TRIMAC Transportation Services Inc, Calgary, Alberta, became the first Canada-based carrier to win the Outstanding Performance Trophy in the National Tank Truck Carriers 2002 Tank Truck Safety Contest. Trimac was selected from a group of 11 tank truck carriers that won the Grand Award in their respective mileage categories for the calendar year.
Trimac Transportation won the top safety award with a frequency of 0.362 accidents per million miles in 2002. The tank fleet also is taking home the Grand Award as the winner in the “Over 100 Million Miles Class” in the Competitive Safety Contest, the Honor Award in that same mileage category for the Personnel Safety Contest, and a 10-year Improvement Award.
Leading the winning company is a management team that includes Jeff McCaig, president and chief executive officer; Marcel Pouliot, vice-president of safety services & security; and Neil Vorhees, director of safety for US operations.
Heil Trailer International of Chattanooga, Tennessee, awards the Outstanding Performance Trophy annually. It 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: Ron Ashby of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Baltimore field office; Cathy Evans, Motor Freight Carriers Association; Captain Ken Carr of the Florida Department of Transportation; and Bill Mahorney of the American Bus Association.
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 program were presented in March at the NTTC Tank Truck Safety Council annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. Winning companies will be recognized at NTTC's 55th Annual Conference & Tank Truck Equipment Show in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 18-20.
NTTC 2002 Competitive Safety ContestOver 100 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Trimac Transportation Services Inc | .362 |
| Honor | Quality Distribution Inc | .513 |
| Merit | The Kenan Advantage Group | .984 |
45 - 85 Million Miles Class | | Grand | A&R Transport Inc | .085 |
| Honor | Groendyke Transport Inc | .410 |
| Merit | Liquid Transport Corp | .446 |
36 - 45 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Mission Petroleum Carriers Inc | .296 |
| Honor | Transport Service Co | .321 |
| Merit | Logistics Express Inc | .414 |
26 - 36 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Jack B Kelley Inc | .310 |
| Honor | Flying J Transportation Inc | .375 |
| Merit | United Petroleum Transports Inc | .381 |
18 - 26 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Linden Bulk Transportation Co Inc | .338 |
| Honor | Manfredi Motor Transit Co | .363 |
| Merit | Klemm Tank Lines | .413 |
13.5 - 18 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Blue Flash Express LLC | .286 |
| Honor | Ergon Trucking Inc | .290 |
| Merit | Dana Transport | .340 |
9 - 13.5 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Harmac Transportation Inc | .079 |
| Honor | HazMat Environmental Group Inc | .107 |
| Merit | CLI Transport LLP | .169 |
5.4 - 9 Million Miles Class | | Grand | B-H Transfer Co | .147 |
| Honor | Grammer Industries Inc | .176 |
| Merit | LCL Bulk Transport Inc | .228 |
4.3 - 5.4 Million Miles Class | | Grand | McKinley Trucking Co Inc | 0.00 |
| Honor | Liquiterminals Ltd | .191 |
| Merit | Commercial Transport Inc | .192 |
3 - 4.3 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Great Lakes Terminal & Transport Corp | 0.00 |
| Grand | R O Harrell Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Tank Truck Transport Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | A J Weigand Inc | 0.00 |
Less than 3 Million Miles Class | | Grand | CAST Transportation Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Dow Dawson Trucking Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Ee-Jay Motor Transports Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Hitchcock Bros Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Lacy's Express Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Schiber Truck Co Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Wheatfield Trucking Co | 0.00 |
NTTC 2002 Personnel Safety ContestOver 100 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Quality Distribution Inc | 1.20 |
| Honor | Trimac Transportation Services Inc | 1.96 |
| Merit | The Kenan Advantage Group | 5.16 |
45 - 85 Million Miles Class | | Grand | A&R Transport Inc | .598 |
| Honor | Liquid Transport Corp | 1.97 |
| Merit | Miller Transporters Inc | 2.14 |
36 - 45 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Transport Service Co | .529 |
| Honor | Slay Transportation Co Inc | 1.08 |
| Merit | Mission Petroleum Carriers Inc | 1.15 |
26 - 36 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Florida Rock & Tank Lines Inc | 1.12 |
| Honor | Flying J Transportation Inc | 1.51 |
| Merit | Andrews Transport Inc | 2.01 |
18 - 26 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Manfredi Motor Transit Co | 1.91 |
| Honor | Truck Transport Inc | 1.98 |
| Merit | Service Transport Co | 2.43 |
13.5 - 18 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Ergon Trucking Inc | .955 |
| Honor | Usher Transport Inc | .967 |
| Merit | Blue Flash Express LLC | 1.31 |
9 - 13.5 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Harmac Transportation Inc | .258 |
| Honor | Kane Transport Inc | .912 |
| Merit | CLI Transport LLP | .924 |
5.4 - 9 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Grammer Industries Inc | 0.00 |
| Honor | Gorski Bulk Transport Inc | 1.42 |
| Merit | Northwest Tank Lines Inc | 2.52 |
4.3 - 5.4 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Bork Transport of Illinois | 0.00 |
| Grand | Commercial Transport Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Hoffman Transportation Inc | 0.00 |
3 - 4.3 Million Miles Class | | Grand | R O Harrell Inc | 0.00 |
| Grand | Tank Truck Transport Inc | 0.00 |
| Merit | Great Lakes Terminal & Transport Corp | 1.26 |
Less than 3 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Dow Dawson Trucking Inc | 0.00 |
| Honor | Schiber Truck Company Inc | 1.73 |
| Merit | Hoffmeier Inc | 1.98 |
NTTC 2002 Competitive Safety Contest — Safety OfficialsOver 100 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Trimac Transportation Services Inc | Marcel Pouliot |
| Honor | Quality Distribution Inc | Richard Carr |
| Merit | The Kenan Advantage Group | Becky Perlaky |
45 - 85 Million Miles Class | | Grand | A&R Transport Inc | Mike Tallaksen |
| Honor | Groendyke Transport Inc | Steve Niswander |
| Merit | Liquid Transport Corp | Mark Johnson |
36 - 45 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Mission Petroleum Carriers Inc | Roy Acton |
| Honor | Transport Service Co | Tom Hosty |
| Merit | Logistics Express Inc | Randy Tumbarello |
26 - 36 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Jack B Kelley Inc | Lee Drury |
| Honor | Flying J Transportation Inc | Jason Hurd |
| Merit | United Petroleum Transports | Michael Abercrombie |
18 - 26 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Linden Bulk Transportation Co | Sanford Osofsky |
| Honor | Manfredi Motor Transit Co | Mark Ritts |
| Merit | Klemm Tank Lines | Mark Revall |
13.5 - 18 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Blue Flash Express LLC | Chris Broussard |
| Honor | Ergon Trucking Inc | David Purvis |
| Merit | Dana Transport | Tom Battista |
9 - 13.5 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Harmac Transportation Inc | Curtis J Roush |
| Honor | HazMat Environmental Group Inc | Nancy J Copelin |
| Merit | CLI Transport LLP | Larry Barker |
5.4 - 9 Million Miles Class | | Grand | B-H Transfer Co | Tommy Cauthen |
| Honor | Grammer Industries Inc | Paul Baute |
| Merit | LCL Bulk Transport Inc | Michael Ott |
4.3 - 5.4 Million Miles Class | | Grand | McKinley Trucking Co Inc | Bill Halfmann |
| Honor | Liquiterminals Ltd | Barbara Ward |
| Merit | Commercial Transport Inc | Dan Athmer |
3 - 4.3 Million Miles Class | | Grand | Great Lakes Terminal & Transport Corp | David Strein |
| Grand | R O Harrell Inc | Mick Vanney |
| Grand | Tank Truck Transport Inc | Patrick Doran |
| Grand | A J Weigand Inc | Norman Gilbert |
Less than 3 Million Miles Class | | Grand | CAST Transportation Inc | Kent Statham |
| Grand | Dow Dawson Trucking Inc | Margaret Dawson |
| Grand | Ee-Jay Motor Transports Inc | Thomas Imlay |
| Grand | Hitchcock Bros Inc | Martin Hitchcock |
| Grand | Lacy's Express Inc | William J Gurney |
| Grand | Schiber Truck Co Inc | Neil McInnis Jr |
| Grand | Wheatfield Trucking Co | Jim Bucko |
NTTC 2002 Improvement Contest
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR WINNER
McKenzie Tank Lines Inc, Tallahassee FL
TWENTIETH YEAR WINNER
Highway Transport Inc, Knoxville TN
NINETEENTH YEAR WINNER
Transport Service Co, Hinsdale IL
SEVENTEENTH YEAR WINNER
Hitchcock Bros Inc, Canaan CT
SIXTEENTH YEAR WINNERS
Groendyke Transport Inc, Enid OK
Lacy's Express Inc, Pedricktown NJ
FIFTEENTH YEAR WINNERS
Liquid Transport Corp, Indianapolis IN
A J Welgand Inc, Dover OH
THIRTEENTH YEAR WINNERS
Dupre' Transport LLC, Lafayette LA
Schiber Truck Company Inc, Hartford IL
Schwerman Trucking Co, Milwaukee WI
ELEVENTH YEAR WINNER
Ee-Jay Motor Transports Inc, East St Louis IL
TENTH YEAR WINNERS
Commercial Transport Inc, Belleville IL
Great Lakes Terminal & Transport Corp, Arlington Heights IL
Trimac Transportation Services Inc, Calgary AB, Canada
NINTH YEAR WINNERS
McKinley Trucking Co Inc, Carson City MI
Wynne Transport Service Inc, Omaha NE
SEVENTH YEAR WINNERS
North American Bulk Transport Inc, Wampum PA
Schneider National Bulk, Green Bay WI
SIXTH YEAR WINNERS
Logistics Express Inc, Orange CA
Stahly Cartage Co, Edwardsville IL
FIFTH YEAR WINNERS
Andrews Transport Inc, Ft Worth TX
Ergon Trucking Inc, Jackson MS
Island Transportation Corp, West Babylon NY
Kane Transport Inc, Sauk Centre MN
FOURTH YEAR WINNERS
A&R Transport Inc, Joliet IL
Harmac Transportation Inc, North York ON, Canada
R O Harrell Inc, South Boston VA
United Petroleum Transports Inc, Oklahoma City OK
THIRD YEAR WINNERS
Blue Flash Express LLC, Zachary LA
CLI Transport LLP, Altoona PA
Carbon Express Inc, Wharton NJ
CAST Transportation Inc, Henderson CO
Dana Transport, Avenel NJ
Dixon Bros Inc, Newcastle WY
Iowa Tanklines Inc, Ankeny IA
Tank Truck Transport Inc, Kleinburg ON, Canada
Transwood Inc, Omaha NE
Wheatfield Trucking Co, Milwaukee WI
SECOND YEAR WINNERS
A D Conner, Frankfort IL
Foodliner Inc, Dubuque IA
FIRST YEAR WINNERS
H O Bouchard, Hampden ME
Coastal Transport Co Inc, San Antonio TX
Dow Dawson Trucking Inc, Escanaba MI
Grammer Industries Inc, Grammer IN
LCL Bulk Transport Inc, Green Bay WI
Liquiterminals Ltd, Mississauga ON, Canada
Lone Star Trucking Inc, Bakersfield CA
Ozinga Transportation Systems Inc, Hazelcrest IL
Service Transport Co, Houston TX
Single Source Transportation (Ruan), Des Moines IA
Equipment Show Exhibitors
| Company Name | Booth No |
|---|
| Accuride Corporation | 48 |
| Aether Systems | 38 |
| AmeriQuest | 37 |
| Applied Mechanical Technology | 14 |
| ArvinMeritor Inc (See ad page 27) | 7-8 |
| Beall Corporation (See ad page 13) | 11 |
| Betts Industries Inc (See ad page 41) | 27 |
| Brenner Tank LLC (See ad page 36) | 32-33 |
| CBSL Transportation (See ad page 40) | 52 |
| Civacon/Knappco/Sure Seal (See ad page 7) | 22 |
| Dixon Bayco USA (See ad page 31) | 42 |
| Drum/Emco Wheaton/Syltone | 28 |
| Fleet Guardians Inc | 15 |
| Fort Vale Inc (See ad page 35) | 12 |
| Gardner Denver Blower Division | 24 |
| Girard Equipment Inc (See ad page 25) | 21 |
| Heil Trailer International (See ad Cover 4) | 17-18 |
| Hobbs Transportation Group | 23 |
| Hose & Fittings Inc | 9 |
| Iteris Inc | 45 |
| J & L Tank Div Heil Trailer International (See ad Cover 4) | 51 |
| LBT Inc | 2 |
| Labelmaster (See ad page 20) | 29 |
| Lexington Insurance Company | 47 |
| Liquip Sales Pty Ltd | 40 |
| Mack Trucks Inc (See ad page 17) | 30-31 |
| Maddocks Systems Inc | 44 |
| Marsh USA Inc | 43 |
| Milwaukee Valve Company Inc | 34 |
| National Equipment Corporation | 35 |
| National Interstate Insurance Co | 50 |
| Peterbilt Motors Company | 41 |
| Philip Services Corp (See ad page 43) | 16 |
| Polar Tank Trailer LLC (See ad Cover 2) | 25-26 |
| Quala Systems Inc | 19 |
| Salco Products Inc (See ad page 16) | 20 |
| Scully Signal Company (See ad page 15) | 36 |
| Solimar Pneumatics (See ad page 44) | 46 |
| Stephens Pneumatics Inc (See ad page 69) | 1 |
| Summary Systems Inc | 49 |
| TMTsoftware Company | 3 |
| TMW Systems (See ad page 71) | 55 |
| Tankcon FRP Inc (See ad page 63) | 39 |
| United States Environmental Services LLC | 13 |
| XL Environmental Inc | 10 |
