NPTC Honors Safe Private Fleets

Alexandria, VA – The National Private Truck Council (NPTC) recognized its member company private truck fleets for their continued safe operations during the recent 2005 NPTC Annual Education Management Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The NPTC-Bridgestone/Firestone Fleet of the Year Award is presented to those companies whose fleets experienced the lowest ratio of accidents per million miles for the past year. These awards are given for the entire fleet's vehicle accident frequency rate (VAFR) by fleet size and operational category. The winners for 2005 are:

Local Operation
Small Fleet
(less than 50 vehicles)

First Place: Barnes & Noble

Mixed Operation
Small Fleet
(less than 50 vehicles)

First Place: Pendleton Woolen Mills
Second Place: George's Foods, LLC
Third Place: Cooper Tire & Rubber Company

Large Fleet
(50 vehicles or more)

First Place: Dynegy Midstream Services, L.P.
Second Place: General Nutrition Centers
Third Place: Russell Corporation

Regional Operation
Small Fleet
(less than 50 vehicles)

First Place: Jerico Services, Inc.
Second Place: Target Stores
Third Place: Webster Industries, Inc.

Large Fleet
(50 vehicles or more)

First Place: Milliken & Company

Also recognized were those fleets with outstanding and/or improved safety records based on their crash rates.

Gold Seal Award (Certificate of Achievement)
This certificate is awarded to a company and its employees for an outstanding safety performance, having operated its private truck fleet without experiencing a single accident during the past year.

Silver Seal Award (Certificate of Merit)
This certificate is awarded to a company and its employees for an improved safety record in the operations of its private fleet. The company reduced its accident frequency rate by 40% or more, compared to its record of the previous year.

Bronze Seal Award (Certificate of Progress)
This certificate is awarded to a company and its employees for making progress in reducing its accident frequency rate by 20% to 39% compared with its record of the previous year.

The 2005 Fleet Safety Award Winners are:

Gold Seal
ADM Trucking, Inc.
Barnes & Noble
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Dominion Virginia Power
Dynegy Midstream Service
Hittman Transport Services, L.P.
Jerico Services, Inc.
Logex
Marathon Ashland Petroleum
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Praxair, Inc.
Webster Industries, Inc.

Silver Seal
ADM Trucking, Inc.
BP
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Georgeâs Foods, LLC
Logex
Metal Exchange Corporation
Moen, Incorporated
Oliver Rubber Company
Orgill, Inc.
Praxair, Inc.

Bronze Seal
ADM Trucking, Inc.
BP
Bridgestone/Firestone N.A. Tire, LLC
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
DOT Transportation, Inc.
Frito-Lay, Inc.
Hatfield Quality Meats
Orgill, Inc.
Walgreen Company

About NPTC
Founded in 1939, the National Private Truck Council is the only national trade association exclusively representing the interests of the private truck industry and corporate/business private truck fleet management. NPTC is the premier marketplace of information, networking and skill building for private fleet professionals as it leads in shaping the future of corporate transportation.

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