Press release
TNT Logistics North America receives energy safety award for nearly one million injury-free miles
NEW ORLEANS, LA. – TNT Logistics North America has received Entergy Corporation's annual Safety Leadership Award.
TNT Logistics North America provides dedicated transportation services for Entergy Corporation, an electric power production company based in the Southwest. During 2003, TNT Logistics'trucks traveled more than 857,000 miles between centralized warehouses on Entergy's behalf, and had no vehicular accidents or lost workdays due to injury. This record has continued through the first five months of 2004.
"We're delighted to receive this recognition by our customer," said Bob Schotman, director of business development, utilities sector, TNT Logistics North America. " TNT, like Entergy, takes matters of safety and security very seriously, and we are pleased to be able to actively participate in Entergy's safety program "
This operation, which is managed out of Hammond, La., also received TNT Logistics'2003 President's Award for achieving similar results in safety for the customer and for being active participants in Entergy's Supply Chain Safety Advisory
Board.
"TNT achieved 100 percent 'on-time work-hours'reporting in support of our requirements," said Walter R. Rhodes, vice president and chief procurement officer, Entergy Corporation. "TNT is recognized for their dedication in working safety issues to a successful and safe completion."
Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production, retail distribution operations, energy marketing and trading, and gas transportation. Entergy owns and operates power plants with about 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.6 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Through Entergy-Koch, LP, it is also a leading provider of wholesale energy marketing and trading services, as well as an operator of natural gas pipeline and storage facilities. Entergy has annual revenues of over $9 billion and more than 14,000 employees.
TNT Logistics North America is a business unit of TNT Logistics, which provides a wide range of supply chain logistics services for key market sectors. TNT Logistics employs more than 37,000 people, who are operating in 36 countries, managing over 70 million square feet of warehouse space. In 2003, TNT Logistics reported sales of €3.735 billion. The TNT Logistics North America's web site address is: www.tntlogistics.us. TNT Logistics is a division of TPG N.V.