February 7, 2007

The NEMF Hagerstown terminal (located at 14557 Industry Drive) was named Terminal of the Year at the regional motor carrier's annual dinner.

The Hagerstown terminal earned very high marks in 2006, increasing its revenue and improving both its operating ratio and on-time delivery service rate.

In determining the award, NEMF measures each terminal's performance in a variety of areas. Judging criteria include safety, customer service, revenue growth and profit improvement over the prior year.
Terminal Manager Tom Hartley, III, of Harrisburg, PA, who served as terminal manager from 2003 until 2006, accepted the award on behalf of the Hagerstown terminal's 75 employees. The 35-door facility is the base for 20 daily routes.

"The Hagerstown terminal's performance during 2006 is a tribute of type of people who work here: They strive to be the best they can in every phase of the operation. It got to the point where we were competing with ourselves to be better than we were the previous day or month," said Hartley, who has since been promoted to manager of quality and corporate compliance.

Based in Elizabeth, NJ, family-owned less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier NEMF (www.nemf.com) serves its customers from terminals throughout the Northeast and Midwest, as well as Florida, Puerto Rico and Canada. It is the largest LTL carrier in the Northeast region. NEMF is a member of The Shevell Group of Companies (www.ShevellGroup.com), which also includes Carrier Industries (third-party logistics, dedicated fleet, warehousing), Eastern Freight Ways (asset-based truckload carrier), Apex Logistics (brokerage, nationwide truckload) and NEMF World Transport (non-vessel operating common carrier).