Kenan Advantage Group (KAG) has received awards in recognition of the company’s outstanding performance. These KAG subsidiaries in both the Fuels Delivery Group and Specialty Products Group were recognized: KAG West, Kenan Transport, DistTech Inc, and Transport Service Co.
On a national scale, KAG West was named Circle K’s “Carrier of the Year” for its performance in 2010. Circle K is one of the nation’s leading convenience store chains. Kenan Transport’s Memphis TN terminal was named Circle K’s “Gulf Coast Terminal of the Year” for exceptional service by an individual terminal location. KAG West also won ExxonMobil’s “Best of the West” contest in March 2011 and again in April 2011. This contest includes all ExxonMobil carriers on the West Coast.
KAG’s Specialty Products subsidiaries were recognized by the National Tank Truck Carriers Association for their safe and exceptional performance during 2010. DistTech achieved the “Competitive Safety Honor Award” and the “Eighteenth Year Improvement Award,” while Transport Service Co achieved the “Personnel Safety Honor Award.” Transport Service Co was also recognized by Dow Chemical with the “Dow Bulk Liquid Core Carrier Gold Safety Award” for meeting specific exceptional safety and operational criteria.
Dennis Nash, president and chief executive officer, and Carl Young, chief financial officer, recently received the “Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 Northeast Ohio Award” in the Distribution and Industrial Manufacturing category. The award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
As Northeast Ohio award winners, Nash and Young are eligible for consideration for the “Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 National Award,” which will be announced November 12, 2011, in Palm Springs CA.