Mayflower Transit has honored the following individuals with the annual “Heart of Quality” award, which was created to recognize move coordinators throughout the van line.

The recognition acknowledges excellent individual performance as measured by Mayflower’s customers on its post-move survey. Winners were chosen within agency size categories in the Mayflower system for calendar year 2006. The awardees were chosen from the more than 400 domestic Mayflower agencies.

The winners were: Diane Gaines, Molloy Brothers Moving & Storage, Old Bethpage, N.Y.; Juli Hankins, McCollister’s Transportation Systems Southwest, Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.; Jackie Canute-Goss, Clark Moving & Storage, Inc., Rochester, N.Y.; Matt Alexander, Kalvuhn Moving & Storage Co., Inc., Cumberland, Md.; Mandy P. Valiquette, All American Relocation Inc., Raleigh, N.C.; Linda Wright, Select Van & Storage Co., Omaha, Neb.; Lori Habermann, Armbruster Moving & Storage, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio; JoAnne Bates, Hill’s Van Service of Marion County, Ocala, Fla.; Dean M. DePietro, Barnes Moving & Storage of New England, LLC, Mystic, Conn.; Becky Isabelle, Allen’s Transfer & Storage, Inc., Augusta, Maine; Rachel Litton, Charlotte Van & Storage Co., Inc., Charlotte, N.C.; Donna Hill, Gem Moving & Storage, Co., Boise, Idaho; Cathy A. Tristan, Scobey Moving & Storage, LTD, Killeen, Texas; Karen Paisley, Underfanger Moving & Storage, Inc., Springfield, Ill.; Melody Anne Rogers, Willis Moving & Storage Company, Mankato, Minn.; Jerry Pietz, Kato Moving & Storage Company, Mankato, Minn.; Michelle Wilde, Chipman Relocations, Portland, Ore.; Lori Jens, Glenwood Transit Line, Inc., Glenwood, Iowa; and William Stevenson, Stevenson Transfer, Inc., Ottawa, Ill.

An integral part of the moving process, it is the move coordinator’s role to serve as a single point of contact for the customer and all service providers throughout the entire move, so that the relocation experience is successful from the preparation through the final delivery stages. This award, added to the already existing Customer Choice Awards, continues the van line’s commitment to consistently delivering quality service to its customers.

Mayflower Transit transports electronic equipment, trade show exhibits and displays, works of art, and specialized freight, in addition to household goods, utilizing a network of 700 affiliated agents throughout the United States and around the world. Mayflower’s headquarters offices are located in suburban St. Louis, Mo. Further information about the company is available on its Internet site -- www.mayflower.com.