CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Paul M. Tellier, president and chief executive officer of Canadian National, received the McCullough Award – Logistics Executive of the Year.
The McCullough Award, sponsored by The National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) and Logistics Management & Distribution Report, recognizes an individual who has demonstrated a record of outstanding achievement and leadership in the logistics industry. The winner is selected by the board of directors of NITL, the oldest and largest organization in the United States representing the transportation policy interests of shippers.
NITL President Edward Emmett and Peter Bradley, editor in chief of Logistics Management & Distribution Report, presented the award to Tellier at the TransComp 2001 Awards luncheon here.
Emmett said: “For quite some time the thing I’ve heard about Paul Tellier is that he doesn’t think like the typical railroader. He thinks like the typical business person… Paul is constantly seeking out customers’ opinions and positions. He doesn’t always agree with them, but he’s willing to entertain them and willing to offer innovative approaches to issues.”
Tellier said he is honored by the award, stressing that the CN team is responsible for CN’s turnaround and intense customer focus.
“We are a railroad that strives to be different from others,” Tellier said. “We constantly seek ways to improve our customer service. We are not afraid to change ourselves if it means better performance.
“And we’re not afraid to make a commitment and stand by it – whether it’s scheduled delivery, a Customer Bill of Rights, or a promise to keep all gateways open following our mergers with IC and WC.”
The award was established in memory of John T. McCullough, former chief editor of Distribution Magazine (now Logistics Management & Distribution Report).
Canadian National Railway Company spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America.