FOND DU LAC, Wis., Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Con-way Freight, a
less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc.
(NYSE: CNW), today recognized professional driver Jeremy Steger for winning the Straight Truck
Class title at the 78th Annual American Trucking Associations'
(ATA) National Truck Driving Championships.
One driver from each state competed in the Straight Truck Class
division, and Steger outperformed the field of some 50
professionals to capture the class's top honors for 2015. A Con-way
Freight professional Driver Sales Representative for 10 years, this
is the first time the Wisconsin
resident has won a division championship at the annual national
competition, known as the "Super Bowl of Safety."
The trucking industry's largest and most prestigious safety and
skills competition, the National Truck Driving Championships puts
competitors through a rigorous test that challenges their knowledge
of the industry, safety rules and regulations, equipment and
driving skills expertise. The driving skills course tests a
driver's ability to judge distances, maneuver in tight spaces,
reverse, park and position his or her vehicle exactly over scales,
before barriers or around curves — all situations which drivers
encounter daily in the performance of their duties. Each
participant had to be accident free for the past year and had to
win his or her state championship to qualify for the national
competition.
Steger was joined by Con-way Freight professional Driver Sales
Representatives and Wisconsin State Team Champions Barry Kraemer, Jeff
Langenhahn, Bill Minor and
Andy Rynearson, who were also
recognized at the ceremony. The five drivers, including Steger,
took home the State Team Championship award at the national
competition.
"We are proud to honor Jeremy and our Wisconsin State Team
Champion drivers today. This group is made up of true
professionals, committed to the highest safety standards we
subscribe to at Con-way Freight," said Tom
Clark, senior vice president of operations, Con-way Freight.
"The determination and drive to be the best seems to be infectious
in Wisconsin. We're privileged to
have such a distinguished group represent our company, and I extend
my congratulations to Jeremy, our Wisconsin State Team Champions
and their families on these milestone accomplishments."
This year was not the first time Steger placed at Nationals. The
Plymouth, Wisconsin, resident and
17-year professional driver placed third in the Four-Axle Class in
the annual competition in 2013.
"It is meaningful to me as a driver to work for a company that
cares about my safety and supports my efforts in the competition,"
said Steger. "Being a safe driver is just a way of life for me. I'm
proud to have achieved my goal of placing first in this class for
the first time, and I'm proud of my fellow drivers who competed
this year."
In addition to the recognition ceremony, Con-way Freight
presented Steger with a brand new Ford F-150 pickup truck and
several other commemorative mementos marking his
accomplishment.
In the national competition, drivers face testing in three
areas: a timed written exam; a pre-trip inspection test, in which
drivers have to find and properly identify safety defects on a
truck within a given time period; and a driving skills test. Each
driver competes in one of nine equipment classes: three-Axle,
Four-Axle, Five-Axle, Five-Axle Flatbed, Five-Axle Sleeper, Step
Van, Straight Truck, Tank Truck and Twins.
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About Con-way Freight
Con-way Freight is the
industry's leading less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation
company, providing guaranteed, day-definite regional and
transcontinental service with exception-free delivery, on-time
service performance and faster transit times through a single,
unified network of 425 operating locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto
Rico. Con-way Freight offers LTL freight transportation
across North America and through
Global LTLTM delivery in the
United States from around the world. Global solutions
include international less-than-container load (LCL) ocean
shipments from Asia through its
OceanGuaranteed® service, direct service to more than 30
Bahamian and Caribbean ports and
domestic offshore transportation to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto
Rico. Based in Ann Arbor,
Mich., Con-way Freight is a certified FAST highway carrier
and is C-TPAT/PIP, ACE and CSA certified.
Con-way Freight is a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), a
$5.8 billion diversified freight
transportation and logistics services company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. For more information,
visit www.con-way.com/en/freight.
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