William White Receives Florida Trucking Association Driver of the Year Award for 2016
June 29 2016 - 3:34PM
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ:PATI), on behalf of
its wholly owned subsidiary Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc., is
honored to announce that several of our tank truck drivers were
recently recognized at the annual Truck Driving Championship and
Safety Management Council Awards Banquet held on June 11, 2016 in
Daytona, FL. Three company drivers (John Willingham,
William White and Dale Prevatt) were each awarded the honorable
distinction of Florida Driver of the Month and, out of the twelve
named Drivers of the Month, William White was named 2016 Florida
Trucking Association Driver of the Year! William has been
driving for the company for 30 years and has accumulated nearly
4,000,000 accident free miles in his forty year professional
driving career. Congratulations to William, John and
Dale. These gentlemen, like so many others within our
organization, are the main reason we are able to maintain a
superior record in both safety and customer service within our
industry.
At the banquet, in front of over 1,000 attendees, the
Association also announced the winners of the prestigious Truck
Driving Championship Awards. Twenty two drivers from around
the State competed in the tanker class competition. We are
extremely pleased to announce that Florida Rock & Tank Lines,
Inc. swept the awards with Gary Omerkov taking 1st place, Edwin
Santos taking 2nd place and Dennis Rollins taking 3rd place!
Gary Omerkov will now represent the Florida Trucking Association at
the American Trucking Association’s National Truck Driving
Championship to be held in August in Indianapolis, IN.
ABOUT PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION
The Company is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL and, through
its wholly owned subsidiary Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc.,
operates 21 terminals and 9 satellite locations throughout the
southeast. We employ over 700 drivers and couldn’t be more
proud of each and every one of them for the dedication and hard
work they put into safely delivering our customers’ products
on-time and accurately.
Investors are cautioned that any statements in this press
release which relate to the future are, by their nature, subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events
to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking
statements. These include general economic conditions;
competitive factors; political, economic, regulatory and climatic
conditions; driver availability and cost; the impact of future
regulations regarding the transportation industry; freight demand
for petroleum product and levels of construction activity in the
Company's markets; fuel costs; risk insurance markets; pricing;
energy costs and technological changes. Additional
information regarding these and other risk factors and
uncertainties may be found in the Company’s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. is engaged in the
transportation business. The Company’s transportation business is
conducted through Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc. which is a
Southeastern transportation company concentrating in the hauling by
motor carrier of liquid and dry bulk commodities.
Contact:
John D. Milton, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
904/858-9100
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