NPTC Honors Safe Private Fleets

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 2003 NPTC Annual Education Management Conference in St. Louis, Missouri.

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. The winners for 2003 are:

Local Operation – Small Fleet
(less than 50 vehicles)

First Place: Barnes & Noble

Regional Operation – Small Fleet
(less than 50 vehicles)

First Place: Jerico Services, Inc.
Second Place: Clinton's Ditch Coop Co., Inc.

Regional Operation – Large Fleet
(50 vehicles or more)

First Place: Milliken & Company
Second Place: Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
Third Place: Flying J Transportation, LLC

Mixed Operation – Small Fleet
(less than 50 vehicles)

First Place: George's Foods, LLC
Second Place: Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Third Place: Yorktowne, Inc.

Mixed Operation – Large Fleet
(50 vehicles or more)

First Place: Dynegy Midstream Services, L.P.
Second Place: Russell Corporation

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 percent 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 percent to 39 percent compared with its record of the previous year.

The 2003 Fleet Safety Award Winners are:

Gold Seal
Archer Daniels Midland Company
BOC
BP
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Dynegy Midstream Services, L.P.
Hittman Transport Services, Inc.
Jerico Services, Inc.
Moen, Incorporated
Praxair, Inc.

Silver Seal
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Barnes & Noble
BOC
BP
Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
CVS Transportation
Hittman Transport Services, Inc.
Milliken & Company
Moen, Incorporated
Praxair, Inc.
Yorktowne, Inc.

Bronze Seal
Archer Daniels Midland Company
BP
Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC
CVS Transportation
DOT Transportation, Inc.
George's Foods, LLC
Praxair, Inc.
The Schwan Food Company
Yorktowne, Inc.