NPTC Announces Safety Award Winners

Nashville, TN – The National Private Truck Council (NPTC) recognized those fleet members who had continued to elevate safety performance during the group’s Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition held May 3-5, 2009 in Nashville, TN.

“The purpose of the Safety Awards program is to recognize those member companies which strive to make private fleet safety a benchmark of their operations,” said Gary Petty, NPTC CEO and President.

The NPTC/Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions Fleet of the Year Awards are presented to those companies whose fleets experienced the lowest ratio of accidents per million miles for the past year. These awards are given for the entire fleet's vehicle accident frequency rate (VAFR) by fleet size and operational category. The winners for 2008 were:

LOCAL OPERATIONS (fleets whose vehicles deliver in a local market regardless of size)
First Place: Dominion Virginia Power
Second Place: Hospira Worldwide, Inc.

REGIONAL OPERATIONS (Small Fleet – less than 50 vehicles)
First Place:           Jerico Services, Inc.
Second Place:           Valleydale Transportation Company
Third Place:           Hospira Fleet Services, LLC

REGIONAL OPERATIONS (Large Fleet – 50 vehicles or more)
First Place: Hittman Transport Services, Inc.
Second Place: Contract Transportation System

MIXED OPERATIONS (Small Fleet – less than 50 vehicles)
First Place:           Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Second Place:           Clinton’s Ditch Coop Co., Inc.
Third Place:           South East Express, Inc.

MIXED OPERATIONS (Large Fleet – 50 vehicles or more)
First Place:           New South Express, Inc.
Second Place:           General Nutrition Centers
Third Place:           Targa Midstream Services, LP

Also recognized, were those fleets with outstanding and/or improved safety records based upon their crash rates. Winners of the Gold Seal, awarded to fleet experiencing ZERO crashes in 2008, include:

•   ADM Trucking, Inc.
•   Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
•   Dominion Virginia Power
•   Hittman Transport Services, Inc.
•   Jerico Services, Inc.
•   Linde
•   Moen, Incorporated
•   Targa Midstream Services, LP
•   Trimac Transportation, Inc.
•   Valleydale Transportation Company

Winners of the Silver Seal, presented to those companies whose fleets reduced their vehicle crash rates by 40% or more compared to the previous year, were:

•   ADM Trucking, Inc.
•   CVS/Caremark
•   Frito-Lay, Inc.
•   Orgill, Inc.
•   Shaw Industries, Inc.
•   South East Express, Inc.
•   Staples, Inc.
•   Trimac Transportation, Inc.
•   Walgreen Oshkosh, Inc.

The Bronze Seal recognition is presented to companies who have reduced their vehicle crash rates by 20% to 39% from the previous year. The winners of the Bronze Seal are:

•   ADM Trucking, Inc.
•   Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
•   Clinton’s Ditch Coop Co., Inc.
•   Frito-Lay, Inc.
•   General Nutrition Centers
•   Hospira Worldwide, Inc.
•   New South Express, Inc.
•   PV Transport, Inc.
•   Trimac Transportation, Inc.
•   Walgreen Oshkosh, Inc.

About NPTC
Founded in 1939, the National Private Truck Council is the only national trade association exclusively representing the interests of the private truck industry and corporate/business private truck fleet management. NPTC is the premier marketplace of information, networking and skill building for private fleet professionals as it leads in shaping the future of corporate transportation.

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