Xerox has presented New England Motor Freight (NEMF) with its Outstanding Achievement Award for 2004. NEMF received the award for accepting and meeting the challenges of Xerox's Suffern, NY-based sort and segregate operation when their previous carrier, USF-Red Star, went out of business.

The award was presented at the Xerox Corporate Headquarters in Webster, NY. Tom Ringwood, National Account Executive, accepted the award on behalf of NEMF. "Bringing in this business and meeting Xerox's expectations was a very challenging task," said Ringwood. "However, within less than a month, we had the process perfected. Our operation in Newburgh, NY, is now the model for all Xerox sort and segregate operations nationwide."

Based in Elizabeth, NJ, family-owned NEMF (www.nemf.com) is the largest LTL carrier in the Northeast region. It operates 30 terminals throughout the Northeast, Florida, Puerto Rico and Canada, and reaches 85 percent of the U.S. population through service partnerships. NEMF is a member of the Shevell Group of Companies, which also includes Carrier Industries (third-party logistics and dedicated fleet), Eastern Freight Ways (Northeast truckload carrier), Apex Logistics (brokerage - nationwide truckload) and NEMF World Transport (Puerto Rico).