SC&RA Celebrates Outstanding Safety Performances

(May 23, 2017) - The Association recognized a number of companies and individuals who demonstrated an outstanding commitment to safety with awards at their 2017 Annual Conference, April 18-22, at the Westin Kierland Resort, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Crane & Rigging

Crane & Rigging Zero Accidents Awards were given to thirteen member companies who did not record a single accident or injury in the past year:

• Anglemyer Crane Rental, Azusa, Calif.
• Bollmeier Crane, Madison, Ill.
• Burkhalter, Columbus, Miss.
• Chellino Crane Inc., Joliet, Ill.
• CJ Drilling, Inc., Dundee, Ill.
• Connelly Crane Rental Corp., Detroit, Mich.
• Dobson Industrial, Inc., Bay City, Mich.
• Gatwood Crane Service, Inc., Arlington Heights, Ill.
• Sautter Crane Rental, Philadelphia, Penn.
• Stevenson Crane Service, Inc., Bolingbrook, Ill.
• Tri-State Crane & Rigging, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Viant Crane, LLC, Superior, Wis.
• Waggoner Equipment Rental, LLC, Wood River, Ill..

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Twenty-two SC&RA member companies won a Crane & Rigging Safety Award due to their superior safety records achieving an incident rate of less than or equal to 1.8, plus an Experience Modification Rate (EMR) of 1.0 or less:

• Anglemyer Crane Rental, Azusa, Calif.
• Bollmeier Crane, Madison, Ill.
• BOSS Crane & Rigging, Longview, TX
• Burkhalter, Columbus, Miss.
• Chellino Crane Inc., Joliet, Ill.
• CJ Drilling, Inc., Dundee, Ill. 
• Connelly Crane Rental Corp., Detroit, Mich.
• Dobson Industrial, Inc., Bay City, Mich.
• Emmert International, Clackamas, Ore.
• Fagioli, INC., Manvel, TX
• Gatwood Crane Service, Inc., Arlington Heights, Ill.
• Imperial Crane Services, Inc., Bridgeview, Ill.
• J.F. Lomma, Inc., South Kearny, N.J.
• NCSG Crane & Heavy Haul Services, Acheson, Alberta, Canada
• Sautter Crane Rental, Phil., Penn.
• Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. / Southern Crane, Raleigh, N.C.
• Stevenson Crane Service, Inc., Bolingbrook, Ill.
• Superior Rigging & Erecting Company, Inc., Atlanta, Ga.
• Tri-State Crane & Rigging, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Viant Crane, LLC, Superior, Wis.
• Waggoner Equipment Rental, LLC, Wood River, Ill.
• W.O. Grubb Crane Rental, Inc., Richmond, Va.

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Four SC&RA member companies earned a Crane & Rigging Safety Improvement Award by reducing their incidence rate over the previous year’s contest entry:

• Emmert International, Clackamas, Ore.
• George Young Companies, Swedesboro, N.J.
• J.F. Lomma, Inc., South Kearny, N.J.
• Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. / Southern Crane, Raleigh, N.C.

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Twenty-nine Crane Operator Safety Awards were presented to certified crane operators from eight different companies who exhibit exemplary work achievements while accumulating 10,000 consecutive man-hours and recording zero accidents and incidents: 

• Burkhalter, Columbus, Miss. – Richard Brown, Scott Carpenter, Chris Cooper, Troy Clayton, Shane Floyd, Jasper Gardner, Herbert Mooney, James Shackleford, and Donnell Spencer
• Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Milwaukee, Wis. – Brad Freckmann
• Deep South Crane and Rigging, LLC, Baton Rouge, La. – Jarett Guidry, DJ Materne, Roger Materne, Chris Reed, and Carlton Richardson
• Dutcher-Phipps Crane & Rigging Company, Monahans, TX – Ramon Jurado, Robert Ramos, and Jason Shifflet
• J.F. Lomma, Inc., South Kearny, N.J. – Bruce Courtney and Al Unbekant
• JJ Curran Crane Company, Detroit, Mich. – Collin Campbell, Todd Fondaw, Vince Palazzalo,  Aaron Parsons, and Trever Weber
• JK Crane, Kenvil, N.J. – Thomas Moorhead
• Tri-State Crane & Rigging, Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Brett Libbert and Nate Lucas.

Transportation

Six SC&RA member companies received a Transportation Mileage Category Award for having the lowest accident frequency rate in different mileage categories in 2016:

• Over 100 Million Miles – Landstar Transportation Logistics, Inc., South Jacksonville, Fla.
• Over 50 Million Miles – Bennett Motor Express, McDonough, Ga.
• 5 Million to 20 Million Miles – Miller Transfer, Rootstown, OH
• 1.5 Million to 5 Million Miles – Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Milwaukee, Wis.
• 500,000 to 1.5 Million Miles – Global Specialized Services, Casper, Wyo.
• 100,000 to 500,000 Miles – Precision Heavy Haul, Inc., Tolleson, Ariz.

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Six SC&RA member companies received a Fleet Safety Award for obtaining an Accident Frequency Rate of less than 0.45 during all of 2016:

• Boss Crane & Rigging, Longview, TX
• Emmert International, Clackamas, Ore.
• George Young Company, Swedesboro, N.J.
• KMX International, Hamburg, Pa.
• Trans-United Inc., Burns Harbor, Ind.
• Silk Road Transport, Arkport, N.Y.

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Eight SC&RA member companies received a Transportation Zero Accidents Award for having no recordable accidents:

• BOSS Crane & Rigging, Longview, TX
• Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Milwaukee, Wis.
• Emmert International, Clackamas, Ore.
• George Young Company, Swedesboro, N.J.
• Global Specialized Services, LLC, Casper, Wyo.
• KMX International, Hamburg, Pa.
• Precision Heavy Haul, Inc., Tolleson, Ariz.
• Silk Road Transport, Inc., Arkport, N.Y.

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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:

• Landstar Transportation Logistics, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla.
• Midwest Specialized Transportation, Inc., Rochester, Minn.
• Miller Transfer, Rootstown, OH

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The Million Miler Safety Awards went to four individuals who each accumulated a minimum of one million consecutive miles of safe driving within the industry:

• Burkhalter, Columbus, Miss. – Jimmy Hudson
• Landstar Transportation Logistics, Inc., Jacksonville, Fla. – Danny Dale
• Miller Transfer, Rootstown, Ohio – Billy Stevenson  and Larry Kundrat
• Silk Road Transport, Inc., Arkport, N.Y. – Dan Haswell and Greg Aguglia

The Driver Safety Awards went to five individuals who each accumulated five years of accident-free driving: 

• Barnhart, Memphis, Tenn. – Greg Cross
• Berard Transportation, New Iberia, La. – Wilson Lewis
• Bragg Companies, Long Beach, Calif. – Ronnie Munoz
• Dun-Rite Specialized Carriers, Bronx, N.Y. – Lynard Smith and Mario Hernandez Medoza
• Silk Road Transport, Inc., Arkport, N.Y. – Dan Haswell and Gregory Aguglia

Congratulations to all the winners for helping to make the crane, rigging, and specialized transportation industry as safe and efficient as possible.