Menlo Worldwide Named a Top 3PL Provider; Inbound Logistics Magazine Annual Survey Places Menlo Fourth Out of More Than 500 Competitors
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 10, 2005–Menlo Worldwide, a division of CNF Inc. (NYSE:CNF), is among the very best 3PL providers in the world, according to a survey conducted by the editors of Inbound Logistics magazine. As part of the magazine’s annual Top 100 3PL Provider Awards for 2005, Menlo Worldwide came in 4th place out of a pool of more than 500 third-party logistics companies, marking the eighth consecutive year that Menlo Worldwide Logistics has placed in the top four.
“We are honored to again be chosen by our customers as a preferred global 3PL provider and to be named to Inbound Logistics’ Top 10 list,” said Bob Bassett, vice president of sales and marketing for Menlo Worldwide.
Each year, Inbound Logistics surveys its readers for feedback on the 3PL providers that they employ. The Top 10 3PL Awards are based on faxed, mailed, and emailed ballots received December 2004 to June 2005.
Felicia Stratton, editor of the magazine said, “Given the change dynamic facing leading global enterprises, it’s impressive to see Menlo providing the kinds of solutions Inbound Logistics readers need to successfully navigate this change. Inbound Logistics editors selected this year’s Top 100 3PL Providers from more than 500 companies, using questionnaires and personal interviews. Editors sought to match our readers’ needs to the capabilities of those selected. Menlo made the 2005 list because of flexibility and leadership in expanding their solutions and offering excellent customer service. The companies chosen reflect leadership by answering our readers’ need for reliability, ROI, and efficient implementation. Inbound Logistics magazine is proud to recognize Menlo for leading the way in logistics excellence.”
About Menlo Worldwide
Based in Redwood City, Calif., Menlo Worldwide is a $1.1 billion supply chain services subsidiary of CNF Inc. (NYSE:CNF) that manages a full range of logistics activities in the United States and internationally for companies primarily in the automotive, technology, manufacturing, food and beverage, consumer product, chemical, and retail industries. CNF is a $4.0 billion transportation and logistics company with businesses in less-than-truckload motor carriage, truckload carriage, air freight, logistics, warehousing, supply chain management and trailer manufacturing.
About Inbound Logistics Magazine
Inbound Logistics magazine started in 1981 with the educational mission of helping leading US companies better manage corporate resources by speeding and reducing inventory and supporting infrastructure, and better matching demand signals to supply lines. Today this concept is widely accepted as supply-chain management and Inbound Logistics reaches more than 250,000 print and web readers in North America and around the world. More information can be found at http://www.inboundlogistics.com.
More information about Menlo Worldwide can be found at www.menloworldwide.com. More information about CNF can be found at www.cnf.com