USHER TRANSPORT INC, Louisville KY, won its second Outstanding Performance Trophy in the National Tank Truck Carriers annual Tank Truck Safety Contest. The carrier received its first Outstanding Performance Trophy in 2001.
Usher Transport earned the award with an accident frequency of 0.132 per million miles during 2012. The carrier also is taking home the Grand Award in the “15-18.5 million miles class” among a group of nine carriers, an honor award in the Personnel Safety Contest, and a 24-year certificate in the 2012 Safety Improvement Contest.
“It’s truly an honor to win this award among such an exceptional group of safe and competitive NTTC carrier companies,” says William A Usher Jr, Usher Transport president. “Usher Transport is proud of its safety commitment and this award is a testament to those company-wide values.
In addition to William Usher Jr, the management team leading Usher Transport includes William A Usher Sr, chief executive officer; Mike baker, vice-president of safety and human resources; and David Guess, safety director.
Contest judges for this year’s safety awards are Paul Bomgardner, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA); Kris Phillips, FMCSA; Thomas Fuller, New York State Police; and Jon Samson, Agriculture and Food Transporters Conference.
The NTTC conducts four annual safety contests each year. 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.
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2012 Competitive Safety Contest
Over 90 Million Miles Class
Grand Trimac Transportation Services .398
Honor Ruan Transportation Management Systems .505
Merit Pilot Flying J .540
40–90 Million Miles Class
Grand Liquid Transport Corp .172
Honor Gemini Motor Transport .241
Merit Groendyke Transport Inc .333
31.5-40 Million Miles Class
Grand Tidewater Transit Co Inc .253
Honor Kenan Advantage Merchant Gas Group .418
Merit Linden Bulk Transportation Co Inc .431
18.5–31.5 Million Miles Class
Grand Service Transport Company .312
Honor Ergon Trucking Inc .329
Merit J&M Tank Lines Inc .492
15-18.5 Million Miles Class
Grand Usher Transport Inc .132
Honor CLI Transport LP .187
Merit Solar Transport Company .237
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2012 Competitive Safety Contest
12.5–15 Million Miles Class
Grand Rogers Cartage Co .210
Honor Wynne Transport Service Inc .233
Merit Coal City Cob Company Inc .378
7–12.5 Million Miles Class
Grand Fort Transfer Company .000
Honor G&D Trucking Inc .139
Merit Sully Transport Inc .211
5–7 Million Miles Class
Grand R O Harrell Inc .000
Honor Barnett Transportation Inc .144
Merit H O Bouchard Inc .190
3.5–5 Million Miles Class
Grand Frontier Transport NA LP .000
Honor Truck Transport Inc .217
Merit Schiber Truck Company Inc .229
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2012 Competitive Safety Contest
Grand Bulk Carriers Inc .000
Grand Contractors Cartage, Inc .000
Grand Ee-Jay Motor Transports Inc .000
Grand Lacy’s Express Inc .000
Grand Southern Transportation LLC .000
Grand Vickery Transportation Inc .000
International
Over 5 Million Miles Class
Grand Gorski Bulk Transport Inc .385
International
Less than 5 Million Miles Class
Grand Cooney’s Farm Services Ltd .000
Honor Premier Bulk System .235
Over 90 Million Miles Class
Grand Trimac Transportation Services Marcel Pouliot (Canada)
Neil Voorhees (US)
Honor Ruan Transportation Management System Lisa Gonnerman
Merit Pilot Flying J Bruce Carrington
Grand Liquid Transport Corp Joel Paska
Honor Gemini Motor Transport Brent Bergevin
Merit Groendyke Transport Inc Steven L Niswander
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2012 Competitive Safety Contest-Safety Officials
31.5-40 Million Miles Class
Grand Tidewater Transit Co Inc David Edgerton
Honor Kenan Advantage Merchant Gas Group
Lee Drury
Merit Linden Bulk Transportation Co Inc
Richard F O’Leary
18.5–31.5 Million Miles Class
Grand Service Transport Company Wayne Brewer
Honor Ergon Trucking Inc David R Purvis
Merit J&M Tank Lines Inc Charles Pickens
15–18.5 Million Miles Class
Grand Usher Transport Inc David W Guess
Honor CLI Transport LP John Tippery
Merit Solar Transport Company Bridget D Nixon
12.5–15 Million Miles Class
Grand Rogers Cartage Co Mark Brinkman
Honor Wynne Transport Service Inc Alan Roberts
Merit Coal City Cob Company Inc Neil Voorhees
7–12.5 Million Miles Class
Grand Fort Transfer Company Larry Jackson
Honor G&D Trucking Inc Jerry Curl
Merit Sully Transport, Inc Brent VanderLeest
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2012 Competitive Safety Contest-Safety Officials
5–7 Million Miles Class
Grand R O Harrell Inc Curtis Waskey
Honor Barnett Transportation I Tonya Wilson
Merit H O Bouchard Inc Stephen Whitcomb
3.5–5 Million Miles Class
Grand Frontier Transport NA LP Karen Kay
Honor Truck Transport Inc Ken Humphries
Merit Schiber Truck Company Inc Robert M Schiber
Less Than 3.5 Million Miles Class
Grand Bulk Carriers Inc Mark Johnson
Grand Contractors Cartage Inc Ken Humphries
Grand Ee-Jay Motor Transports Inc Paul Schmidt
Grand Lacy’s Express Inc Earl “Bud” Kubat
Grand Southern Transportation LLC Jamie Carn
Grand Vickery Transportation Inc Paul Baute
International
Over 5 Million Miles Class
Grand Gorski Bulk Transport Inc Bernard Gorski
International
Less than 5 Million Miles Class
Grand Cooney’s Farm Services Ltd Douglas Coonfer
Honor Premier Bulk System Paul Cote
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2012 Personnel Safety Contest
Over 90 Million Miles Class
Grand Trimac Transportation Services 1.61
Honor Ruan Transportation Management Systems 2.27
Merit Pilot Flying J 2.35
40–90 Million Miles Class
Grand A & R Transport, Inc 0.46
Honor Slay Transportation Co Inc 0.99
Merit Gemini Motor Transport 1.24
31.5-40 Million Miles Class
Grand Dupre’ Logistics LLC 1.02
Honor Kenan Advantage Merchant Gas Group 1.51
Merit Linden Bulk Transportation Co Inc 1.52
18.5–31.5 Million Miles Class
Grand Ergon Trucking Inc 0.44
Honor Altom Transport Inc 0.58
Merit McKenzie Tank Lines Inc 1.88
15–18.5 Million Miles Class
Grand LLL Transport Inc 0.00
Honor Usher Transport Inc 0.45
Merit Andrews Transport LP 0.90
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2012 Personnel Safety Contest
12.5–15 Million Miles Class
Grand Genox Transportation Inc 0.00
Honor Cox Petroleum Transport 0.44
Merit ITL (Iowa Tanklines Inc) 0.99
7 – 12.5 Million Miles Class
Grand G&D Trucking Inc 0.00
Honor Sully Transport Inc 0.39
Merit Prospect Transportation Inc 0.48
5–7 Million Miles Class
Grand Barnett Transportation Inc 0.00
Grand Bork Transport of Illinois 0.00
Merit Blue Flash Express LLC 0.56
3.5–5 Million Miles Class
Grand A J Weigand Inc 0.00
Honor Frontier Transport NA LP 0.98
Merit GLS Transport Inc 1.18
Less Than 3.5 Million Miles Class
Grand Bulk Carriers Inc 0.00
Grand Hoffmeier Inc 0.00
Grand Lacy’s Express Inc 0.00
Grand Vickery Transportation Inc 0.00
International
Over 5 Million Miles Class
Grand Gorski Bulk Transport Inc 1.60
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2012 Personnel Safety Contest
International
Less than 5 Million Miles Class
Grand Premier Bulk System 4.10
Honor Cooney’s Farm Services Ltd 4.90
2012 Improvement Contest
Thirtieth Year Winner
Rogers Cartage Co, Milwaukee WI
Twenty-Fourth Year Winner
Usher Transport Inc, Louisville KY
Twenty-Second Year Winners
Groendyke Transport, Inc, Enid OK
Lacy’s Express Inc, Pedricktown NJ
Liquid Transport Corp, Indianapolis IN
Seventeenth Year Winner
Ee-Jay Motor Transports Inc, East St Louis IL
Fifteenth Year Winners
Eagle Transport Corporation, Rocky Mount NC
Island Transportation Corp, West Babylon NY
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2012 Improvement Contest
Fourteenth Year Winner
M C Tank Transport Inc, West Chester OH
Eleventh Year Winner
Ergon Trucking Inc, Jackson MS
Ninth Year Winner
G&D Trucking Inc, Channahon IL
Eighth Year Winners
Andrews Logistics Inc, Irving TX
Cooney’s Farm Services Ltd, High River AB, Canada
Ruan Transportation Management Systems, Des Moines IA
Seventh Year Winners
Bulk Carriers Inc, Omaha NE
Foodliner Inc, Dubuque IA
Vickery Transportation Inc, Vickery OH Sixth Year Winners
Abenaqui Carriers, North Hampton NH
LCL Bulk Transport Inc, Green Bay WI
Solar Transport Company, West Des Moines IA
Tidewater Transit Co Inc, Kinston NC
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2012 Improvement Contest
Fifth Year Winners
Fort Transfer Company, Morton, IL
Roeder Cartage Co Inc, Lima OH
Southern Tank Transport Inc, Holly Hill SC
Truck Transport Inc, St Louis MO
Fourth Year Winners
J&M Tank Lines Inc, Birmingham AL
Frontier Transport NA LP, Morgan’s Point TX
Southern Transportation LLC, Holly Hill SC
Superior Carriers Inc, Oak Brook IL
TransWood Logistics Inc, Omaha NE
Third Year Winners
Carbon Express, Inc, Wharton NJ
K-Limited Carrier Ltd, Toledo OH
Questliner Inc, Dubuque IA
Wynne Transport Service Inc, Omaha NE
Second Year Winners
Barnett Transportation Inc, Tuscaloosa AL
CLI Transport LP, Claysburg PA
Contractors Cartage Inc, Fenton MO
GLS Transport Inc, Bedford Park IL
Service Transport Company, Houston TX
First Year Winners
Coastal Carriers of Connecticut LLC, Ansonia CT
Gemini Motor Transport, Oklahoma City OK
Genox Transportation Inc, LaPorte TX
H O Bouchard Inc, Hampden ME
Kenan Advantage Fuels Delivery Group, North Canton OH
Liquid Cargo Inc, West Palm Beach FL
LLL Transport Inc, Mission KS
Pilot Flying J, Knoxville TN
Premier Bulk Systems, Richmond Hill ON, Canada
Prospect Transportation, Inc, Carlstadt NJ
Slay Transportation Co Inc, St Louis MO
Ventura Transfer Company, Long Beach CA