Pilot Freight Services Receives Ryder Carrier Quality Award

Pilot Recognized for the 18th Time

GLEN MILLS, PA – October 23, 2020 – Pilot Freight Services (Pilot), a worldwide provider of transportation and logistics services backed by ATL Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), is the proud recipient of the Ryder Carrier Quality Award for the International Maritime Commerce category. Pilot has been honored by Ryder with 17 previous awards and has received the International Maritime Commerce category for the second year in a row. In 2019 Pilot successfully completed over 3,000 shipments for Ryder, mainly through Pilot’s automotive division.

The award recognizes carriers for service quality and operational excellence based on various metrics, including on-time performance, claims handling, customer service, technology applications, economic value, innovation, and safety. Receiving this award is a testament to Pilot’s commitment to exceeding service quality and operational excellence.

“It is an honor to be recognized by Ryder for providing the highest level of service year after year,” says John Hill, president and chief commercial officer of Pilot Freight Services. “Our strong international network reliably moves freight from Asia and around the globe, establishing Pilot as a valued partner for Ryder."

ABOUT PILOT FREIGHT SERVICES
Pilot Freight Services, Inc. is an award-winning full-service transportation and logistics provider with 90 locations throughout North America. Pilot also has several locations in Western Europe and a presence in the Asia-Pacific marketplace. The company’s freight forwarding services encompass every mode of transportation, including air, ground and ocean, serving all corners of the globe. Pilot’s full mile and final mile home delivery solutions for heavy and hard to handle goods include value-added service offerings such as white glove, assembly and installation. Pilot’s logistics programs offer a complete line of expedited and time-definite services, international shipping solutions, product warehousing and inventory management. In addition, Pilot’s online shipment navigator, CoPilot, makes online shipping fast, convenient and secure. In 2018, Pilot adopted Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation as their national philanthropy partner raising funds company-wide for treatments and cures for children battling cancer. Learn more about Pilot Freight Services at www.PilotDelivers.com.

ABOUT ATL PARTNERS
Founded in 2014, ATL Partners is a premier sector-focused private equity firm that invests in aerospace, transportation and logistics companies. ATL brings deep sector expertise to its investment approach with nine investment professionals and seven Executive Board members who have decades of combined operating experience in each of ATL’s core sectors. For more information about ATL Partners, visit www.atlpartners.com.

ABOUT BCI
With C$171.3 billion of managed assets as of March 31, 2020, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) is a leading provider of investment management services to British Columbia’s public sector and one of Canada’s largest asset managers. BCI generates investment returns that help their institutional clients build a financially secure future. With a global outlook, BCI seeks investment opportunities that convert savings into productive capital that meet their clients’ risk/return requirements over time. BCI invests across a range of asset classes: fixed income; mortgages; public and private equity; real estate; infrastructure; and renewable resources. BCI’s private equity program, valued at C$17.9 billion, is focused on direct investments in industrials, technology, consumer/retail, healthcare, as well as financial and business services. For more information about BCI, please visit www.bci.ca.

Contacts:
Pilot Freight Services
Amy DePaoli
(610) 891-8120
amydepaoli@pilotdelivers.com

Food Shelter PR
Lorraine Gimblett
(917) 523-2327
lorraine@food-shelter.com

Joanne Jordan
(917) 673-9305
joanne@food-shelter.com

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