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(Left to right) D’Anne Duclos, VP, Toyota Logistics Services; Bill Barrett, senior rail and truck strategy and operations manager, Toyota; Dave Fleenor, AVP-automotive, BNSF; Katie Farmer, group VP-consumer products, BNSF; Aaron Lakey, director of automotive sales, BNSF; and Lee Hobgood, general manager of vehicle transportation, ToyotaPhoto – BNSF Railway Co.
(Left to right) D’Anne Duclos, VP, Toyota Logistics Services; Bill Barrett, senior rail and truck strategy and operations manager, Toyota; Dave Fleenor, AVP-automotive, BNSF; Katie Farmer, group VP-consumer products, BNSF; Aaron Lakey, director of automotive sales, BNSF; and Lee Hobgood, general manager of vehicle transportation, ToyotaPhoto – BNSF Railway Co.
BNSF Railway Co. recently was named the 2016 recipient of the President's Award for Logistics Excellence by Toyota Logistics Services. The Class I now has attained the honor for three consecutive years.
Considered Toyota's highest supplier honor, the President's Award recognizes service partners that demonstrate combined excellence in quality, customer service and on-time performance. BNSF also received Toyota Logistics Services' Logistics Excellence Awards for on-time performance and quality. The Class I's damage-free rate of 99.86 percent was well below Toyota Logistics Services’ national objective, officials from the automaker said in a press release.