Eagan Minn. – At a recent conference hosted by Limited Brands (NYSE: LTD) in Columbus Ohio Transport America received the company’s coveted “2006 Carrier of the Year Award.” The annual award recognizes one transportation carrier based on a number of criteria including on-time performance damage-free merchandise delivery billing accuracy and overall exceptional customer service.
“Transport America is passionate about delivering superior performance and gratefully accepts this honor” said Scott Arves President
and CEO of Transport America. “We are pleased to be recognized by a company such as Limited Brands. It is a values-based organization and we appreciate our strong partnership with them.”
Mike Sherman Limited Brands’ Senior Vice President of Transportation and
Logistics also commented on the companies’ business relationship. “Limited
Brands views its third party partners as an extension of our family. We
appreciate bringing everyone together to recognize the partnership and
dedication of our transportation suppliers” Sherman said. “We’ve worked
with Transport America for ten years and it is an honor to name them a
recipient of this award. They’re committed to helping us get products to the
right place at the right time and we value all they add to our business.”
About Transport America
Transport Corporation of America Inc. based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area provides a wide range of truckload freight carriage and logistics services to customers in the United States Mexico and Canada. Transport America focuses on providing time-definite and other responsive services through its team of dedicated and committed employees supported by state-of-the-art technology and information systems.
About Limited Brands
Founded in 1963 the Limited Brands has grown into more than 3700 stores and nine retail brands including Victoria’s Secret Express Bath & Body Works C.O. Bigelow The Limited White Barn Candle Co. Diva London La Senza and Henri Bendel. The Company’s products are also available online at www.VictoriasSecret.com www.BathandBodyWorks.com and www.LaSenza.com.
