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Toyota Honors Partners at 1998 Logistics Excellence Awards

12 July 1999

Toyota Honors Partners at 1998 Logistics Excellence Awards

    TORRANCE, Calif., July 12 -- Toyota Logistics Services (TLS),
a division of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (TMS), announced the 1998
Logistics Excellence Awards, honoring its top-tier rail, truck, and import
marine logistics partners for their excellent performance in service, quality,
and customer service.
    Toyota presented the President's Logistics Awards, the
highest honors for best overall performance, to Canadian Pacific Railway,
Leaseway Auto Carriers, and Toyofuji Shipping at its third-annual awards
presentation.
    "We know we can't sell our products if we can't deliver them where our
customers want them, when they want them, as they want them," said TMS
President and CEO Yoshio Ishizaka.  "To be customer-driven in the area of
logistics requires outstanding performance in three critical areas:  on-time
performance, quality, and customer service.  All three are the essence of the
President's Award in Logistics."
    Canadian Pacific Railway earned the Toyota President's Award for rail
transportation for its second consecutive year, as well as the Logistics
Excellence Award for highest rail on-time performance.  Canadian Pacific
recently expanded its partnership with Toyota, handling Solara shipments to
the northwestern U.S. via direct routing from Cambridge to Vancouver.
"Transit times have been consistently excellent," said Ishizaka.
    Leaseway Auto Carriers won the Toyota President's Award in the category of
truck transportation.  A repeat winner, Leaseway won the 1996 President's
Award as well.  With the highest overall score for best quality in truck
transportation, Leaseway also received the Logistics Excellence Award in that
area.
    Toyofuji Shipping took the President's Award in marine transportation for
the first time, also earning a Logistics Excellence Award for best on-time
performance among import marine carriers.
    Also honored with 1998 Logistics Excellence Awards, recognizing
exceptional performance in the categories of on-time delivery, quality, and
customer service, were logistics partners Active, Crowley, K-Line, Norfolk
Southern, NYK, SeaLand, and Union Pacific.