PHILADELPHIA. Created seven years ago to recognize and reward fleet commitment to safety, two $25,000 Volvo Trucks Safety Awards were presented to Ruan Transportation Management Systems and Searcy Trucking Ltd. During the American Trucking Assns.’ Annual management conference.
Co-sponsored by Michelin Americas Truck Tires, the awards are given to one fleet that runs more than 20 million miles a year and one that runs less than 20 million miles. Winners are chosen based on their accident frequency rate and a commitment to safety demonstrated by fleet programs and investments. They are open to all U.S. and Canadian motor carriers operating at least five Class 8 trucks, at least one of which must be a Volvo.
Ruan Transportation, the over 20-million-mi. winner, has 3,900 trucks providing dedicated service for a variety of industries, including retail, manufacturing, medical supplies and waste. It has had a formal safety program since the 1940s, and in 2014 its drivers logged more than 246 million miles with an accident frequency rate of just 0.61 based on the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s definition of a recordable accident.
“We are honored and proud to be recognized with the Volvo safety award,” said Lisa Gonnerman, vice president of safety for Ruan Transportation Management Systems. “Nothing is more important to us than the safety of our drivers and protecting the motoring public around us. We are driven to be safe, and our programs demonstrate our safety focus.”
