Arnold Transportation Services Wins State Safety Awards.Business Editors/Automotive Writers JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(AutomotiveWire)--June 24, 2002 Arnold Transportation Services, a subsidiary of Roadway Corporation (Nasdaq:ROAD), received two state awards for outstanding safety performance in 2001. The first honor was a First Place Award from the Pennsylvania Motor Transportation Association for Truckload General Commodities, over 10 Million Miles run in the state. The award was based on having the lowest Department of Transportation recordable accident frequency in the state for 2001. The second award was a Second Place Safety Award from Georgia Motor Transportation Association for the Truckload General Commodities, over 10 Million Miles run in the state. The award was based on having low accident frequency in the state for 2001 local operations. "We are truly honored by these prestigious awards that have been presented to Arnold Transportation Services," stated Michael S. Walters, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Arnold Transportation. "It takes a team effort to achieve such high standards. With safety being one of our top objectives, it is obvious that we can realize any goal we set for ourselves." Included in the Dow Jones Transportation Average The Dow Jones Transportation Average (also called the "Dow Jones Transports;" DJTA) is the oldest U.S. stock market index. Components Today, the index consists of the following 20 companies (weighted to adjust for stock splits and other factors): (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002-certified transporter of industrial, commercial and retail goods in the two- to five-day regional and long-haul markets. Roadway Express provides seamless service between all 50 states, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. including export services to 66 countries. New Penn Motor Express, a regional, next-day ground less-than-truckload carrier of general commodities serving twelve states in the Northeastern 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. , Quebec, Canada and Puerto Rico, with links to the Midwest and Southeast United States and Ontario, Canada. And, Arnold Transportation Services (ATS), an irregular route, dedicated truckload carrier 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. serving short-haul markets in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Southwest regions of the U.S. For additional information, contact the Company at www.roadwaycorp.com. |
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