Safety Awards Banquet

The "Best of the Best" of 2010 were recognized at the 2011 KMCA Safety Awards Banquet on Thursday, April 21, 2011. The banquet was held at the Capitol Plaza Hotel. Awards were given for Drivers of the Month, Driver of the Year, Safety Professional of the Year, and Fleet Safety Contest Winners.

The KMCA Safety Awards Banquet is an annual event that recognizes:Safety Banquet photo

The Kansas Driver of the Year -- This award recipient is selected from the 12 Drivers of the Month for 2010. The Drivers of the Month are nominated by their companies for years of safe driving, community involvement and acts of heroism. The winners are selected by a panel of judges from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Kansas Corporation Commission, Kansas Highway Patrol and Kansas Department of Revenue.
2010 Driver of the Year: Greg Hladky, Frito Lay Transportation

2010 Drivers of the Month
Daniel Edwards, Con-way Freight
Brad lenker, Wal*Mart Stores Inc
Robert Rose, Wal*Mart Stores, Inc
Larry Eagleburger, Wal*Mart Stores, Inc
Jeff Hertz, Con-way Freight
Greg Hladky, FL Transportation, Inc
Daniel Reid, United Petroleum Transports
Stephen McGlachlin, United Petroleum Transports
Russell Hill, Jr., Convoy Systems LLC
Clarence Howell, ABF Freight System, Inc
Ronnie Harvell, ABF Freight System, Inc
Gregory Graham, Old Dominion Freight Line

The Safety Professional of the Year -- Nominations for this award are submitted by a driver's company, or other individuals, for their successful implementation of safety programs within their company that have resulted in a superior safety climate within their company.
2010 Safety Professional of the Year: Rodney Glassner, Con-Way Freight

The Fleet Safety Contest -- This competition aknowledges carriers who compete in their division category and submit their company’s accident records for review by the panel of judges who also judge other KMCA safety contests. The carriers are evaluated on their Kansas DOT accident frequency ratio, ISS-2 score, SafeStat score and miles traveled in Kansas during the contest year.
2010 Grand Trophy Winner: Jim Mitten Trucking, Inc. - Oakley, KS

Fleet Safety Winners:

Agricultural Carrier Division
Plaque Winner:
Jim Mitten Trucking, Inc., Oakley, KS

Certificate Winners:
Jim Mitten Trucking, Inc., Oakley, KS
Short & Son, Inc., Goodland, KS
Sedona Trucking, Inc., Leoti, KS
Golden Plains Trucking, Inc., Hays, KS
Cargill Meat Logistics Solutions, Inc., Wichita, KS

Less-Than-Truckload Carrier Division
Plaque winners:
Con-way Freight, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
(<10,000,000 mile class)
FedEx Freight, Harrison, AR
(>10,000,000 mile class)

Certificate winners:
Beaver Express Service, LLC., Woodward, OK
Con-Way Freight, Ann Arbor, MI
FedEx Freight, Harrison, AR

Household Movers Division
Plaque winner:
J.B. Studdard Transfer & Storage Co., Leavenworth, KS

Certificate winner:
J.B. Studdard Transfer & Storage Co., Leavenworth, KS
Kansas Van & Storage Criqui Corp., Topeka, KS

Private Carrier Division
Plaque winner:
Occidental Chemical Corp., Wichita, KS

Certificate winners:
Cargill Meat Logistics Solutions, Wichita, KS
Frito Lay Transportation, Topeka, KS
Occidental Chemical Corp., Wichita, KS
Associated Wholesale Grocers, Kansas City, KS
Wal*Mart Stores, Inc., Ottawa, KS

Tank Truck Carrier Division
Plaque winners:
John E Jones Oil Co., Inc., Stockton, KS
(<2,000,000 mile class)
United Petroleum Transports, Oklahoma City, OK
(>2,000,000 mile class)

Certificate winners:
Southwest Express, Inc., Hugoton, KS
John E Jones Oil Co., Inc., Stockton, KS
Groendyke Transportation, Inc., Enid, OK United
Petroleum Transports, Oklahoma City, OK

Truckload Carrier Division
Plaque winners:
Debrick Truck Line Co., Paola, KS
(<2,000,000 mile class)
Convoy Systems, LLC, Kansas City, KS
(>2,000,000 mile class)

Certificate winners:
Convoy Systems, LLC, Kansas City, KS
Glass TI LLC, Newkirk, OK
Great Plains Trucking, Salina, KS
Martin Trucking, Inc., Hugoton, KS
Red Line, Inc., Emporia, KS
M. Bruenger Co., Inc., Wichita, KS
National Carriers, Liberal, KS

View a photo gallery from past KMCA events here.

LATEST NEWS

Important Information

FMCSA Final Rule on Hours of Service Released.
You can find a one page summary here and a chart comparing the changes to the rule here.

FMCSA has posted the rule along with several materials including a question and answer document on their web site.  http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/topics/hos-final/hos-final-rule.aspx

FMCSA Final Rule Published on Hand Held Cell Phones. One page Summery of the Final Rule can be found here. The effective date has been changed to January 3, 2012 

Dispatch Available

January 2012 Issue of the Dispatch is online in the members only section.

Forms Available

Road Team Nomination Form can be found here.

UPCOMING EVENT

Safety Management Council
March 6, 2012 - 10:00am
Kansas Motor Carriers Association Office-Mary E. Turkington Conference Room
February 28, 2012 (All day)
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