FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Brad
Estrin
Executive Vice President
Sales & Marketing
(800) 395-7100, ext. 7227
bestrin@suddath.com
Suddath’s Dallas Office
Accomplishes
Branch of the Year
“Three-peat”
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA,
April 30, 2004 –
Achieving a first in the
company’s 85-year
history, Suddath
Relocation Systems, a
leader in worldwide
relocations and
household goods
transportation and a top
agent for United Van
Lines, announced that
Suddath Dallas has won
the "Branch of the Year"
award for the third year
in a row.
The
Suddath Branch of the
Year award is given to
one of its 16 nationwide
branch locations that
demonstrate exceptional
performance in the areas
of customer quality
scores, sales
productivity, revenue,
safety, operations and
van operator
performance. Suddath
Dallas demonstrated
excellence in all of
these areas with another
superior performance
during a sluggish 2003
economy.
Coming off a year of
record-setting revenue
and profits in 2002,
Suddath Dallas
experienced similar
revenue levels for the
year 2003. Under the
guidance of Richard
Eschbacher, General
Manager of Suddath
Dallas, this branch team
was able to raise the
bar with their high
level of quality
performance, operational
efficiency and
record-breaking profits.
For three consecutive
years, Suddath Dallas
has proven to be the
best of the best despite
heavy competition from
other worthy Suddath
offices.
“Dick Eschbacher and the
Dallas team have
accomplished a
tremendous feat in
winning the Branch of
the Year award three
years in a row,”
remarked Mike Demont,
President of Suddath
Relocation Systems.
“Winning this award is
difficult as the
competition amongst our
branch offices is
strong. However, winning
three years in a row is
just incredible. The
outstanding
contributions of this
group, and the rest of
our branch locations, is
the reason Suddath
consistently ranks as
one of the top United
agents.”
Other significant
achievements by Suddath
Dallas in 2003 include:
-
Increased sales and
profitability for a
third consecutive
year.
-
Won United’s
Customer Choice
Quality Award for
the third year in a
row and the Cargo
Claims Prevention
Award.
-
Achieved the highest
amount in hauling
revenue in the
Suddath branch
system – the highest
in company history.
-
Van operator, Don
Rushan, was
recognized by United
as van operator of
the year for 2003.
One of 4 van
operators out of
4,000 eligible to
receive this award.
-
Scored an overall
quality rating of
9.3.
-
Recognized by United
for being the Agent
of the Month
runner-up in
December. (Also,
recognized as Agent
of the Month
runner-up January
2004 and Agent of
the Month for
February 2004.)
The
Suddath Dallas office
serves an area that
includes a 150-mile
radius of the Dallas/Ft.
Worth metropolitan area.
It also maintains and
serves corporate clients
throughout the U.S.
About Suddath Relocation Systems
Suddath Relocation Systems, a subsidiary of The Suddath
Companies, provides
corporate relocation services,
household goods
transportation,
freight services,
facility and
company equipment moving,
warehousing and logistics services to businesses and consumers worldwide.
Established in 1919, The Suddath Companies is a diversified group of domestic
and international moving service companies. These affiliates specialize in worldwide
corporate
employee relocation,
residential
moving,
warehouse and
3pl and logistics
management. In addition to its international services to over 100 countries,
Suddath operates in 16 locations throughout the United States as one of
United Van Lines’ largest agents. The Suddath Companies has over 1,200 employees
nationwide handling over 40,000 shipments annually. Suddath is also the
“Official Transportation Sponsor” of Disney’s “Celebrate Mickey: 75 InspEARations” statue tour. For more information, visit
their web site at www.suddath.com.
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