008 - HELP Logistics, Anderson, IN
2009 - HELP Logistics, Anderson, IN

The top ten finalists for the the 2010 award (in alphabetical order) are:

ALL-STATE EXPRESS, Kernersville, NC
C & M TRANSPORT & EXPRESS LOGISTICS, Painesville, OH
EXPRESS-1, Buchanan, MI
F. F. EXPRESS, Ancaster, ON
HELP LOGISTICS, Anderson, IN
LOAD ONE, Taylor, MI
METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT, Birmingham, MI
RAPID SERVICE INC., Greer, SC
SUDDEN SERVICE EXPEDITING, West Unity, OH
THE EXPEDITING CO., INC., Vandalia, OH

AlliancePro Company of the Year – Wireless Vehicle Automation Efficiency

This award goes to the AlliancePro company who had the highest number (percentage) of automatic event updates from their vehicles (QUALCOMM, GPSPhones, Blackberry) per load for the months of June to November of 2010. The winning company must be on AlliancePro for since May of 2010 and performed at least 1,200 trips during the year. We calculate this by the number of automatic Arrive Shipper, LOADED, Arrive Consignee and EMPTY messages sent to dispatch divided by the total number of transaction log records created for the same trip events.

Prior Year Winners:

2006 - The Outbound Group, Romulus, MI
2007 – Macton Express, Trenton, ON
2008 – Macton Express, Trenton, ON
2009 – Macton Express, Trenton, ON

The top ten finalists for the the 2010 award (in alphabetical order) are:

CANEX, Mississauga, ON
EXPRESS-1, INC. - METRO DETROIT, Rochester, MI
FITZHARRIS ENTERPRISES INC., Indianapolis, IN
JETT EXPRESS, Plainfield, IN
MACTON EXPRESS LTD, Trenton, ON
PROEX LOGISTICS LLC, Brook Park, OH
THE OUTBOUND GROUP - OBX LOGISTICS, Romulus, MI
TRY HOURS, Maumee, OH
UNA TRANSPORTATION LLC, Warren, MI
WALTER MCDOUGALL INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS, Lancaster, ON

AlliancePro Company of the Year – On-Time Performance

This award goes to the AlliancePro company who had the best "On Time" performance for the first 11 months (January to November) of 2010. The company must be on AlliancePro for the entire calendar year of 2010 and performed at least 1,200 trips during the year. On Time measurement is calculated as the “Difference between the scheduled delivery and the actual delivery with a 15 minute grace period”. In the calculation, there is no penalty for being early, only for being late.

Prior Year Winners:

2005 - Freedom Transportation Group, Romulus, MI
2006 - Freedom Transportation Group, Romulus, MI
2007 - Freedom Transportation Group, Romulus, MI
2008 - Try Hours, Maumee, OH
2009 - Barrett Directline Delivery Services, Inc., Bentonville, AR

The top ten finalists for the the 2010 award (in alphabetical order) are:

BARRETT DIRECTLINE DELIVERY SERVICES INC, Bentonville, AR
DIAMOND DELIVERY SERVICE INC., Fort Wayne, IN
EXPRESS-1, INC. - METRO DETROIT, Rochester, MI
F. F. EXPRESS, Ancaster, ON
JUNG EXPRESS, Milwaukee, WI
LOAD ONE, Taylor, MI
METRO EXPEDITE, Athens, TN
THE EXPEDITING CO., INC., Vandalia, OH
TRY HOURS, Maumee, OH
U.S. EXPEDITING & LOGISTICS. LLC, Vandalia, OH

AllianceConnect Company of the Year – Most Loads Brokered from other companies

This award goes to the AllianceConnect company who received the most brokered loads from the AllianceConnect companies for the first 11 months (January to November) of 2010. This award truly recognizes AllianceConnect companies that are trusted and well respected to do a great job every time.

Prior Year Winners:

2006 - Clearwater Logistics, Mishiwaka, IN
2007 - Clearwater Logistics, Mishiwaka, IN
2008 - Clearwater Logistics, Mishiwaka, IN
2009 - Clearwater Logistics, Mishiwaka, IN

The top ten finalists for the 2010 award (in alphabetical order) are:

A PLUS EXPEDITING & LOGISTICS, Dayton, OH
AMERICA EXPEDITED LLC, Wyoming, MI
CLEARWATER LOGISTICS, Mishawaka, IN
JABEZ LOGISTICS, Knoxville, TN
LITTLE TRUCK SOLUTIONS, INC., China Grove, NC
MP LOGISTICS INC., South Elgin, IL
POLLY EXPRESS INC, Prospect Hill, NC
PROWLER INC, Elk Grove Village, IL
WHIRLWIND EXPRESS, LLC., Crossville, TN
ZIPP EXPRESS, Gallatin, TN

AlliancePro Company of the Year – Most Loads Brokered to other Alliance carriers as a percentage of Brokered loads.

This award goes to the AlliancePro company who brokered the highest percentage of their brokered loads to other Alliance carriers (Alliance Pro or Alliance Connect) for the first 11 months (January to November) of 2010. The company must be on AlliancePro for the entire calendar year of 2010 and performed at least 1,200 trips during the year and must broker at least 600 trips during the same 11 month period. This award truly recognizes companies that "share" their business with other Alliance companies rather than saying "no" to their customers.

Prior Year Winners:

2005 - Taylor Made Express, Milwaukee, WI
2006 - Taylor Made Express, Milwaukee, WI
2007 - Try Hours, Maumee, OH
2008 - Barrett Directline Delivery Services, Inc, Bentonville, AR
2009 - C&M Transport, Painesville, OH

The top ten finalists for the the 2010 award (in alphabetical order) are:

BARRETT DIRECTLINE DELIVERY SERVICES INC, Bentonville, AR
C & M TRANSPORT, Painesville, OH
CDI LOGISTICS INC. Oak Creek, WI
CEVA FREIGHT, LLC, Romulus, MI
CONTINENTAL EXPEDITED SERVICES, Clarksville, TN
JUNG EXPRESS, Milwaukee, WI
ON-TIME EXPRESS & LOGISTICS, INC., Livonia, MI
S2 INTERNATIONAL LLC, McDonough, GA
THE EXPEDITING CO., INC., Vandalia, OH
TRY HOURS, Maumee, OH

AlliancePro Company of the Year - Most Loads Brokered from other companies

This award goes to the AlliancePro company who received the most brokered loads from the AlliancePro companies for the first 11 months (January to November) of 2010. This award truly recognizes AlliancePro companies that are trusted and well respected to do a great job every time.

Prior Year Winners:

2005 - C&M Transport, Painesville, OH
2006 - C&M Transport, Painesville, OH
2007 - C&M Transport, Painesville, OH
2008 - C&M Transport, Painesville, OH
2009 - Express-1, Buchanan, MI

The top ten finalists for the the 2010 award (in alphabetical order) are:

BOLT EXPRESS, Toledo, OH
C & M TRANSPORT, Painesville, OH
CDI LOGISTICS, Oak Creek, WI
DIAMOND DELIVERY SERVICE INC., Fort Wayne, IN
EXPRESS TRANSPORT AMERICA, Oak Creek, WI
EXPRESS-1, Buchanan, MI
LOAD ONE, Taylor, MI
NATIONS EXPRESS, Charlotte, NC
T & K NATIONWIDE TRUCKING INC., New Lenox, IL
TST EXPEDITED SERVICES INC., Windsor, ON

AlliancePro Company of the Year – Virtual Fleet Utilization

This award goes to the AlliancePro company who does the most Virtual Fleet loads (either brokering loads to other Virtual Fleet members or having loads brokered to them from other Virtual Fleet members) from January to November 2010 and perform at least 1,200 loads during the year. This shows the companies who are respected for both brokering out freight AND getting freight brokered to them.

Prior Year Winners:

2006 - Express-1, Buchanan, MI
2007 - Express-1, Buchanan, MI
2008 - C&M Transport, Painesville, OH
2009 - Express-1, Buchanan, MI

The top ten finalists for the 2010 award (in alphabetical order) are:

BARRETT DIRECTLINE DELIVERY, Bentonville, AR
BOLT EXPRESS, Toledo, OH
C & M TRANSPORT, Painesville, OH
EXPRESS TRANSPORT AMERICA, Oak Creek, WI
EXPRESS-1, Buchanan, MI
LOAD ONE, Taylor, MI
NATIONS EXPRESS, Fort Mill, SC
T & K NATIONWIDE TRUCKING INC., New Lenox, IL
TAYLOR MADE EXPRESS/ACTION EXPRESS, Milwaukee, WI
TST EXPEDITED SERVICES, Windsor, ON

AlliancePro Company of the Year – Small Company Highest Annual Sales Growth (2010 vs. 2009)

This award goes to the AlliancePro company who has the highest percentage increase in sales revenue between 2009 and 2010 for the first 11 months (January to November) of both years. These were AlliancePro companies that were active on the system for both 2009 and 2010 years and be classified in the “Small Company” category i based on 2009 total sales.

Prior Year Winners:

2009 – Barrett Directline Delivery Services, Inc, Bentonville, AR

The top ten finalists for the the 2010 award (in alphabetical order) are:

ACTIVE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, Belleville, MI
BARRETT DIRECTLINE DELIVERY, Bentonville, AR
C & M EXPRESS LOGISTICS, Painesville, OH
CODYSUR LOGISTICS, INC, Woodhaven, MI
HELP LOGISTICS INC, Anderson, IN
J.D. CLARK LOGISTICS, INC., Fraser, MI
ON-TIME EXPRESS & LOGISTICS, INC., Livonia, MI
T & K NATIONWIDE TRUCKING INC., New Lenox, IL
TE SMITHE TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS, St. Marys, ON
TRY HOURS, Maumee, OH

AlliancePro Company of the Year – Large Company Highest Annual Sales Growth (2010 vs. 2009)

This award goes to the AlliancePro company who has the highest percentage increase in sales revenue between 2009 and 2010 for the first 11 months (January to November) of both years. These were AlliancePro companies that were active on the system for both 2009 and 2010 years and be classified in the “Large Company” category based on 2009 total sales.

Prior Year Winners:

2005 - Bolt Express, Toledo, OH
2006 - All State Express, Kernersville, NC
2007 - Bolt Express, Toledo, OH
2008 - Bolt Express, Toledo, OH
2009 - Bolt Express, Toledo, OH

The top ten finalists for the the 2010 award (in alphabetical order) are:

ALL STATE EXPRESS, Kernersville, NC
BOLT EXPRESS, Toledo, OH
C & M TRANSPORT, Painesville, OH
DTH EXPEDITORS INC., Atlanta, GA
DYNAMEX, Cambridge, ON
EXPRESS-1, Buchanan, MI
LOAD ONE, Taylor, MI
METRO EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION, Maryland Heights, MO
METRO PARCEL & FREIGHT, Warren, MI
THE OUTBOUND GROUP - OBX LOGISTICS, Romulus, MI

Winners will be announced at the gala awards banquet at the conference on February 12th, 2011.

Here is a picture of last year’s winners!

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