Toyota DCS Earns Awards at Partner Meeting

Toyota held their annual Logistics Partner Meeting this past week.

 

 

The event was help at the Trump National Golf Course in Palos Verdes, CA. Toyota recognized 8 carriers during the meeting, including JB Hunt. The event concluded with photos and a small putt-putt golf outing.

The Toyota DCS team was awarded the 2015 Strategic Partner of the Year for the work related to Toyota service campaigns as well as the 2015 Carrier Kaizen Champion for density improvements.

Front l-r: Zach Mattingly, Logistics Coordinator; Jecorey Newman, General Manager - Transportation
Back l-r: Nicholas VanHooser, Operations Supervisor; Anthony Warchol, Regional Operations Manager

2015 Carrier Kaizen Champion
The kaizen team identified an opportunity to pick up transmissions on the West Coast to take back on the return trip to Kentucky to utilize the empty space. The number of trucks returning empty from CA was reduced by 25% by returning transmissions to Custom Goods for an estimated savings of $73,000.

 


2015 Strategic Partner of the Year
As our strategic provider of the year, JB Hunt was able to quickly flex their driver capacity using innovative methods to match TMS’ surging production volume for service campaigns. They used innovative methods for dealer delivery to prevent damage and established robust visual controls in line with the Toyota Production System practices.




The Toyota DCS team also received high praise for their commitment to immersing themselves into the Toyota way. "Visiting the Louisville JB Hunt Yard and seeing the frame storage was like visiting one of our own Toyota facilities. Their value for safety and commitment to their people was evident and great to see." - Ed Huante, Corporate Manager.  

Congratulations Toyota!