Leading Fleets, Vol. 9, 2016

6 LEADING FLEETS VOL 9 2016 LEADING HIGHLIGHTS The winners for the 40th annual National Fleet Safety Awards have been selected by the Truckload Carriers Association TCA The awards honor trucking carriers based on the fewest amount of accidents per million miles travelled Set up into six different divisions which are broken up by mileage travelled each division lists the top two or three carriers with the lowest accident rate of 2015 Top fleet winners for each division include Stageline Express MacKinnon Transport Inc Smokey Point Distributing Halvor Lines Inc Groupe Robert Inc and Bison Transport Inc Its a great opportunity for carriers to show what they have done throughout the year how their ratios have gone down It allows them the opportunity to see how they have affected safety in their fleet year by year said David Heller director of safety and policy for TCA The Bison Transport Inc fleet which is based out of Winnipeg Manitoba is a repeat winner Bison Transport has been awarded first place in the 100 million miles division for this year The fleet was in the top three for the 25 million miles division in 2015 Bison Transport was also awarded one of the grand prizes of the National Fleet Safety Awards last year an award that is only given to two of the top division winners The grand prizes are separated between two groups carriers with annual mileage of 25 million or fewer miles and carriers with annual mileage of more than 25 million miles To be entered for the grand prize an employer must submit a written document that describes the companys overall safety programs and policies This includes describing the carriers safety structure types of training offered the inspection and maintenance of equipment and general highway safety In determining the grand prize winner Heller said We have judges that review their overall safety culture or safety department Its an opportunity to exhibit and show the safety emphasis that our carriers preach every day The grand prizes were presented at the TCAs 78th Annual Convention on March 6 9 2016 in Las Vegas The two carriers were chosen from a list of the top 20 finishers in the Best Fleets to Drive For survey and contest Oklahoma City Okla based FTC won in the small carrier category while Winnipeg Manitoba based Bison Transport was for the large carrier category Both of this years overall winners recorded driver satisfaction rates above 90 and turnover under 30 In addition to being recognized as the Best Fleets to Drive For these two fleets were also honored as the winners of the Fleet Safety Award TCA Names Winners at National Fleet Safety Awards The Truckload Carriers Association honored carriers with low accident rates at the annual National Fleet Safety Awards DIVISION VI 100 MILLION MILES 1 Bison Transport Winnipeg Manitoba 2 Interstate Distributor Tacoma Wash 3 Landstar Ranger Jacksonville Fla Photo courtesy of TCA