Milestone reached by Hawaii's Vehicle Processing Center.When a 1986 Toyota van The Toyota Town Ace/Lite Ace was a vehicle made by Toyota and distributed worldwide in a multitude of different versions. It featured a sharply sloped front, in contrast to the upright flat front common in other similar Japanese vans. rolled into the Oahu Vehicle Processing Center, it achieved a milestone. The vehicle was the 50,000th originating privately owned vehicle to be processed in Hawaii. Little did Coast Guard Petty Officer Travis Vanzandt know when he drove his maroon maroon, term for a fugitive slave in the 17th and 18th cent. in the West Indies and Guiana, or for a descendant of such slaves. They were called marron by the French and cimarrón by the Spanish. colored van into the Sand Island facility Feb. 23, his vehicle would set a record. When Vanzandt stepped out of his vehicle, camera lights flashed as he was presented with a garland of flowers and chocolate covered macadamia macadamia (măk'ədā`mēə), name for the nut of the Macadamia ternifolia, an evergreen tree native to Australia, but cultivated in Hawaii. The nuts, also called Queensland nuts, are eaten roasted or raw. nuts to commemorate com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. the center's achievement Hawaiian style. The center has processed 50,000 vehicles in the five years and four months that contractor American Auto Logistics, Inc., of Monroe, N.Y., has operated the center through its subcontractor One who takes a portion of a contract from the principal contractor or from another subcontractor. When an individual or a company is involved in a large-scale project, a contractor is often hired to see that the work is done. Matson Terminals. "The proof is in the numbers," said Jeremy Hay, SDDC's Pacific regional program manager, for the contract. "The 50,000 count represents the number of privately owned vehicles owned by military and civilian members of the Department of Defense leaving Hawaii for new assignments," said Hay. "Of the 39 vehicle processing centers worldwide, the Oahu center sees more inbound in·bound 1 adj. Bound inward; incoming: inbound commuter traffic. Adj. 1. inbound and outbound out·bound adj. Outward bound; headed away: outbound trains. Adj. 1. outbound - that is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships" vehicles than any of the other centers." Customer records maintained on a computerized database show an average of 300-500 inbound and outbound vehicles passing through the Oahu center each week. The numbers show the Oahu center handling 20-30 percent of all vehicles processed by the Global Privately Owned Vehicle contract. Annually, SDDC SDDC Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (formerly Military Traffic Management Command) SDDC Single Data Device Correction is responsible for the movement of about 72,000 vehicles owned by military and civilian members of the Department of Defense. Hay was proud of the center's achievement but was quick to point out the significance of the high customer count. "The numbers show that the program is a huge success," said Hay. "Our customers are pleased with the quality of service under the new contract ... meeting required delivery dates, improvements in the way vehicles are shipped, etc." While good customer service abounds at SDDC's vehicle processing centers worldwide, Hay said the Oahu center provides "Service with Aloha." "A little extra care is provided to our customers," said Hay. "If a battery change is in order, the contractor's mechanics are on site to help. If our customer's vehicle needs an additional wash to aid the acceptance inspection, the contractor is ready to provide the needed service. "This is a full service facility working to provide the best value to our customers." |
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