Tessa Lloyd, Cornerstone’s AVP-Sales for toy company accounts and leader of the company’s “Toy Team”, has been the driving force behind this prestigious accolade. She originally landed the Mattel account eight years ago, and has provided exceptional service ever since. According to Al Esquivel, Mattel’s Manager for Corporate Logistics, “It gave me great pleasure to present Cornerstone with the 2005 Intermodal Carrier of the Year award as it represents the results of your dedication and hard work . Your efforts helped our DCs reach their shipping goals and Mattel reach its sales goals in the most critical months of the year”.

Lloyd’s Toy Team also handles accounts for Toys R Us, Target and Wal-Mart, all of which are intertwined with shipments from Mattel. She has been with Cornerstone since the company was founded in 1997.

“”We are extremely proud of Tessa, the Toy Team, and all of our other employees who worked so hard, day in and day out, to win this very impressive acknowledgement. Anytime you are recognized by an outstanding company like Mattel it is quite an honor.” said Rick Rodell, Cornerstone Systems chairman and CEO.

Cornerstone Systems offers a full complement of logistics services including intermodal, railcar, truck brokerage, transloading facilities, on-site management, warehousing and spotting services. Headed by a highly experienced executive team, Cornerstone continues to attain one of the highest growth rates in the transportation industry.

“I have won many internal awards during my time with Cornerstone, but this is the best”, said Tessa. “Being recognized by my customers is the ultimate”.

Vowing to provide its customers “rock solid solutions”, Cornerstone Systems has numerous locations nationwide. For more information, visit www.cornerstone-systems.com.
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