JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,
July 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Landstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR), a worldwide,
asset-light provider of integrated transportation management
solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation services,
paid tribute to the best and safest Landstar owner-operators during
the 5th Annual Landstar BCO All-Star Celebration event
held in their honor earlier this month.
BCO is Landstar's term for the independent owner-operators who
provide the company with transportation capacity under exclusive
lease arrangements. The event featured an awards program during
which Landstar inducted 10 Business Capacity Owners (BCOs) as
Landstar Roadstars. Landstar was also proud to honor 122 BCOs as
new Million Mile Safe Drivers for driving one million consecutive
miles without a preventable accident and eight BCOs as new Two
Million Mile Safe Drivers for driving two million consecutive miles
without a preventable accident and one BCO as a Three Million Mile
Safe Driver, for driving three million miles without a preventable
accident.
To top off the celebration, Landstar presented its first
Landstar Truck Giveaway of 2016. The truck, a 2017 Peterbilt 579,
was exclusively reserved for a Landstar Roadstar or Million
Miler.
The select group of 2015 inductees were recognized during a
three-day event held in Orlando,
Florida, from July
1st through July
3rd for their outstanding safety records and
professionalism behind the wheel.
Collectively, the 122 active BCOs who make up the Million Miler
Class of 2015 have safely driven more than 122 million miles –
which is close to the distance from the earth's surface to the sun.
On average it takes a truck operator 10 years to travel a million
miles. The distance would take a typical driver about 67 years to
complete.
"Landstar is proud to showcase the class of Landstar Million
Mile Safe Drivers as the industry's best. Their talent, hard work
and dedication to safety is truly worthy of a celebration. These
men and women make the roads safer for all of us; we are proud to
honor them," said Landstar President and CEO Jim Gattoni.
Of the 940 active Landstar Million Mile Safe Drivers, 10 earned
the distinction of Roadstar during the celebration. Landstar
Roadstars are chosen for their consistently high levels of safety,
productivity and excellence in customer service. Each was
previously recognized as a Landstar Million Mile Safe Driver. The
addition of the new Roadstars raises the total number of active
Landstar Roadstars to 174. BCOs have received the Roadstar honor
since Landstar began presenting the award in 1990.
"Roadstars' outstanding productivity and safety records raise
the bar for the entire trucking industry. The 2015 class of
Roadstars have earned the right to be called Landstar's elite,"
said Gattoni.
Landstar President and CEO Jim
Gattoni also presented Landstar BCO Fred Durbin with the BCO
Lifetime Achievement Award. Durbin leased on to Landstar in 1978.
In 1998 Durbin was named a Two Million Mile Safe Driver and in 2008
he was named a Three Million Mile Safe Driver. Durbin also took
home a brand new truck in 2008 after winning the Landstar Truck
Giveaway and still drives the 2008 royal blue Freightliner Coronado
today. Over the years, Durbin has received 37 annual safe driving
awards with Landstar. In 2010, Durbin received the National Safety
Council's Safe Driver of the Year Award, which recognizes
outstanding drivers throughout the country.
"Fred is an ambassador of safety. The BCO Lifetime Achievement
Award is the perfect way to honor his years of service and safe
driving. This award is a testament to the values that Fred lives
and works by," said Gattoni.
The awards ceremony also showcased Landstar's All-Star Truck
Giveaway. Each new Landstar Million Miler and each Landstar
Roadstar automatically received one entry to win the truck. Those
who attended the Landstar BCO All-Star Celebration received an
additional entry as well. That evening Million Mile Safe Driver
Frankie Hill of Galax, Virginia,
was the lucky winner to receive the truck keys and drive off with a
brand new truck.
The Class of 2015 Landstar Roadstars inducted this
year:
Bill Ater, German Burgueno, David
Carothers, Bob Hinchey,
Tonia Kennedy, Steve Otto, Steve Van
Dyke, Gary Wager,
Pat Webb, Sly Young
The Class of 2015 Landstar Million Mile Safe Drivers
inducted this year:
Three Million Mile Safe Driver:
Jim Block
Two Million Mile Safe Drivers:
Bill Boyer, Antonio Garza, Jeffrey
Pack, Stephen Pagel,
Bob Plymale, Ronald Rogers, Don
Ward
One Million Mile Safe
Drivers:
Bill Ater,
Randy Atkins, Bob Bade, Charles
Bailey, Ilan Bankston,
Jose Banuelos, Trent Bartlett, Esther
Bell, Jerry Bergt,
Perry Borntreger, Gregg Boss, Florencio
Cardenas, William Carsey,
Terry Carter, Ismael Cendejas, Aaron
Chapman, Lonnie Clark, Jr.,
Mike Clark, Derrick Clarke, Dennis
Cockerham Jim Cotner, Dwight
Covey, Alvin Crawford,
James Culbertson, Washington
Curbelo, Bill Davenport,
Paul Davis, Kenneth Delzeit, Mike
DeMille, Danny Downey,
Arthur Dubroski, Gail Ellick, Harry
Farren, Ed Fritz,
Jeffrey Fulmer, Bill Gammon, Kody
Giacomo, John Goodman,
Paul Gordon, Marshall Grady, Terry
Gregory, Wiktor Grygoruk,
Ron Haddan, Rick Haywood, Jim
Heiser, Tom Herlston, Miguel
Hernandez, Roger Hobbs Sr.,
Hugh Hood, Don Houchin, E. Victor
Hounsell, Debbie Hudler,
Carl Johnson, John Johnson, Brady
Jones, Albert Keller,
Weldon Kollock, Steve Kron, Phuong
Lam, Henry Littleton,
Jay Maclees, Sam Maldonado, James
Marra, Roger Martin,
Ed Masters, James Matthews, Larry
McCostlin, Jeffery McDaniel,
Wayne McGahey, Rich McIntosh, Tom
McPherson, Henry Medina,
Greg Michels, Mike Miles, Ricky
Mills, Anthony Mitchell,
Carlos Moreno, Lacy Murry, Jr., Dennis
Musser, John Myers,
Lori Nelson, Nanette Newton, Tuan
Nguyen, Frank Ortega,
Steve Otto, Vlad Ougriniouk, Ramiro
Padilla, Robert Page,
Vicky Percious, Don Pierson, Bill
Pruim, Hubert Quarles,
Donnie Raby, Malik Rahim, Scott
Robinson, Cesar Rodriguez,
Hersey Ross, Ted Russell, Louie
Russo, Michael Rybicki,
John Samples, Julio Sandoval, Jr., Mario Santizo, Dan
Schumacher, David Shuler,
Troy Sloan, Vickie Speer, Stanford
Stowers, Rex Strickler,
Bob Swearingen, Ron Taylor, Mike
Truitt, Ed Tudor,
John Waddles, Denny Walerius, Robin
Walker, Rick Weiss,
Rebecca Wilder, Jan Williams, Kenny
Williams, Paul Williams, Vic
Williams
About Landstar:
Landstar System, Inc. is a worldwide
asset-light provider of integrated transportation management
solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation services to a
broad range of customers utilizing a network of agents, third-party
capacity owners and employees. All Landstar transportation services
companies are certified to ISO 9001:2008 quality management system
standards and RC14001:2013 environmental, health, safety and
security management system standards. Landstar System, Inc. is
headquartered in Jacksonville,
Florida. Its common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market®
under the symbol LSTR.
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