Airborne Express Wins Supplier Award From AutoNation
SEATTLE, May 6, 2003 -- Airborne, Inc. (www.airborne.com) has received the Most Improved Supplier Award from AutoNation Inc., America's largest retailer of both new and used vehicles. The award is given to the carrier achieving the greatest increase in usage among AutoNation dealerships during the previous year, as well as on the basis of customer satisfaction surveys.
Airborne was also recognized for its ability to adapt to AutoNation's specific needs, providing a combination of superior service at a competitive price. Also cited by AutoNation were Airborne's continuing enhancement of service offerings, such as the expansion of Airborne Ground, convenient shipping management systems and superior customer service.
Over 300 AutoNation dealership locations use Airborne's air and ground services to ship titles and other important documents to and from its corporate offices, lenders, title companies and dealership locations.
"We're honored to have been chosen over other major carriers for this award from a premier customer," said Kim Kottmeier, National Account Manager for Airborne Express. "There's no stronger vote of confidence, nor greater encouragement for Airborne's people to work even harder to meet and exceed AutoNation's expectations, now and in the years to come."
For more than 50 years, Airborne, Inc. and its subsidiaries have served the shipping needs of business customers around the world. Today, Airborne offers total distribution solutions by providing time-sensitive delivery of documents, letters, small packages, and freight to virtually every U.S. ZIP code and more than 200 countries worldwide. Customers can select from a variety of services including Same Day, Airborne 10:30 AM, Express AM, Next Afternoon, Two Day, Ground, International Express and Freight, Ocean Service, and Logistics Management.
AutoNation, Inc., headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is America's largest retailer of both new and used vehicles. Ranked No. 93 on the 2002 Fortune 500 and a component of the Standard and Poor's 500 Index, AutoNation employs approximately 28,500 people and owns and operates 374 new vehicle franchises in 17 states. For additional information, please visit http://corp.autonation.com/ or www.AutoNation.com, where more than 100,000 vehicles are available for sale.
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