Arnold Transportation Drivers Selected as Finalists in Driver of the Year Contest.Business Editors JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2000 Arnold Transportation Services, an operating unit operating unit A type of operating company that engages in transactions with outsiders and that is owned by another business. For example, in 1995 the stockholders of Capital Cities/ABC approved a $19 billion merger with the Walt Disney Company, whereupon of Arnold Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:AIND), announces that two of its drivers, Mr. Mitchell Favors and Mr. Eldridge Graham, have been selected as finalists in the prestigious Company Equipment Driver of the Year contest, sponsored by the Truckload Carriers Merrian-Webster online dictionary defines truckload as " a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck". A truckload carrier is a trucking company that generally contracts an entire trailer-load to a single customer. Association and Trucker's News. Now in its 14th year, the 2000 Company Equipment Driver of the Year contest drew a record number of responses with over 250 nominations. A panel of independent judges will select the top ten winners from the field of 22 finalists. Mitchell Favors of Arlington, GA is a 20-year veteran of Arnold Transportation. In his 43 years as a professional truck driver he has logged over 4.1 million miles without a chargeable accident and has never had a moving violation A moving violation is any violation of the law, committed by the driver of a vehicle, while it is in motion. The term "motion" distinguishes it from parking violations. While parking violations are charged against a vehicle (which will be towed if violations go unpaid or are as a truck driver. Eldridge Graham of Fayetteville, NC is a 10-year veteran of Arnold Transportation. He has nearly 30 years of professional truck driving experience and has logged 3.2 million miles without a chargeable accident and has no moving violations as a truck driver. The combined record of the two drivers is equivalent to making over 2,500 cross-country trips without an accident or getting a ticket for a moving violation. "We are very proud to have two of only 22 finalists be part of the Arnold Transportation family. Mitchell Favors and Eldridge Graham are excellent examples of the outstanding employees who have been attracted to our company over the years," said Arnold Transportation President, Mike Walters. "Safe drivers like these are the life-blood of our company. They ensure the high-quality service our customers have come to expect." Arnold Transportation Services is an irregular HEIR, IRREGULAR. In Louisiana, irregular heirs are those who are neither testamentary nor legal, and who have been established by law to take the succession. See Civ. Code of Lo. art. 874. route and dedicated truckload truck·load n. The quantity that a truck can hold. truckload n → camión m lleno motor carrier headquartered in Jacksonville, FL. The company utilizes over 650 owner-operators, 825 company-owned tractors and 4,300 trailers to provide service in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Southwest regions of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Revenues totaled $176 million in 1999. Arnold Industries, Inc. is a transportation and logistics holding company. Operating revenues operating revenue Revenue from any regular source. Revenue from sales is adjusted for discounts and returns when calculating operating revenue. Compare other revenue. totaled $428 million in 1999. Business units include New Penn Motor Express, a Northeast regional next-day less-than-truckload motor carrier, Arnold Transportation Services, and Arnold Logistics, a fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. and value-added warehousing company. For more information, please visit the Arnold Industries web site at www.aind.com. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion