FVL North America Awards finalists revealed
The finalists in the inaugural finished vehicle logistics north america Awards have been announced following a tough judging process by an unrivalled panel of independent industry experts, including representatives from carmakers, logistics providers and transport associations.
The awards, which are organised into ten separate categories, celebrate excellence in the outbound sector. The finalists have all demonstrated not only a variety of finished vehicle services, but also their combination with new technology and processes.
The finalists are:
FVL Better Visibility award
ICL – Vehicle Inventory Visualization (VIV) reporting suite
Inform – Central planning and optimization
Vascor – FVS Mobile
FVL Top Quality award
Kar-tainer – Parts in vehicles out – damage free
KhS – KhS OEM services program development
American Honda – Mexico export vandalism and port capabilities
FVL Partnership award
Amports – Partnership with Jaguar Land Rover (Baltimore, MD) and Porsche
Canadian Pacific Rail – Vancouver Auto Compound
VPS – BMW Manufacturing Company, Fluor Corporation, TransDevelopment Group, and VPS for BMW Manufacturing Company’s hail protection system in Spartanburg
FVL Safety First award
Accelerated Services – Accident Plan app
Jack Cooper – Project Zero
FVL’s Got Talent award
Accelerated Services – Driver shortage solution
Amports – Succession planning and training
Enkata – Vintelligent drivers scheduling application
FVL Road Innovation award
Car Delivery Network – Electronic proof of delivery
Fracht – The North American Logistics Alliance powered by ALCS
Jack Cooper – Da Vinci Tool
FVL Ports and Shipping Innovation award
CFR Rinkens – Containerization with racking systems
International Auto Processors – Yard Automation Project
Inform – Port digitization and optimization
FVL OEM Supply Chain of the Year award
Horizon Terminals – Providing supply chain efficiencies to the OEM industry
ICL systems – Maintaining FCA North America finished vehicle network fluidity
United Road – United Road North American FVL network
FVL Customer Innovation award
CFR Rinkens – Containerization with racking systems
Nationwide – Nationwide Auto Services’ Rapid Response Services Teams/Gold Standard Quality Control process
Wallenius Wilhelmsen – Wallenius Wilhelmsen partnership with Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
We’re also excited to announce that the finalists in the ‘people’s choice’
FVL Most Collaborative OEM award include:
American Honda
Subaru of America
Toyota
Volkswagen of America
Further details of the finalists’ projects, the judges and the awards criteria are available here.
The final awards winners will be announced at a glittering gala dinner and awards ceremony during the Finished Vehicle Logistics North America Conference at Huntington Beach, California, on the evening of Wednesday April 24, 2019.
“With this being the 10-year anniversary of the Finished Vehicle Logistics North America conference, we thought it was about time to reward excellence in the outbound sector,” commented Matt Allard, publisher of Finished Vehicle Logistics magazine, about the inaugural awards scheme.
“The response has been great and we’ve been lucky enough to have some fantastic judges take part in the scoring,” he added. “With the finalists announced, we are now looking forward to what promises to be a spectacular ceremony in Huntington Beach on April 24.”
