CN receives Toyota Canada’s Carrier of the Year Award for 2011
MONTREAL, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI)
announced today that it has received Toyota Canada’s Carrier of the
Year Award for 2011.
Toyota presents the award annually to the railway or truck carrier that
has exhibited the best performance for the automaker in the key
performance areas of transit time, quality and customer service.
“Toyota Canada’s Carrier of the Year award recognizes the Vehicle
Logistics Partner that provides the most reliable service throughout
the program year, based on a blend of Key Service Performance metrics,”
said Tony Kelly, managing director, Toyota Canada Inc. “In turn, this
allows Toyota to consistently deliver on our commitments to our dealers
and customers across Canada. CN has achieved this award through strong
teamwork and a shared service vision.”
Jean-Jacques Ruest, CN executive vice-president and chief marketing
officer, said: “We are a major carrier of finished vehicles and import
parts in North America, and we are honoured to receive this award from
Toyota Canada. The award recognizes the day-to-day supply chain
commitment of our 22,000 employees. CN is a service company and CN’s
service is powered by its people.”
About Toyota Canada Inc.
Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) is the exclusive Canadian distributor of
Toyota, Lexus and Scion cars, SUVs and trucks. Toyota is the first
full-line manufacturer to make all of the elements of the Star Safety
System standard on every 2011 vehicle. The Star Safety System includes
Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Traction Control (TRAC), Anti-lock
Brake System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), Brake
Assist (BA) and Smart Stop Technology (SST). TCI’s head office is in
Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and
Halifax and parts distribution centres in Toronto and Vancouver.
For more details, including a full list of media contacts, digital
images and product details please visit media.toyota.ca.
About CN
CN – Canadian National Railway Company and its operating railway
subsidiaries – 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 metropolitan areas of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit,
Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul,
Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points
in North America. For more information on CN, visit the company’s
website at www.cn.ca.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information included in this news release constitutes
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and under Canadian
securities laws. CN cautions that, by their nature, these
forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and
assumptions. The Company cautions that its assumptions may not
materialize and that current economic conditions render such
assumptions, although reasonable at the time they were made, subject to
greater uncertainty. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees
of future performance and involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results or
performance of the Company or the rail industry to be materially
different from the outlook or any future results or performance implied
by such statements.
Important risk factors that could affect the forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, the effects of general economic and
business conditions, industry competition, inflation, currency and
interest rate fluctuations, changes in fuel prices, legislative and/or
regulatory developments, compliance with environmental laws and
regulations, actions by regulators, various events which could disrupt
operations, including natural events such as severe weather, droughts,
floods and earthquakes, labor negotiations and disruptions,
environmental claims, uncertainties of investigations, proceedings or
other types of claims and litigation, risks and liabilities arising
from derailments, and other risks detailed from time to time in reports
filed by CN with securities regulators in Canada and the United States.
Reference should be made to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” in
CN’s annual and interim reports, Annual Information Form and Form 40-F
filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators, available on CN’s
website, for a summary of major risks.
CN assumes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements
to reflect future events, changes in circumstances, or changes in
beliefs, unless required by applicable Canadian securities laws. In the
event CN does update any forward-looking statement, no inference should
be made that CN will make additional updates with respect to that
statement, related maters, or any other forward-looking statement.
SOURCE CN
