Norfolk Southern's strategy and team continue to be praised by customers and industry associations
Norfolk Southern receives strong backing from key customers and industry associations, highlighting CEO Alan Shaw's leadership and the company's balanced strategy. Partners like Hub Group, Inc., American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association, CONSOL Energy Inc., and others praise Norfolk Southern's commitment to service and growth, emphasizing the value of the ongoing strategy in driving long-term shareholder value.
Key partners and industry associations voice unwavering support for Norfolk Southern's management team and strategy, highlighting the company's commitment to service excellence and growth.
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Key partners voice unwavering support for Norfolk Southern's management team and balanced strategy
"Hub Group continues to value its long-term partnership with Norfolk Southern that allows us collectively to deliver a cost-effective, environmentally sensitive intermodal service offering to shippers throughout the eastern
- Phillip Yeager, President, CEO, and Vice Chairman
Hub Group, Inc.
"As a group we are focused on fostering long-term volume and revenue growth for the rail industry. To that end, we support strategies from our Class I partners, including the current Norfolk Southern strategy, dedicated to these same goals. We believe growth is most effectively achieved through a commitment to providing operating resilience and consistent customer service, and to do so over a full business cycle."
- Chuck Baker, President & CEO
American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association
"Arrowhead (now part of Waste Connections) has been [a] customer since 2019. During that time our annual freight volumes have increased thirty-fold, and we are looking to doubling that in the next twelve months. [The Norfolk Southern] team – from the CEO down to the local operating folks – have been extremely helpful and supportive these past five years. A large part of our success has come from their team and our partnership. Although we would never presume to tell your shareholders how to vote, and we will always remain a good NS customer, they should be aware that we would be concerned if the existing operating and marketing support changed."
- Bill Gay, Division Vice President
Arrowhead Environmental Partners/Waste Connections
"As one of the key logistics partners, I want to express my confidence and support for Norfolk Southern's current management team headed by Alan Shaw. CONSOL has been a beneficiary of some of the operational and safety improvements made by Alan. This has allowed us to grow our export business and benefitted thousands of direct and indirect workers in Southwest PA, WV, and MD."
- Jimmy Brock, Chairman and CEO
CONSOL Energy Inc.
"HC Minerals (formerly Hi-Crush) unequivocally supports Alan Shaw and the rest of the NS management team, as well as the NS strategy."
- Will Barker, General Counsel and Chief Commercial Officer
HC Minerals
"Norfolk Southern has made significant service improvements following the implementation of their new operating strategy. Consistent and rateable manifest service is critical to the success of our processing business. It allows us to meet our customers' needs and supports our growth initiatives. We support NS's strategic vision for service improvements while maintaining a customer centric approach."
- Gordon Russell, Executive Vice President
Louis Dreyfus Company
"The 'new' focus on smart expansion opportunities was truly refreshing and had been lost since 2008-2010. Since Covid – all departments have been focused on 'the customer' which is critical to success in any business. While I have never personally dealt with Mr. Shaw, I know that I can see and feel a very positive change that has been evident to me over the last few years. I truly did not think that a CEO or COO could impact the overall organization the size of NS – but the last 3 or so years something has changed. From what my NS contacts tell me, it comes down from the top. So based on this feedback, Mr. Shaw must be having this positive effect on the performance and attitude of the organization. – I have been a witness to it."
- Von Friesen, Principal
Strategic Transload Services, LLC
"One Earth Energy, LLC has been a customer of Norfolk Southern railroad for 15 years, prior to that, I was General Manager from 1990 to 2007 with Alliance Grain Co…Norfolk Southern's enhanced service has enabled us at One Earth Energy to expand our rail business and invest in additional track space to accommodate our growth in production capacity along with rail shipments. I have full confidence in Alan Shaw and the entire management team of Norfolk Southern. Our Board of Directors believes Alan and his team have our best interest in mind and their approach will yield positive outcomes for both Norfolk Southern and customers like One Earth Energy. On behalf of my Board and myself we look forward to continuing [this] mutually beneficial relationship into the future."
- Steven Kelly, President & CEO
One Earth Energy, LLC
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