FOR THE sixth time, Distribution Technologies Inc, Newbury, Ohio, has won the Outstanding Performance Trophy in the National Tank Truck Carriers' Tank Truck Safety Contest. Formerly known as Manfredi Motor Transit Company, the carrier earned the award with an accident frequency of 0.320 accidents per million miles for 2005.
Distribution Technologies was selected from a group of 18 carriers that won the Grand Award in their respective mileage categories for the calendar year. The fleet also is taking home the Grand Award in the “36 to 50 million miles class” in the Competitive Safety Contest and the Merit Award in that same mileage category for the Personnel Safety Contest. The carrier received a 15-year certificate in the 2005 Improvement Contest.
The management team leading the winning company includes Richard J Manfredi, chief executive officer; John Rakoczy, chief operating officer; and Randy Vaughn, safety director.
The Outstanding Performance Trophy is awarded annually by Heil Trailer International of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is presented to the carrier that is judged to have had the best comprehensive safety program in the tank truck industry during the previous year.
Contest judges this year were: Joe DeLorenzo, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Frits Wybenga, Dangerous Goods Advisory Council; Tom James, Truck Renting and Leasing Association; and Rose Clark, Maryland Department of the Environment.
NTTC conducts four annual safety contests. These include a Competitive Safety Contest in which carriers compete in separate mileage classes; the Safety Improvement Contest in which a carrier competes against its own record for the previous year; a Personnel Safety Contest that is based on injuries per hours worked; and the Outstanding Performance Contest.
Awards to safety directors in charge of the winning programs were presented at the NTTC Tank Truck Safety Council annual meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, in April. Winning companies will be recognized at NTTC's 58th Annual Conference & Tank Truck Equipment Show in San Antonio, Texas, May 7-9.
2005 COMPETITIVE SAFETY CONTEST| ▪ Over 100 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Trimac Transportation Services Inc | .379 |
| Honor | Quality Carriers Inc | .511 |
| Merit | The Kenan Advantage Group Inc | .762 |
| ▪ 50 - 85 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Suttles Truck Leasing Inc | .250 |
| Honor | A & R Transport Inc | .253 |
| Merit | Transport Service Co | .440 |
| ▪ 36 - 50 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Distribution Technologies Inc | .320 |
| Honor | Liquid Transport Corp | .343 |
| Merit | Mission Petroleum Carriers Inc | .357 |
| ▪ 22 - 36 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Andrews Transport Inc | .269 |
| Honor | Tidewater Transit Co Inc | .335 |
| Merit | Jack B Kelley Inc | .340 |
| ▪ 15 - 22 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Wynne Transport Service Inc | .185 |
| Honor | Dana Transport | .236 |
| Merit | Usher Transport Inc | .300 |
| ▪ 10.5 - 15 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Bulk Transportation | .414 |
| Honor | CLI Transport LP | .427 |
| Merit | Blue Flash Express LLC | .455 |
| ▪ 7 - 10.5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Hazmat Environmental Group Inc | .222 |
| Honor | LCL Bulk Transport Inc | .298 |
| Merit | Heniff Transportation Systems Inc | .604 |
| ▪ 4.5 - 7 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Commercial Transport Inc | .145 |
| Honor | Hahn Transportation Inc | .160 |
| Merit | 4 Star Bulk Transport Inc | .190 |
| ▪ 3 - 4.5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Atlantic Tank Lines Corporation | 0.00 |
| Grand | Great Lakes Terminal & Transport Corp | 0.00 |
| Grand | Schiber Truck Company Inc | 0.00 |
| ▪ Less than 3 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Fort Edward Express Co Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Vickery Transportation Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Wheatfield Trucking Co | 0.00 |
| ▪ International - Over 5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Harmac Transportation Inc | .068 |
| Honor | RST Industries | .126 |
| Merit | Northwest Tank Lines Inc | .430 |
| ▪ International - Less than 5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Cooney's Farm Services Ltd | 0.00 |
| Grand | Tandet Logistics Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Tank Carrier Services Inc | 0.00 |
2005 PERSONNEL SAFETY CONTEST| ▪ Over 100 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Quality Carriers Inc | 0.93 |
| Honor | Trimac Transportation Services Inc | 1.28 |
| Merit | The Kenan Advantage Group Inc | 5.52 |
| ▪ 50 - 85 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Transport Service Co | 0.73 |
| Honor | A & R Transport Inc | 1.23 |
| Merit | Foodliner Inc | 1.84 |
| ▪ 36 - 50 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Mission Petroleum Carriers Inc | 0.86 |
| Honor | Liquid Transport Corp | 1.51 |
| Merit | Distribution Technologies Inc | 2.07 |
| ▪ 22 - 36 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Tidewater Transit Co Inc | 0.81 |
| Honor | Miller Transporters Inc | 1.31 |
| Merit | Andrews Transport Inc | 1.46 |
| ▪ 15 - 22 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Usher Transport Inc | 0.22 |
| Honor | Dupré Transport LLC | 0.78 |
| Merit | Rogers Cartage Co | 1.58 |
| ▪ 10.5 - 15 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Cox Petroleum Transportation | 0.59 |
| Honor | Atlantic Bulk Carrier Corporation | 0.61 |
| Merit | Blue Flash Express LLC | 1.21 |
| ▪ 7 - 10.5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Bork Transport of Illinois | 0.00 |
| Grand | Heniff Transportation Systems Inc | 0.00 |
| Merit | Kane Transport Inc | 0.83 |
| ▪ 4.5 - 7 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | A J Weigand Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Grammer Industries Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | H O Bouchard Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Hoffman Transportation Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | R O Harrell Inc | 0.00 |
| ▪ 3 - 4.5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Schiber Truck Company Inc | 0.00 |
| Honor | Great Lakes Terminal & Transport Corp | 0.90 |
| Merit | Horizon Tank Lines Inc | 1.00 |
| ▪ Less than 3 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Lacy's Express Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Hitchcock Brothers Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Vickery Transportation Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Wheatfield Trucking Co | 0.00 |
| ▪ International - Over 5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Harmac Transportation Inc | 0.19 |
| Honor | RST Industries | 1.54 |
| Merit | Northwest Tank Lines Inc | 1.80 |
| ▪ International - Less than 5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Cooney's Farm Services Ltd | 0.00 |
| Grand | Tank Carrier Services Inc | 0.00 |
| Merit | Tandet Logistics Inc | 1.18 |
2005 COMPETITIVE SAFETY CONTEST - SAFETY OFFICIALS| ▪ Over 100 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Trimac Transportation Services | Neil Voorhees |
| Honor | Quality Carriers Inc | Bob Bonnett |
| Merit | The Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. | Becky Perlaky |
| ▪ 50 - 85 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Suttles Truck Leasing Inc | James Blair, Jr. |
| Honor | A & R Transport Inc | Mike Tallaksen |
| Merit | Transport Service Co | Thomas Hosty |
| ▪ 36 - 50 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Distribution Technologies Inc. | Randy Vaughn |
| Honor | Liquid Transport Corp | Mark Johnson |
| Merit | Mission Petroleum Carriers Inc | Roy Acton |
| ▪ 22 - 36 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Andrews Transport Inc | Mark Bliss |
| Honor | Tidewater Transit Co Inc | Bruce Carrington |
| Merit | Jack B. Kelley Inc | Lee Drury |
| ▪ 15 - 22 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Wynne Transport Service Inc | Dave Dailey |
| Honor | Dana Transport | Thomas Battista |
| Merit | Usher Transport Inc | Michael Baker |
| ▪ 10.5 - 15 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Bulk Transportation | Jerry Bingham |
| Honor | CLI Transport LP | John Tippery |
| Merit | Blue Flash Express LLC | Steven Lennox |
| ▪ 7 - 10.5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Hazmat Environmental Group | Nancy Copelin |
| Honor | LCL Bulk Transport Inc | Michael Ott |
| Merit | Heniff Transportation Systems | Kenneth Pate |
| ▪ 4.5 - 7 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Commercial Transport Inc | Dan Athmer |
| Honor | Hahn Transportation Inc | Edward Kearney |
| Merit | 4 Star Bulk Transport Inc | Ken Weaver |
| ▪ 3 - 4.5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Atlantic Tank Lines Corporation | Thomas Mears |
| Grand | Great Lakes Terminal & Transport Corp | David Strein |
| Grand | Schiber Truck Company Inc | Neil McInnis, Jr. |
| ▪ Less than 3 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Fort Edward Express Co Inc | Ken Weaver |
| Grand | Vickery Transportation Inc | Paul Baute |
| Grand | Wheatfield Trucking Co | Tim Yauck |
| ▪ International - Over 5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Harmac Transportation Inc | Curtis Roush |
| Honor | RST Industries | Darrel Nickerson |
| Merit | Northwest Tank Lines Inc | Joe Naso |
| ▪ International - Less than 5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Cooney's Farm Services Ltd | Douglas Coonfer |
| Grand | Tandet Logistics Inc | Dave Herdman |
| Grand | Tank Carrier Services Inc | Patrick Doran |
2005 IMPROVEMENT CONTEST
TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR WINNER
McKenzie Tank Lines Inc, Tallahassee FL
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR WINNER
Highway Transport Inc, Knoxville TN
TWENTY-FIRST YEAR WINNER
Transport Service Co, Hinsdale IL
TWENTIETH YEAR WINNER
Usher Transport, Inc, Louisville KY
NINETEENTH YEAR WINNER
Hitchcock Bros Inc, Canaan CT
EIGHTEENTH YEAR WINNER
Liquid Transport Corp, Indianapolis IN
FIFTEENTH YEAR WINNERS
Distribution Technologies Inc, Newbury OH
Schiber Truck Company Inc, Hartford IL
THIRTEENTH YEAR WINNER
RST Industries, Saint John NB, Canada
TWELFTH YEAR WINNERS
Commercial Transport Inc, Belleville IL
Great Lakes Terminal & Transport Corp, Arlington Heights IL
Trimac Transportation Services Inc, Calgary AB, Canada
ELEVENTH YEAR WINNERS
Eagle Transport Corporation, Rocky Mount NC
M C Tank Transport Inc, West Chester OH
McKinley Trucking Co Inc, Carson City MI
Slay Transportation Co Inc, St Louis MO
TENTH YEAR WINNER
Hoffmeier Inc, Tulsa OK
NINTH YEAR WINNERS
North American Bulk Transport Inc, Milwaukee WI
Schneider National Bulk, Green Bay WI
EIGHTH YEAR WINNERS
Island Transportation Corp, West Babylon NY
Mission Petroleum Carriers Inc, Houston TX
SEVENTH YEAR WINNERS
Andrews Transport Inc, Fort Worth TX
Harmac Transportation Inc, North York ON, Canada
SIXTH YEAR WINNERS
R O Harrell, Inc, South Boston VA
United Petroleum Transports Inc, Oklahoma City OK
Wheatfield Trucking Co, Milwaukee WI
FIFTH YEAR WINNERS
Blue Flash Express LLC, Zachary LA
CLI Transport LP, Claysburg PA
Dana Transport, Avenel NJ
HazMat Environmental Group, Inc, Lackawanna NY
ITL (Iowa Tanklines Inc), Ankeny IA
FOURTH YEAR WINNERS
Bulkmatic Transport Company, Griffith IN
Hoffman Transportation Inc, Morris IL
THIRD YEAR WINNER
Grammer Industries Inc, Grammer IN
SECOND YEAR WINNERS
Andrews Logistics Inc, Irving TX
Atlantic Tank Lines Corporation, Sandston VA
Cooney's Farm Services Ltd, High River AB, Canada
The Kenan Advantage Group Inc, Canton OH
LCL Bulk Transport Inc, Green Bay WI
Martin Transport Inc, Kilgore TX
Northwest Tank Lines Inc, Langley BC, Canada
Quality Carriers Inc, Tampa FL
Vickery Transportation Inc, Vickery OH
FIRST YEAR WINNERS
4 Star Bulk Transport, Inc, Raymond NH
Elliott Truck Line, Inc, Vinita OK
Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc, Jacksonville FL
Fort Edward Express Co Inc, Fort Edward NY
Fort Transfer Company, Morton IL
F T Silfies Inc, Nazareth PA
Gazelle Transportation Inc, Bakersfield CA
Hahn Transportation Inc, New Market MD
Horizon Tank Lines Inc, Durham NC
Regional Enterprises Inc, Hopewell VA
Solar Transport Inc, West Des Moines IA
Startrans Inc, Harleyville SC
Tandet Logistics Inc, Oakville ON, Canada
Tank Carrier Services Inc, Mississauga ON, Canada
Tidewater Transit Co Inc, Kinston NC
Venezia Hauling Inc, Royersford PA
