2023 TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AWARDS ANNOUNCED
SC&RA Recognizes Safety, Zero Accidents & Safety Improvement
(April 24, 2023) - CENTREVILLE, VA. – The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association announces its 2023 transportation award winners. The Awards were formally presented at the Association’s 2023 Annual Conference, April 17-21, at the Omni La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Calif.
Five SC&RA member companies received a Transportation Zero Accidents Award for having no recordable accidents:
- Advanced Freight Dynamics LLC – Conroe, Texas
- Bushell Transport Co. Ltd. – Acheson, Alberta, Canada
- Oxbo Mega Transport Solutions – Scappoose, Ore.
- KMX International – Hamburg, Pa.
- Precision Heavy Haul, Inc. – Tolleson, Ariz.
Six SC&RA member companies received a Transportation Fleet Mileage Category Award for having the lowest accident frequency rate in different mileage categories:
- 100,000 miles to 500,000 miles – Oxbo Mega Transport Solutions – Scappoose, Ore.
- 500,000 miles to 1.5 Million miles – NexGen Transportation – Acheson, Alberta, Canada
- 1.5 Million miles to 5 Million miles – Bushell Transport Co. Ltd. – Acheson, Alberta, Canada
- 5 Million miles to 20 Million miles – Barnhart Transportation – Erie, Pa.
- 20 Million miles to 50 Million miles – Maxim Crane Works, L.P. – Wilder, Ky.
- Over 100 Million miles – Landstar Transportation Logistics, Inc. – Jacksonville, Fla.
Three 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:
- Landstar Transportation Logistics, Inc. – Jacksonville, Fla.
- Maxim Crane Works, L.P. – Wilder, Ky.
- Barnhart – Memphis, Tenn.
Four member companies earned a Fleet Safety Award for endeavoring to constantly improve their safety records:
- Advanced Freight Dynamics LLC – Conroe, Texas
- Precision Heavy Haul, Inc. – Tolleson, Ariz.
- KMX International – Hamburg, Pa.
- NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Services Ltd. – Acheson, Alberta, Canada
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:
- Landstar Transportation Logistics, Inc. – Ray Price
Finally, the following Driver Safety Award recipients are being recognized for accumulating five years of accident-free driving:
- Barnhart – Memphis, Tenn.: Thomas Miller
- Advanced Freight Dynamics – Conroe Texas: Jeremy Lesley
- Bushell Transport Co. Ltd. – Acheson, Alberta, Canada: Paul Loranger and Tim Rondeel
- Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Inc. – Milwaukee, Wis.: Karl Jablonski
- Deep South Crane and Rigging, LLC – Baton Rouge, La.: Lee Morse
- Central Rent-A-Crane, Inc. – Hammond, Ind.: Steven Allen and John ChristensonHighway Heavy Hauling – Portland, Ore.: Nick Boyles and Corey Spack
- Kauff’s Transportation Systems – West Palm Beach, Fla.: Gonzalo Rodriguez Precision Specialized Inc. – Buford, Ontario, Canada: David Tallman Trans American Trucking Services, Inc. – South Plainfield, N.J.: Issac Perry
- Triton Transport Ltd. – Chilliwack, British Colombia, Canada: Scott Harding
For more information on the SC&RA Awards Program, visit www.scranet.org/awards.