Owens Corning Recognizes GTI Carrier Dispatch Teams

The Owens Corning Transportations Solutions Team has announced the winners for the annual "Carrier Dispatch Team" awards. Once again, Gordon Trucking received a great deal of recognition for its high levels of professional competence.

These awards, which are handed out annually recognize dispatching teams and their companies for superior service at several of the Owens Corning distribution centers on the West Coast. GTI customer service and dispatch teams were recognized in all four of the major categories.

TSS - Best in Class - The winning individuals/teams demonstrated the following characteristics: Service performance and improvement, superior communications, 214 A&D compliance, minimal turn-backs and rejections, superior tender response time, support for last minute shipments, consistent and thorough processes, and professional business conduct. Congratulations to:

Delmar - Heartland Express
Eloy - Werner Enterprises
Portland - McCracken Motor Freight Inc
Salt Lake City - Gordon Trucking
Santa Clara - Gordon Trucking

DCs - Best in Class - The winning individuals/teams demonstrated the following characteristics: driver cooperation and safety, O.S. & D reporting, trailer pool compliance (vans), strapping and tarping speed and compliance, consistent and thorough processes; and professional business conduct. Congratulations to:

Delmar - Campos Express
Eloy - Gordon Trucking
Portland - McCracken Motor Freight Inc
Salt Lake City - Gordon Trucking
Santa Clara - Gordon Trucking

Transportation - Best in Class - The winning individuals/teams demonstrated the following characteristics: on-time delivery performance, active participation in special buys, active participation in drop trailer programs (vans), utilization of OC web sites and other productivity tools, managing capacity commitment during holiday and seasonal periods, and performance improvement. Congratulations to:

Delmar - Truck One
Eloy - Total Warehousing
Portland - McCracken Motor Freight Inc
Salt Lake City - Gordon Trucking
Santa Clara - Frontier Transportation

Outstanding Carrier Dispatch Team - These winning individuals and teams demonstrated an outstanding and supportive effort across all processes TSS, DC and Transportation. Congratulations to:

Delmar - Heartland Express
Eloy - Total Warehousing
Portland - McCracken Motor Freight Inc
Salt Lake City - Gordon Trucking
Santa Clara - Gordon Trucking

Earlier in 2002, Gordon Trucking was recognized by Owens Corning as the "Carrier of the Year" for their entire Eloy, Arizona Distribution Center. Today, Owens Corning is a $5 billion global, industry leader with more than 20,000 employees around the world and with manufacturing, sales and research facilities including joint venture and licensee relationships in more than 30 countries on six continents.