ABF Driver Tom Martin Named Wyoming Trucking Association Driver of the Year
FORT SMITH, Ark., May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ABF® driver Tom Martin has been awarded the Wyoming Trucking Association (WTA) Driver of the Year Award. The Award recognizes superior driving skills and excellent safety records. Martin received the award during the WTA Luncheon of Champions, conducted in Casper, Wyo., on May 13.
"It is due to the dedication and leadership of outstanding employees like Tom Martin that ABF enjoys a great reputation as a trusted supply-chain partner. His productive, conscientious work helps to bring unmatched value-added logistics solutions to ABF customers," said Sam Cates, ABF safety and security director. "Tom richly deserves to be awarded this honor for his professionalism while behind the wheel and his outstanding safety record. Everyone at ABF greatly appreciates Tom's hard work and dedication and we're proud of the way he represents ABF and the trucking industry."
The Wyoming Trucking Association was organized in 1939. WTA seeks to foster and advance safety on the public roads and highways, and to do whatever is necessary to create and stimulate a fair and intelligent attitude on the part of the public with respect to the business of its members, to accomplish fair and intelligent legislation with respect to members and the public with accurate and reliable information on matters of transportation. It is an affiliate of the American Trucking Associations.
Established in 1923, ABF is best-in-class for safety, security, technology and freight-handling. InformationWeek, CIO, InfoWorld, and BtoB magazines have cited ABF's strategic use of information technology as exemplary. ABF is the only six-time winner of the American Trucking Associations President's Trophy for Safety, the only five-time winner of the Excellence in Security Award, and the only four-time winner of the Excellence in Claims/Loss Prevention Award. ABF also is the only carrier to earn both the Excellence in Claims/Loss Prevention Award and the Excellence in Security Award in the same year, which ABF has accomplished twice.
ABF provides guaranteed service for expedited or time-definite shipments via its TimeKeeper® service. Regional shipping is handled via the carrier's RPM® Network, providing next-day and second-day shipping. The ABF system stretches throughout North America, with local service centers serving all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, Guam and Puerto Rico. Globally, the carrier serves 250 ports in more than 130 countries.
ABF is the largest subsidiary of Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS).
Contact: Mr. Russ Aikman, director of marketing & public relations
Telephone: (479) 785-8913
Website: abf.com
SOURCE ABF Freight System, Inc.
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