USF Holland Named Supplier of the Year by Henkel Surface Technologies

    HOLLAND, Mich.--June 12, 2001--USF Holland Inc., a regional carrier unit of USFreightways Corporation, is the recipient of the Supplier of the Year award for 2000 from Henkel Surface Technologies. This is the first time Henkel has selected a less-than-truckload carrier for the award.
    Henkel Surface Technologies officially presented the award to USF Holland on April 24. Company representatives cited quality of service, ability to solve problems, responsiveness, billing accuracy, value-added services, and overall professionalism as the reasons USF Holland was chosen.
    "Henkel Surface Technologies is clearly committed to Total Quality Management and exceeding its customers' expectations," said Pete Neydon, USF Holland's President. "We share these values and are indeed honored to have been selected for this award."
    Henkel is a worldwide operating specialist in adhesives, brand-name products and industrial specialties, with affiliates in more than 70 countries. Subsidiary Henkel Surface Technologies provides finishing services and automation for makers of everything from bikes to aluminum siding. Additional information on the company is available at www.henkelcorp.com.

    USF Holland, based in Holland, Michigan, provides next-day and second-day LTL service throughout the Central and Southeast United States with statewide coverage in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin. USF Holland also provides service to and from the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

    USFreightways provides comprehensive supply chain management services, including high-value, regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation, logistics, domestic and international freight forwarding and premium regional and national truckload transportation. Contact the company at www.usfreightways.com for more information.