SC&RA Presents 2019 Transportation Safety Awards
(Centreville, Va. - May 2, 2019) - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) recognized a number of individuals and companies with Transportation Safety Awards during the Association’s 2019 Annual Conference, April 23-27, at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, CA.
Eight SC&RA member companies received a Transportation Zero Accidents Award for having no recordable accidents:
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BOSS Crane & Rigging – Longview, Tx.
- Bragg Companies - Heavy Transport – Long Beach, Ca.
- Doug Davidson Trucking, LLC – Salem, Oh.
- Emmert International – Clackamas, Or.
- Global Specialized Services, LLC – Casper, Wy.
- KMX International – Hamburg, Pa.
- Precision Heavy Haul, Inc. – Tolleson, Az.
- Trans-United Inc. – Burns Harbor, In.
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Six SC&RA member companies received a Transportation Fleet Mileage Category Award for having the lowest accident frequency rate in different mileage categories:
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100,000 miles to 500,000 miles – KMX International – Hamburg, Pa.
- 500,000 miles to 1.5 million miles – Bragg Companies - Heavy Transport – Long Beach, Ca.
- 1.5 million miles to 5 million miles – Trans-United Inc. – Burns Harbor, In.
- 5 million miles to 20 million miles – Midwest Specialized Transportation, Inc. – Rochester, Mn.
- 20 million miles to 50 million miles – Maxim Crane Works, L.P. – Wilder, Ky.
- Over 100 million miles – Landstar Transportation Logistics, Inc. – Jacksonville, Fl.
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Three SC&RA member companies earned a Fleet Safety Improvement Award by showing a reduction in their accident frequency rate for miles traveled, compared to their previous year accident frequency rate:
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Miller Transfer – Rootstown, Ohio
- Midwest Specialized Transportation, Inc. – Rochester, Mn.
- Trans-United Inc. – Burns Harbor, In.
Six SC&RA member companies received a Fleet Safety Award for obtaining an accident frequency rate of less than 0.45 during all of 2018:
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Berard Transportation, Inc. – New Iberia, La.
- BOSS Crane & Rigging – Longview, Tx.
- Doug Davidson Trucking, LLC – Salem, Oh.
- Emmert International – Clackamas, Or.
- Global Specialized Services, LLC – Casper, Wy.
- Precision Heavy Haul, Inc. – Tolleson, Az.
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This year, one professional driver from an SC&RA member company was recognized with the Million Miler Safety Award. The Million Miler recognizes drivers who have accumulated a minimum of one million consecutive miles of safe driving within the industry:
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Landstar Transportation Logistics, Inc. – Frederick Foster
Finally, the following Driver Safety Award recipients are being recognized for accumulating five years of accident-free driving:
- Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental – Milwaukee, Wi. – Vern Boucher and Lloyd Grimesey
- Duncan Machinery Movers – Lexington, Ky. – Joe Cairell and Tim Moberly
- Dun-Rite Specialized Carriers – Bronx, N.Y. – Anthony Conetta, Mario Hernandez Mendoza, and Lynard Smith
For more information about the Transportation Safety Awards, contact Steven Todd, SC&RA Vice President of Transportation, at
stodd@scranet.org.