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America's Second Harvest Network Names 2006 Logistics Partner of the Year

Posted by FQ Admin on 9/18/2006

Today America’s Second Harvest announced that Freightquote.com® received its top award for logistics services. Freightquote.com has worked with the organization since 2002, and was selected for technology, flexible service and other criteria.

Cost and Service are Key Factors

The nation’s largest distributor of food for charitable organizations, America’s Second Harvest relies on several transportation and logistics providers as it moves thousands of shipments annually to hunger relief agencies like soup kitchens and emergency shelters. “Food is often perishable and our deliveries are often to people who need help immediately,” said Peg Collins-Sarinyamas, Director of Transportation for the charity. “So we demand highly reliable transportation vendors.” As a non-profit, the organization also requires cost-effective transportation solutions, Collins-Sarinyamas noted. “The people at Freightquote.com are always helpful.”

Freightquote.com provides various freight transportation management services to the organization including truckload brokerage. “We are extremely pleased to be recognized by America’s Second Harvest,” said Bill Goodwin, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Freightquote.com. “We look forward to expanding our relationship with them in the future.”

Commitment to the Cause is Important

“Freightquote has demonstrated a real commitment to our organization,” said Collins-Sarinyamas, “They understand the importance of our work and support our efforts to fight hunger in the United States.”

About Freightquote.com

Based outside Kansas City, Freightquote.com and its subsidiaries serve customers across North America. The company has over 900 employees and annualized revenues exceeding $400 million. Founded in August of 1998 by Tim Barton, Freightquote.com delivers a vast array of services for a large and diverse customer base. These services enable customers to instantly quote and compare freight rates of hundreds of national and regional freight carriers. Freightquote.com specializes in creating customized freight solutions to meet their customer’s needs, including LTL, truckload, intermodal and air freight options.

Visit http://www.freightquote.com for more information or call (800) 323-5441 to reach Freightquote.com directly.

About America’s Second Harvest Network

America’s Second Harvest is the nation’s largest charitable hunger-releif organization. The network secures and distributes nearly two billion pounds of donated food and grocery products annually, supporting approximately 50,000 local charitable agencies operating more than 94,000 programs including food pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, after-school programs. More information can be found at www.secondharvest.org.