JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,
July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ-LSTR), a worldwide, asset-light
provider of integrated transportation management solutions
delivering safe, specialized transportation logistics services,
paid tribute to the best and safest of Landstar's owner-operators
at the 3rd Annual Landstar BCO All-Star Celebration
event held in their honor earlier this month. The event featured an
awards program during which Landstar inducted 11 business capacity
owners (BCOs) as Landstar Roadstars and honored 126 BCOs for
driving one million consecutive miles without a preventable
accident, 18 BCOs as new Two Million Mile Safe Drivers and one BCO
as a new Three Million Mile Safe Driver. To top off the
celebration, Landstar presented its second truck giveaway of 2014.
The truck in this giveaway, sponsored by Comdata, was exclusively
reserved for a Landstar Roadstar or Million Miler.
BCO is Landstar's term for the independent contractors who
provide the company with transportation capacity under exclusive
lease arrangements. This select group of BCOs was recognized during
the three-day event held in Savannah,
Georgia, June 30 through July
2 for their outstanding safety records and professionalism
behind the wheel.
Collectively, these 145 BCOs who make up the Million Miler Class
of 2013 have safely driven a total of 165 million miles – a
distance that would cover the 4 million miles of public roads in
the United States more than 41
times. On average, it takes a truck operator 10 years to travel a
million miles. This distance would take the typical driver of a
passenger vehicle 67 years – around the time of their 83rd birthday
– to complete.
"Landstar is proud to showcase this latest class of Landstar
Million Mile Safe Drivers as among the industry's best. Their
talent, hard work and dedication to safety is truly worthy of
celebration. They make the roads safer for all of us," said
Landstar Chairman and CEO Henry
Gerkens. "We are especially proud to recognize the company's
new Three Million Mile Safe Driver, Ray
Price."
Of the 816 total number of active Landstar Million Mile Safe
Drivers, 11 earned the distinction of becoming Landstar Roadstars.
Roadstars are chosen for their consistently high levels of safety,
productivity and excellent customer service. Each has also been
previously recognized as a Landstar Million Mile Safe Driver. The
addition of this class raised the total number of active Landstar
Roadstars to 180 BCOs who have received this honor since the
company began presenting the award in 1990.
"These select professionals are the apex of our industry," said
Gerkens. "Roadstars epitomize professionalism behind the wheel.
Their outstanding productivity and safety records raise the bar for
the entire industry and they have earned the right to be called
Landstar's best."
In addition, the company presented its Landstar BCO Lifetime
Achievement Award posthumously to BCO Ray Dillard. The award, only
the third of its kind, is the highest level of recognition Landstar
BCOs can earn. Dillard joined
Ligon Nationwide in 1974 and was named a Roadstar in 1993. In 2012,
Dillard was inducted as a Four
Million Mile Safe Driver, only the third in Landstar's history.
That same year he was also honored with the Specialized Carriers
& Rigging Association's "Million Mile Award for Safety
Excellence," and in December of 2013, he earned his 39 year Safety
Award.
"Ray was an ambassador for safety and was known as someone who
would do anything for a friend," said Gerkens. "This award is a
testament to values that he worked and lived by."
The awards ceremony also showcased the Landstar All-Star Truck
Giveaway – Powered by Comdata. Each Landstar Million Miler and each
Roadstar automatically received one entry. Those attending the
Landstar BCO All-Star Celebration received an additional entry. The
list of entrants was narrowed by luck of the draw to 5 during the
event. That evening, one lucky BCO selected the winning truck keys
from the 5 sets available. This year's winner was Fred Shell of South
Whitley, Indiana.
The Class of 2013 Landstar Roadstars inducted this
year:
Ward Allen, Adrian, Michigan; John
Babine, Plymouth, Maine;
Rick Burrows, Titusville, Pennsylvania; Connie Christy, Southside, West Virginia; Gail Grantham, Jr., Edgewood, New Mexico; James Kelly, Minden,
Louisiana; Barry McLarty,
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Dale Reuman, Las
Vegas, Nevada; Jenny Simpson,
Grand Prairie, Texas; Jeffrey Tinnel, Floyd,
Virginia; Dan Wallwork,
Burnt River, Ontario
The Class of 2013 Landstar Million Mile Safe Drivers
inducted this year include:
Three Million Mile Safe Drivers
Ray Price, Cookeville, Tennessee
Two Million Mile Safe Drivers
Joe Bailey, Mountain Home, Arkansas; Larry Bryson, Kirkwood, New York; Ellis Butler, Henderson, Nevada; William Chambers, Morristown, Arizona; Thomas Crockett, Kingsport, Tennessee; Levi Helmuth, Nappanee, Indiana; Charles Holtcamp*, Clovis, New Mexico; Norman LaPointe, Sandy, Oregon; Cheri
Lowe, DeFuniak Springs,
Florida; Gordon Lowe,
DeFuniak Springs, Florida;
John Nohle, Adams Center, New York; Timothy Radley, Watertown, New York; Terry Reed, Leicester,
North Carolina; Cletus
Renninger, Thompsontown,
Pennsylvania; Henry Rich,
Seagrove, North Carolina;
James Sanders, Bay Minette, Alabama; Oscar Velasquez, Hesperia, California and Stephen Volles*, Marietta, New York
*retired
One Million Mile Safe
Drivers
Jeff Adams, Centerville, Pennsylvania; Michael Airey, Trenton, Missouri; Melvin Akers, Monticello, Indiana; Bob Altman*, Lake
City, South Carolina; Paul
Anderson, Somers, Iowa;
Martin Armagnac, El Paso, Texas;
Tom Arnold, Greenwood, Indiana; Bruce Atkinson, Bolivia, North Carolina; Henry Bahr, Benton
Harbor, Michigan; Dorin
Balan, Hendersonville,
Tennessee; Henry "Bud" Beck, Jr., Romeo, Michigan; Ernest "Ben" Benjamin,
Hallstead, Pennsylvania;
Robert Bergeman II, Palm Coast, Florida; Mike Bickford, Cardville, Maine; Grayland Bigelow, Warsaw, Illinois; Kenny Boggess, Homer,
Nebraska; Rick Boughton,
Cadillac, Michigan; Bill Bowser, Butler,
Pennsylvania; Bobby Bratcher,
Collinwood, Tennessee;
Robert Brinkman, Columbus Grove, Ohio; German Burgueno, Haskell, Texas; Martin
Caracheo, Laredo, Texas;
Cliff Carrell, Attalla, Alabama; Bretislav Cervenka, Ottawa, Ontario; Dumitru Chelariu, San
Antonio, Texas; Robert
Christensen, Bedford,
Virginia; Donald Christian,
Jamestown, North Carolina;
Dwain Cooper, Bryan, Texas; Michael
Covey, Spartanburg, South
Carolina; Larry Crawford,
Girard, Illinois; Terry Criner, Falcon,
Missouri; Dan Crotsley,
Hesston, Pennsylvania;
William Crowell, Lacey, Washington; Jeffrey Danielson, Dayton, Kentucky; Jorge De La Cerda, Jr., Alamo, Texas; Michael
De Marco, Essington,
Pennsylvania; Richard Duke,
Tupelo, Mississippi; Steve Dunlap, Crab
Orchard, Kentucky; Roman
Dworakowski, Clearwater,
Florida; Richard Edmonds,
Crossville, Tennessee;
Roger Eisaman, Williston, Florida; Carl Elliott, Festus,
Missouri; Marvin Fajkus,
Wharton,Texas; Joey Feagley,
Plainview, Texas; Frank Figueroa, Kissimmee, Florida; Ike Flanigan, Mineola,
Texas; Dennis Ford,
Elkland, Missouri; Scott Furchner, Ft. Pierre, South Dakota; Jerome Gaddy, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Kenneth Gallagher, Dunkirk, New York; Daryle Galliher, Jonesville, Virginia; Brandt Geiger, Lancaster, Ohio; Clinton Gembler, Jr., Marion, Texas; Denise
Gibson, Sacramento,
Pennsylvania; Ed Godfrey,
Tucson, Arizona; Roy Goodwin, Irving,
Texas; Terry Green,
Okeechobee, Florida; Richard Hamilton, Anderson, South Carolina; Kenneth Hamlin, Riverview, Michigan; William Hammond, Arkoma, Oklahoma; Martin Hawley, Comanche, Oklahoma; Brian Heath, Ft. Wayne, Indiana; Larry
Henry, Sylva, North
Carolina; Dave Hepp,
Spring Hill, Tennessee;
Gary Higgins, Savannah, Georgia; Walt Hiler, Jeffersonville, Kentucky; Tommie Hill, Memphis,
Tennessee; Heinz Hummel,
Clarksville, Tennessee;
John Hurd, Clever, Missouri; Timothy Kauffman, Mapleton Depot, Pennsylvania; Brad Keith, Laurel,
Mississippi; Steve Kessler,
Bonne Terre, Missouri;
Walt King, West Farmington, Ohio; Lloyd Lampman, Portage
Wisconsin; Pedro Lara, Jr.,
El Paso, Texas; Rodney Leblanc, Mona,
Utah; Bennie Lee Jr.,
Van Buren, Arkansas; Tim Lemmon, Winter
Haven, Florida; Richard Lotz,
Diamond Bar, California;
Daniel Lovegrove, Lowbanks, Ontario; Vic
Markle, Harrison, Arkansas;
Alan Marrero; Winfield, Alabama; William Martin, Eden,
Georgia; Jaime Martinez,
El Paso, Texas; Jeff Mathias, Bella
Vista, Arkansas; Jack
McComb*, Denver, Colorado;
Thomas McLaughlin, Cairo, New York; Royce
McMahan, Gadsden, Alabama;
Kevin McTeague, Spring Hill, Florida; Patty McTeague, Spring
Hill, Florida; Bob Mead,
Laredo, Texas; Ralph Norris, Lake
City, Florida; Dennis Palmer,
Streetsboro, Ohio; Bill Price, Woodstock,
Ontario; Eddie Price,
Duck, West Virginia; William Rasmussen, Irving, Texas; Mark
Recker, Manchester, Iowa;
Brian Redmond, Bradley, Illinois; Heriberto Reyes, Eagle
Pass, Texas; Chuck Rhodes,
Florence, Oregon; David Rihn, Bloomer,
Wisconsin; Paula Rodriquez,
Kingman, Arizona; Glenn Ross, Atlantic
Beach, Florida; Ronnie
Schuler, Atlantic, Iowa;
Jenny Simpson, Grand Prairie, Texas; Robert Singo, New
Middletown, Ohio; Jack
Sisson, Duncan, Oklahoma;
Jerry Smith, Winnsboro, Texas; Michael Smith, Elkton,
Kentucky; Cesar Solis,
Kennesaw, Georgia; Sidney Swails, Melba,
Idaho; Reed Terrell,
Las Vegas, Nevada; Greg Thomas, Gallipolis, Ohio; Jose
Tovar, El Paso, Texas;
Reynaldo Vazquez, Eagle Pass, Texas; Iris Villeneuve, Rokeby, Saskatchewan; Gary Wager, Belleville, Ontario; Sammy Wall, Aberdeen,
North Carolina; Martin Walsh,
Putnam, Connecticut; Joseph Walton, Sioux
Falls, South Dakota; Bill
Watkins, Guysville, Ohio;
Troy Wheeler, Columbus, Ohio; Thomas
Willhoite, Dyersburg,
Tennessee; Patrick Williams,
Hollywood, Florida; Bill Williamson, Atoka, Tennessee; and Darek Ziemrowski,
East Stroudsburg,
Pennsylvania.
About Landstar:
Landstar System, Inc. is a worldwide, asset-light provider of
integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe,
specialized transportation logistics services to a broad range of
customers utilizing a network of agents, third-party capacity
owners and employees. All Landstar transportation services
companies are certified to ISO 9001:2008 quality management system
standards and RC14001:2013 environmental, health, safety and
security management system standards. Landstar System, Inc.
is headquartered in Jacksonville,
Florida. Its common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market®
under the symbol LSTR.
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