Southeastern Freight Lines Named LTL Carrier of the Year by The Home Depot

LEXINGTON, SC - Southeastern Freight Lines has been named LTL Carrier of the Year for 2011 by The Home Depot, the nation's largest home improvement retailer.

by Staff

November 23, 2011

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LEXINGTON, SC - Southeastern Freight Lines, a regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services company, has been named LTL Carrier of the Year for 2011 by The Home Depot, the nation's largest home improvement retailer. This is the second year in a row that Southeastern has won this distinguished award.

Southeastern led in all of The Home Depot's performance requirements which include on-time delivery and electronic shipment status metrics. In addition, The Home Depot specifically referenced Southeastern's continual efforts to help the company with special projects to improve their shipping system.

"Our company's dedication to quality, technology and customer support is the reason we have earned this award," said Dennis Brittain, national account manager for Southeastern Freight Lines. "We value our relationship with The Home Depot and appreciate this recognition of our people's efforts."

The award was recently presented to Southeastern at The Home Depot's Executive Carrier Council awards banquet.

Topics:Southeastern Freight Lines LTL Operations

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