MISSION VIEJO, Calif., Jan. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kelley Fleet Services LLC (KFS) today announces an expansion of their service relationship with Qwest Communications International (NYSE:Q) This expansion brings the total number of Qwest vehicles maintained by KFS to over 5,700 vehicles in Washington, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. The vehicles added to KFS' long-term contract had been previously outsourced to a variety of local and national suppliers.
"We are thrilled that Qwest has favored KFS with this additional business and look forward to continuing to build upon our long term, mutually beneficial relationship," said Don Kelley, president and CEO of Kelley Fleet Services. "We firmly believe our unique approach and the client specific solutions that we provide are keys to effectively servicing companies in the telecommunications and other industries whose unique fleet maintenance requirements cannot be filled by traditional cookie cutter solutions."
Kelley Fleet Services provides dedicated fleet maintenance services to large private fleets nationwide. Its clients include Pepsi Bottling Group, Frito Lay, Federal Express, Boeing, Schwan's Foods, National Dairy Holdings and Dean Foods among others. The vision of Kelley Fleet Services is to become the premier provider of fleet maintenance services to large fleets everywhere.
"Our expanded relationship with Qwest is another step toward achieving this vision," said Bob Brauer, vice president of Kelley Fleet Services.
About Kelley Fleet Services, LLC
Privately held and headquartered in Mission Viejo, California, Kelley Fleet Services was created in 1999 to provide fleet management to growing organizations worldwide. KFS' primary goal is to understand their client's business objectives and the challenges they face relative to their current fleet management process and provide innovative solutions to meet those objectives.
Kelley Fleet Services is a world-class company focused on long term, mutually beneficial relationships. Through tremendous executive leadership, KFS has built a solid reputation for service, customer by customer, from the ground up.
The company was formed by Don Kelley, a transportation services industry executive with over 28 years of experience in this field. Don and his business partners boast a century of combined experience. Since the company's inception, Don and his partners have focused on creating a system that will mold to their clients current success measures to ensure alignment with their overall mission. For more information, please visit www.kelleyfleetservices.com or call 949.595.4400.
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