Atlas to honor agents with Specialized Transportation Group Quality Award

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Atlas Van Lines will award 10 of its agents with the 2011 Specialized Transportation Group (STG) Quality Award. Atlas STG agents move virtually anything, from aerospace technology to zoo animals. Specifically, they have earned a reputation for providing high-quality service to customers needing to transport fine art, store fixtures, exhibits and electronics.

The STG Quality Award is designed to recognize the service excellence of the Atlas agents who transport specialized products. Recipients of the STG Quality Award must:

• Do business as a full-service agency, meeting or exceeding each of the eight quality standards of the Atlas World Class Commitment.
• Earn a facility rating of 5.0.
• Have operated as an Atlas agent for a full convention year.
• Achieve combined booker and hauler revenue of at least $1,000,000 in Specialized Transportation business.

For more than 60 years, Atlas Van Lines has awarded its agents for quality and maintaining the highest service standards. Atlas has developed an infographic that illustrates various awards Atlas agents have earned and the longevity of the Atlas brand, making it one of the best moving companies in the U.S. The infographic can be found at www.atlasvanlines.com/infographics/moving-awards.

Atlas Van Lines will present the award to the following agents at its annual convention; held November 2 - 5 in Marco Island, Florida:

• Ace World-Wide Moving & Storage Co. - Fallsington, PA
• Advance Relocation Systems - Baltimore, MD
• Alexander's Mobility Services - Hayward, CA
• Alexander's Mobility Services - Portland, OR
• Action Moving Services, Inc. - Burnsville, MN
• Avatar Relocation of NY Inc. - Yaphank, NY
• J. W. Cole & Sons, Inc. - Detroit, MI
• Specialty Moving Systems, Inc. - Glendale Heights, IL
• Weleski Transfer, Inc. - Tarentum, PA
• Weleski Transfer of Cleveland, Inc. - Brooklyn, OH

"Atlas' specialized transportation clients expect the best from our agents — and so do we," said Glen Dunkerson, Chairman and CEO of Atlas World Group. "The Atlas agency network brings quality across the transportation spectrum — including the transportation of special products. We're proud to honor these agents and we'll continue to raise the bar on quality."

About Atlas Van Lines
Atlas Van Lines, a national moving company, is the largest subsidiary of Atlas World Group, an Evansville, Ind.-based company. Atlas World Group companies employ nearly 700 people throughout North America. Nearly 500 Atlas interstate moving agents in the United States and Canada specialize in corporate relocation, household moving services and in the specialized transportation of high-value items such as electronics, fine art, store fixtures and furniture. Visit www.atlasvanlines.com for more information on the company and Atlas agents.