NPTC Honors Safe Private Fleets

Alexandria, VA – The National Private Truck Council (NPTC) recognized its member company private truck fleets for their continued safe operations during the recent 2002 NPTC Annual Education/ Management Conference in Austin, Texas.

The NPTC-Bridgestone/Firestone Fleet of the Year Award is 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. Th winners for 2002 are:

Regional Operation

Small Fleet
(less than 50 vehicles)

First Place: The Gates Rubber Company

Second Place: Jerico Services, Inc.

Third Place: Donnelly Corporation

Large Fleet
(50 vehicles or more)

First Place: Milliken & Company

Second Place: General Mills Sales, Inc. (Private Fleet)

Mixed Operation

Small Fleet
(less than 50 vehicles)

First Place: Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

Large Fleet
(50 vehicles or more)

First Place: Russell Corporation

Second Place: Dynegy Midstream Services, L.P.

Third Place: WestPoint Stevens Inc.

Also recognized were those fleets with outstanding and/or improved safety records based on their crash rates.

Gold Seal Award (Certificate of Achievement)
This certificate is awarded to a company and its employees for an outstanding safety performance, having operated its private truck fleet without experiencing a single accident during the past year.
Silver Seal Award (Certificate of Merit)
This certificate is awarded to a company and its employees for an improved safety record in the operations of its private fleet. The company reduced its accident frequency rate by 40% or more, compared to its record of the previous year.
Bronze Seal Award (Certificate of Progress)
This certificate is awarded to a company and its employees for making progress in reducing its accident frequency rate by 20% to 39% compared with its record of the previous year.

The 2002 Fleet Safety Award Winners are:

Gold Seal

BP
Dynegy Midstream Services, L.P.
The Gates Rubber Company
Hittman Transport Services, Inc.
Jerico Services, Inc.
Moen, Incorporated
Praxair, Inc.
Russell Corporation
Webber Energy Fuels

Silver Seal

Archer Daniels Midland Company
BOC Gases
BP
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
Donnelly Corporation
Hittman Transport Services, Inc.
Milliken & Company
Orgill, Inc.
Praxair, Inc.
Walgreen Company

Bronze Seal

BOC Gases
BP
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
HittmanTransport Services, Inc.
Love Box Co.
Milliken & Company
Orgill, Inc.
Praxair, Inc.
Walgreen Company