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Friday, July 30, 2010

Tucker Named Top 100 3PL for 2010

Inbound Logistics has once again named Tucker Company Worldwide as a "Top 100 3PL(Third Party Logistics Company" for 2010. We offer a grateful thank you to our customers, our carrier friends and the editors of Inbound Logistics for this special designation and recognition. Tucker has been named a Top 3PL for several years, and we work diligently every day to earn that trust in the marketplace.


EDITOR’S QUOTES
Please attribute to Felecia Stratton, Editor, Inbound Logistics

Recent economic times have forced companies to deal with product scalability, demand volatility, access to capacity, and matching inventory more tightly to demand. Experienced third-party logistics providers stepped up to the plate, and took the lead in offering suggestions and helping to transform their customers’ enterprises. Tucker Company qualifies as an Inbound Logistics 2010 Top 100 3PL Provider because it has shown consistent results in helping customers navigate stormy economic times.

Cutting transport costs is always important, but Inbound Logistics readers say great 3PL relationships are built not just on cost savings but on consistent customer service. Readers tell us they are required to meet more stringent levels of supply chain performance to keep their customers satisfied. Clearly, customer service is fundamental in measuring 3PL excellence. Tucker Company provides that level of customer service and that is why it has been recognized by Inbound Logistics editors as a 2010 Top 100 3PL Provider.

Given the growing complexity of mastering global supply chain management, the role 3PLs play continues to become increasingly important. Inbound Logistics selected Tucker Company a 2010 Top 100 3PL Provider because of its demonstrated ability in helping leading enterprises achieve the efficiency and scalability so important to success in today's global economic climate.

How do today's leading business logistics managers face the challenges of demand volatility, compliance with complex customer requirements, and achieving the lean operational process so fundamental to success? By relying on a world-class logistics partner like those found on the Inbound Logistics Top 100 3PL Providers list. Inbound Logistics selected Tucker Company as a 2010 Top 100 3PL Provider because of its successful track record in acting as a business change agent for its customers, while delivering the operational efficiency needed to be globally competitive.

TOP 100 SELECTION METHODOLOGY
Inbound Logistics' Top 100 3PL Provider's list serves as a qualitative assessment of service providers we feel are best equipped to meet and surpass readers’ evolving outsourcing needs. Distilling the Top 100 is never an easy task, and the process becomes increasingly difficult as more 3PLs enter the market and service providers from other functional areas develop value-added logistics capabilities. Each year, Inbound Logistics editors select the best logistics solutions providers by carefully evaluating submitted information, conducting personal interviews and online research, and comparing that data to our readers’ burgeoning global supply chain and logistics challenges. IL editors selected this year's class of Top 100 3PLs from a pool of more than 300 companies. The service providers we selected are companies that, in the opinion of IL editors, offer the diverse operational capabilities and experience to meet readers' unique supply chain and logistics needs.

ABOUT INBOUND LOGISTICS
Inbound Logistics the leading trade magazine targeted toward business logistics and supply chain managers. The magazine's editorial mission is to help companies of all sizes better manage corporate resources by speeding and reducing inventory and supporting infrastructure, and better matching demand signals to supply lines. More information is available at www.inboundlogistics.com