Newbury, Ohio - Distribution Technologies Inc. (DistTech), an established industry leader in dedicated and common carriage for liquid bulk commodities, was recently honored by the Sunoco, Inc. Transportation Group with its 2005 Tank Truck Carrier of the Year Award. This marks the fifth consecutive year that DistTech has been honored with a Carrier of the Year Award by Sunoco.

Sunoco's Carrier of the Year Award selection is based on a core carrier's safety and service performance to the company's customers throughout the year. The criteria includes outstanding on-time delivery, on-time loading, accident performance and load acceptance.

DistTech won the Carrier of the Year Award based on the performance of its Ironton, Ohio terminal, which transports liquid chemicals from Sunoco's facility in Haverhill, Ohio to more than 100 locations east of the Mississippi River.

"Sunoco congratulates DistTech's Ironton terminal on winning our
Carrier of the Year program in 2005," said Kelly Elizardo, Director of Transportation for Sunoco. "Their nearly perfect score of 102.81 out of 103 possible points is an incredible accomplishment and a continuance of their solid performance, having captured an award each year since the inception of the program in 2002."
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