Carrier Receives Logistics Award

Pittsburgh, PA (August, 2 2012) - PITT OHIO announced that they have won the Volvo Logistics Quality Award for 2010. The award was presented to PITT OHIO’s Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Geoff Muessig on July 9, 2012 from Volvo Logistics Director of Purchasing, Tim Kubiak.

There are nine main categories Volvo uses to evaluate carriers performance. Those categories are: Contracted Payment Terms, On-time Service Performance, Claims Ratio, Cargo Liability Coverage, EDI Invoicing Performance, Receivables, Financial Stability, Environment, and Safety. Volvo reviews these metrics with their carriers on a quarterly basis and there is an action plan for improvements at the end of every quarter. The award is given annually to the carrier who excels in these areas.

Michael Molitoris, Senior Purchasing Manager, Logistics Services comments, "All carriers are measured against aggressive targets in these nine various categories. The bar is set very high and only a small select group actually wins an award."

"Every day more than 2680 PITT OHIO employees strive to provide our customers with reliable and dependable service. PITT OHIO is honored to receive this award from Volvo which recognizes our employees’ excellent performance results," Geoff Muessig CMO and Executive Vice President for PITT OHIO states.

In adhering to their "We´re Always There For You" signature commitment, PITT OHIO is dedicated to providing their customers with the best value in its SUPPLY CHAIN, GROUND, Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) and TRUCKLOAD services. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, PITT OHIO services the entire Mid-Atlantic and Mid-West regions and the remainder of the United States, Canada and Mexico with The Reliance Network. To contact PITT OHIO, please visit their website at:www.pittohio.com.

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