INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Celadon
Logistics has been named to Inbound Logistics' Top 100 third party
logistics (3PL) list for a third year in a row. Companies
named to the list by the magazine are decided by the magazine's
qualitative assessment of companies that are best equipped to meet
and surpass their magazine readers' ever-changing outsourcing
needs.
"Annually, leading third-party logistics providers submit their
qualifications, hoping to match their solutions with our readers'
business logistics needs," stated Felecia
Stratton, editor of Inbound Logistics Magazine.
"Celadon Logistics was selected again as a 2017 Top 100 3PL
Provider because it continues to demonstrate excellence in
optimizing transportation and logistics operations, as well as
transformative solutions that drive integration across internal and
external business processes."
Each year, Inbound Logistics editors select the best logistics
solutions providers by carefully evaluating submitted information,
conducting personal interviews and online research as well as
comparing that data to their readers' burgeoning global supply
chain and logistics challenges. Inbound Logistics editors
selected this year's class of Top 100 3PLs from a pool of more than
300 companies.
"This honor represents an important acknowledgment of the hard
work and creativity of our extraordinary team at Celadon
Logistics," said Jay Frieden, Senior
Vice President of Celadon Logistics. "This award demonstrates
that our customers appreciate the investment we have made in
bringing on a new warehouse management system, expanding our
operations in Columbus, OH and
Laredo, TX as well as opening a
new office in the St. Louis area
in the next 45 days."
"This award validates our ongoing investment and our commitment
to being the best in our business – whether it's a delivering
safely and efficiently a customer's freight or optimizing their
transportation and logistics operations," commented Jon Russell, President of the Celadon
Group. "While winning awards is always gratifying, what makes
this award particularly meaningful is the fact that customers help
to determine the winners."
About Celadon: Founded in May 1985 and headquartered in Indianapolis, Celadon Group, Inc. (NYSE: CGI),
ranks as one of North America's
largest truckload carriers. Through its subsidiaries, Celadon
provides long-haul, regional, local, dedicated, intermodal,
temperature-protect and expedited freight service across
the United States, Canada and Mexico.
About Celadon Logistics: A subsidiary of the
Celadon Group, Inc., Celadon Logistics Services is a full service
3PL that provides freight brokerage services, freight management,
as well as supply chain management solutions, including warehousing
and distribution. Celadon also offers value-added services,
such as materials management, repacking and sub assembly.
About Inbound Logistics Magazine: Inbound Logistics
is the leading trade magazine targeted toward business logistics
and supply chain managers. The magazine's editorial mission is to
help companies of all sizes better manage corporate resources by
speeding and reducing inventory and supporting infrastructure and
better matching demand signals to supply lines. More information is
available at http://www.inboundlogistics.com.
For more information:
Joe
Weigel
Director of Communications
(800) CELADON Ext. 7006
(317) 972-7006 Direct
(317) 608-8914 Mobile
jweigel@celadontrucking.com
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