Exel Receives Carrier Achievement Award from Ocean Spray

WESTERVILLE, Ohio (July 31, 2007) – Exel, the North American leader in supply chain management and a Deutsche Post World Net company, received the 2006 Carrier Achievement Award from Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.   

Exel was one of only eight Ocean Spray carriers to earn the award, which recognizes exceptional service and on-time deliveries. Of the carriers honored, Exel had the highest on-time service performance. 

“We greatly appreciate the dedication, commitment and exceptional service that Exel gives us each and every day,” said Wayne Tessin, manager, North American Transportation for Ocean Spray. “They exemplify what we value in a carrier and a partner, and we’re pleased to recognize them with this award.” 

“We’re honored to receive the Carrier Achievement Award from Ocean Spray and proud of the dedication, hard work and attention to detail it represents,” said Todd Thompson, senior vice president, Exel Transportation Services.  “The near-perfect on-time service performance it took to earn this recognition is a reflection of the exceptional people on our Birmingham, Ala., operations team. It represents the pride all of us at Exel take in exceeding our clients’ expectations every day.”

Exel manages intermodal traffic for five Ocean Spray plants across the United States, including plant transfers and customer deliveries.

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For more information, please contact:

Brian Krejsa Exel (614) 865-8682 brian.krejsa@exel.com

or

Aaron Brown Fahlgren Mortine Public Relations (614) 825-1703 aaron.brown@fahlgren.com

About Exel
Exel is the North American leader in contract logistics, providing customer-focused solutions to a wide range of industries including retail, consumer, technology, automotive, healthcare, chemical and industrial. Exel’s innovative supply chain solutions, skilled people and regional coverage, bring together all aspects of contract logistics in addition to a wide range of integrated, value-added and specialist services. Exel is a wholly owned entity of Deutsche Post World Net, the world’s leading logistics group. For more information, visit www.exel.com.