Decker Truck Line, Inc. RECEIVES “Spirit of Excellence” Award FROM HORMEL
Fort Dodge, Iowa – Hormel Foods Corporation has selected Decker Truck Line, Inc. as one of 51 suppliers to receive their “Spirit of Excellence” award. Hormel presented Decker with this annual award on June 4, 2007, for providing quality service and products.
Each of the 51 firms from across the Unites States presented with this award is recognized for taking an active role in the Hormel Foods quality improvement process during 2006. Suppliers are required to meet or exceed specific requirements established by the corporation’s supplier quality management (SQM) committee to qualify for this recognition. The SQM recognition program was established in 1991 to improve the quality of products and services provided to Hormel Foods through mutually beneficial relations built on trust and respect.
Decker Truck Line, Inc. was one of 11 transportation companies chosen for Hormel’s “Spirit of Excellence” award by the logistics department. Along with Decker, these companies provided various transportation services involving refrigerated, non-refrigerated and liquid tank trailers during 2006.
Gary Bickler, Corporate Traffic Manager of Hormel Foods, congratulated all winners of the 2006 “Spirit of Excellence” award. He noted that to achieve this honor, each of these companies must demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement. Based on each company’s results of the last five years, recipients of the “Hormel No. 1 Award” will be announced in September.
Decker Truck Line, Inc. has received the “Spirit of Excellence” award 11 times since 1995, and was presented with the “Hormel No. 1 Award” in 2000.
About Hormel Foods Corporation Hormel Foods Corp., based in Austin, Minn., is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded meat and food products, many of which are among the best known and trusted in the food industry. The company leverages its extensive expertise, innovation and high competencies in pork and turkey processing and marketing to bring quality, value-added brands to the global marketplace. For each of the past six years, Hormel Foods was named one of “The 400 Best Big Companies in America” by Forbes magazine. The company enjoys a strong reputation among consumers, retail grocers and foodservice and industrial customers for products highly regarded for quality, taste, nutrition, convenience and value. For more information about Hormel Foods, go to www.hormel.com.
About Decker Truck Line, Inc. Decker Truck Line, Inc., in business since 1931, is under sole ownership of Don Decker, with its corporate office in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Additional terminals are located in Davenport, Iowa; Mediapolis, Iowa; Mason City, Iowa; Hammond, Indiana; Masury, Ohio; and Birmingham, Alabama. Decker is a diversified carrier transporting flatbed, refrigerated, and dry van freight to the 48 contiguous states and seven Canadian provinces.
