ALCON LABS SALUTES NEMF FOR "EXCELLENCE"

NEMF has again been cited by Alcon Labs for "Excellent Carrier Performance." This is the tenth straight year in which NEMF has garnered Alcon's award for outstanding performance.

The award was presented at Alcon's annual carrier group meeting, where NEMF was represented by Tom Wajer, vice president of international sales, and George Marshall, national account executive. "We are very proud of the workers at our Baltimore terminal and throughout our terminal network," said Wajer. "It was truly a team effort that earned us this recognition."

Alcon began its relationship with NEMF when its former northeast carrier, St. Johnsbury Trucking, closed in 1993. In addition to receiving the award, NEMF also announced that it had signed a three year extension of its contract with Alcon.

Fort Worth-based Alcon Labs (www.alconlabs.com) is widely considered the world's leading eye care company. It produces ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, surgical equipment, contact lens products and other consumer eye care products. Their primary products are lens care products, pharmaceutical solutions prescribed by physicians, surgical kits for doctors, and equipment used for various procedures all related to eye care.

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).