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Saia Wins Lowe’s 2002 Silver Team Award
Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse has presented Saia with the "2002 Silver Team Award" in an awards ceremony held last month. It was the second consecutive year that Saia has received a distinguished award from Lowe's. Last year Saia received the "Bronze Team Award." Robert Long, LTL Services Manager for Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse, presented the award to the Saia management team. "Saia demonstrates daily attention to our business with the same degree of passion that Lowe's expects from its employee owners," said Long. "Additionally, Saia reviews shared inbound processes with Lowe's to help sustain an advantage over our competition. Saia has worked hard to earn this well-deserved award. Lowe's is proud to be a supply-chain partner with Saia," he added. Long presented the award to Saia National Account Executive Doyle Jacobs. Other Saia management team members present during the ceremony were Vice President of National Accounts Terry Ryan, Atlanta Regional Operations and Sales Manager Tim Hassard and Director of Line Haul Brian Balius. Saia earned the award for attaining Lowe's GAP Compliance Goal and on-time service. According to Jacobs, GAP is one of Lowe’s key partnership audit measurements, which is used to evaluate whether shipments are delivered timely to Lowe’s Stores. In order to become GAP compliant, the carrier must deliver consistently each Lowe’s shipment to the store the same day it arrives to the destination facility. The inscription on the award reads: "For consistently attaining Lowe's 2002 service goals. Jacobs added, "We are excited about the partnership we have with Lowe's and appreciate this service recognition." Saia is a provider of regional and interregional service from the southern coast, across the south and southwest to California, and into the northwest with partner service to the rest of the United States. Saia also provides service to Puerto Rico, and complete North American partner coverage is offered including Canada and Mexico. Saia has 5,100 employees networking from more than 100 locations. Saia and Jevic Transportation are wholly owned subsidiaries of SCS Transportation, Inc., (NASDAQ: SCST), a multi-regional carrier holding company based in Kansas City, Missouri. For more information visit the Saia website at www.saia.com or SCS Transportation at www.scstransportation.com. Lowe's Rob Long presents award to Saia's National Account Executive Doyle Jacobs, also pictured on Jacob's right are Terry Ryan, Tim Hassard and Brian Balius, all with Saia.