WITH AN accident frequency of 0.300 accidents per million miles for 2006, Miller Transporters Inc of Jackson, Mississippi, won the Outstanding Performance Trophy in the National Tank Truck Carriers 2006 Tank Truck Safety Contest. This is the first time the chemical hauler has won the prestigious NTTC award.
Miller Transporters 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 as the winner in the “29 to 36 million miles class” in the Competitive Safety Contest, the Grand Award in that same mileage category for the Personnel Safety Contest, and a 24th year improvement award.
The management team leading the winning company includes Scott F Miller, president; Terry Malone, vice- president of Risk Management; and Ray Riley, 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: Melissa Townsend, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Alan Roberts, Dangerous Goods Advisory Council; David Heller, Truckload Carriers Association; and Rick Gobbell, Gobbell Safety Services.
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.
For the year 2006, the cumulative DOT accident frequency for participants in NTTC's Annual Safety Contest was 0.545. This average represents a substantial decrease below an average ratio of 0.570 accidents per million miles traveled in 2005. It is important to remember that these figures are for the companies that took part in the safety contest, not for the tank truck industry overall. In the contest year 2005, NTTC had 89 entrants traveling 2.4 billion miles; last year those numbers reflected 95 entrants accumulating 2.55 billion miles.
Awards to safety directors in charge of the winning programs were presented at the NTTC Tank Truck Safety Council annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, in April. Winning companies will be recognized at NTTC's 59th Annual Conference & Tank Truck Equipment Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, May 7-9.
2006 COMPETITIVE SAFETY CONTEST| ▪ Over 100 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Trimac Transportation | .397 |
| Honor | The Kenan Advantage Group Inc | .565 |
| Merit | Quality Carriers Inc | .817 |
| ▪ 50 - 85 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | A & R Transport Inc | .195 |
| Honor | Ruan Transportation Management Systems | .467 |
| Merit | Enterprise Transportation Co | .530 |
| ▪ 36 - 50 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Logistics Express Inc. | .219 |
| Honor | Distribution Technologies Inc | .278 |
| Merit | Mission Petroleum Carriers Inc | .298 |
| ▪ 29 - 36 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Miller Transporters, Inc | .300 |
| Honor | Tidewater Transit Co Inc | .498 |
| Merit | McKenzie Tank Lines Inc | .505 |
| ▪ 15 - 29 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Wynne Transport Service Inc | .120 |
| Honor | Andrews Transport LP | .223 |
| Merit | Dana Transport | .236 |
| ▪ 12 - 15 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | CLI Transport LP | .231 |
| Honor | Cox Petroleum Transportation | .306 |
| Merit | Rogers Cartage Co | .348 |
| ▪ 8 - 12 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Hazmat Environmental Group Inc | .123 |
| Honor | Johnsrud Transport, Inc | .186 |
| Merit | Heniff Transportation Systems Inc | .418 |
| ▪ 5 - 8 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | 4 Star Bulk Transport Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | H.O. Bouchard Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Hoffman Transportation LLC | 0.00 |
| ▪ 3 - 5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Schiber Truck Company Inc | .257 |
| Honor | Frontier Logistics LP | .308 |
| Merit | Great Lakes Terminal & Transport Corp | .461 |
| ▪ Less than 3 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Bulk Carriers Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Elliott Truck Line Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Occidental Energy Transportation LLC | 0.00 |
| Grand | Regional Enterprises Inc | 0.00 |
| ▪ International — Over 5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Gorski Bulk Transport Inc | .195 |
| Honor | Northwest Tank Lines Inc | .267 |
| Merit | RST Industries Limited | .343 |
| ▪ International — Less than 5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Cooney's Farm Services Ltd | 0.00 |
| Grand | Tank Carrier Services | 0.00 |
2006 PERSONNEL SAFETY CONTEST| ▪ Over 100 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Trimac Transportation Services Inc | 1.03 |
| Honor | Quality Carriers Inc | 1.05 |
| Merit | The Kenan Advantage Group Inc | 2.49 |
| ▪ 50 - 85 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Transport Service Co | 0.68 |
| Honor | A & R Transport Inc | 1.20 |
| Merit | Ruan Transportation Management Systems | 1.45 |
| ▪ 36 - 50 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Mission Petroleum Carriers Inc | 0.76 |
| Honor | Liquid Transport Corp | 1.49 |
| Merit | Transwood Inc | 1.64 |
| ▪ 29 - 36 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Miller Transporters Inc | 0.93 |
| Honor | United Petroleum Transports Inc | 0.96 |
| Merit | Jack B Kelley Inc | 1.68 |
| ▪ 15 - 29 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Usher Transport Inc | 0.44 |
| Honor | Andrews Transport LP | 0.73 |
| Merit | Dupre' Transport LLC | 0.91 |
| ▪ 12 - 15 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Cox Petroleum Transportation | 1.18 |
| Honor | Rogers Cartage Co | 2.32 |
| Merit | CLI Transport LP | 3.55 |
| ▪ 8 - 12 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Bork Transport of Illinois | 0.00 |
| Honor | Johnsrud Transport Inc | 0.50 |
| Merit | Heniff Transportation Systems Inc | 0.56 |
| ▪ 5 - 8 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Grammer Industries Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Hoffman Transportation LLC | 0.00 |
| Merit | Andrews Logistics Inc | 0.97 |
| ▪ 3 - 5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | A J Weigand Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Frontier Logistics LP | 0.00 |
| Grand | Schiber Truck Company Inc | 0.00 |
| ▪ Less than 3 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Bulk Carriers Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Hitchcock Brothers Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Lacy's Express Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Occidental Energy Transportation LLC | 0.00 |
| Grand | Vickery Transportation Inc | 0.00 |
| ▪ International — Over 5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Northwest Tank Lines Inc | 1.09 |
| Honor | RST Industries Limited | 1.82 |
| ▪ International — Less than 5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Cooney's Farm Services Ltd | 0.00 |
| Grand | Tank Carrier Services | 0.00 |
2006 COMPETITIVE SAFETY CONTEST - SAFETY OFFICIALS| ▪ Over 100 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Trimac Transportation ServicesNeil Voorhees, USA | Len Comtois, Canada |
| Honor | The Kenan Advantage Group Inc | Becky Perlaky |
| Merit | Quality Carriers Inc | Bob Bonnett |
| ▪ 50 - 85 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | A & R Transport Inc | Mike Tallaksen |
| Honor | Ruan Transportation Management Systems | Burt Clearwater |
| Merit | Enterprise Transportation Co | Nolan Everitt |
| ▪ 36 - 50 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Logistics Express Inc | Leslie Jensen |
| Honor | Distribution Technologies Inc | Randy Vaughn |
| Merit | Mission Petroleum Carriers Inc | Roy Acton |
| ▪ 29 - 36 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Miller Transporters Inc | Ray Riley |
| Honor | Tidewater Transit Co Inc | Bruce Carrington |
| Merit | McKenzie Tank Lines Inc | Richard L Healy |
| ▪ 15 - 29 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Wynne Transport Service Inc | David Dailey |
| Honor | Andrews Transport LP | Mark Bliss |
| Merit | Dana Transport | Thomas Battista |
| ▪ 12 - 15 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | CLI Transport LP | John Tippery |
| Honor | Cox Petroleum Transportation | Mike Ferrill |
| Merit | Rogers Cartage Co | Timothy Yauck |
| ▪ 8 - 12 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Hazmat Environmental Group Inc | Nancy J Copelin |
| Honor | Johnsrud Transport Inc | Jon Osborn |
| Merit | Heniff Transportation Systems Inc | Kenneth E Pate |
| ▪ 5 - 8 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | 4 Star Bulk Transport Inc | Ken Weaver |
| Grand | H O Bouchard Inc | Stephen Whitcomb |
| Grand | Hoffman Transportation LLC | Mike Tallaksen |
| ▪ 3 - 5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Schiber Truck Company Inc | Neil McInnis Jr |
| Honor | Frontier Logistics LP | Karen Kay |
| Merit | Great Lakes Terminal & Transport Corp | David Strein |
| ▪ Less than 3 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Bulk Carriers Inc | Roger K Ites |
| Grand | Elliott Truck Line Inc | Todd Fimple |
| Grand | Occidental Energy Transportation LLC | Christopher Broussard |
| Grand | Regional Enterprises Inc | James Cummings Jr |
| ▪ International — Over 5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Gorski Bulk Transport Inc | Bernard S Gorski |
| Honor | Northwest Tank Lines Inc | Bill Barnard |
| Merit | RST Industries Limited | Darrel Nickerson |
| ▪ International — Less than 5 Million Miles Class |
| Grand | Cooney's Farm Services Ltd | Douglas Coonfer |
| Gran | Tank Carrier Services | Patrick Doran |
2006 IMPROVEMENT CONTEST
TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR WINNER
Rogers Cartage Co, Milwaukee WI
TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR WINNER
McKenzie Tank Lines Inc, Tallahassee FL
TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR WINNER
Miller Transporters Inc, Jackson MS
TWENTY-THIRD YEAR WINNER
Highway Transport Inc, Knoxville TN
NINETEENTH YEAR WINNER
Liquid Transport Corp, Indianapolis IN
EIGHTEENTH YEAR WINNER
Groendyke Transport Inc, Enid OK
SIXTEENTH YEAR WINNER
Distribution Technologies, Inc, Newbury OH
FIFTEENTH YEAR WINNER
Schwerman Trucking Co, Milwaukee WI
THIRTEENTH YEAR WINNER
EE-Jay Motor Transports Inc, East St Louis IL
TWELFTH YEAR WINNERS
Eagle Transport Corp, Rocky Mount NC
Slay Transportation Co Inc, St Louis MO
ELEVENTH YEAR WINNER
Enterprise Transportation Co, Houston TX
TENTH YEAR WINNER
Schneider National Bulk, Green Bay WI
NINTH YEAR WINNERS
Island Transportation Corp, West Babylon NY
Mission Petroleum Carriers Inc, Houston TX
EIGHTH YEAR WINNERS
Andrews Transport LP, Ft Worth TX
Stahly Cartage Co, Edwardsville IL
SEVENTH YEAR WINNERS
Ergon Trucking Inc, Jackson MS
Kane Transport Inc, Sauk Centre MN
SIXTH YEAR WINNERS
CLI Transport LP, Claysburg PA
Dana Transport, Avenel NJ
HazMat Environmental Group Inc, Lackawanna NY
Transwood, Inc, Omaha NE
FIFTH YEAR WINNERS
B-H Transfer Co, Sandersville GA
Bulkmatic Transport Co, Griffith IN
Gorski Bulk Transport Inc, Oldcastle ON, Canada
Hoffman Transportation LLC, Channahon IL
FOURTH YEAR WINNERS
Grammer Industries Inc, Grammer IN
Ruan Transportation Management Systems, Des Moines IA
THIRD YEAR WINNERS
Andrews Logistics Inc, Irving TX
Cooney's Farm Services Ltd, High River AB, Canada
The Kenan Advantage Group Inc, Canton OH
Northwest Tank Lines Inc, Langley BC, Canada
SECOND YEAR WINNERS
4 Star Bulk Transport Inc, Raymond NH
Cox Petroleum Transportation, Bakersfield CA
Elliott Truck Line, Inc, Vinita OK
Florida Rock & Tank Lines Inc, Jacksonville FL
Gazelle Transportation, Inc, Bakersfield CA
Heniff Transportation Systems Inc, Alsip IL
Horizon Tank Lines Inc, Durham NC
J & M Tank Lines Inc, Americus GA
Regional Enterprises Inc, Hopewell VA
Roeder Cartage Co Inc, Lima OH
Solar Transport Inc, West Des Moines IA
Startrans Inc, Harleyville SC
Tank Carrier Services Inc, Mississauga ON, Canada
Truck Transport Inc, St Louis MO
Venezia Hauling Inc, Royersford PA
FIRST YEAR WINNERS
A & R Transport Inc, Joliet IL
Abenaqui Carriers, North Hampton NH
Bork Transport of Illinois, Summit IL
Bulk Carriers Inc, Omaha NE
Flying J Transportation LLC, Ogden UT
Frontier Logistics LP, Morris IL
H O Bouchard Inc, Hampden ME
Johnsrud Transport Inc, Des Moines IA
Logistics Express Inc, Orange CA
Occidental Energy Transportation LLC, Houston TX
Southern Tank Transport Inc, Holly Hill SC
Wynne Transport Service Inc, Omaha NE
