Cargo Transporters Inc. has won a Platinum safety award for the 10th consecutive year from Great West Casualty Co. as part of its 2008 National Fleet Safety Awards.
Platinum is the highest level in the program. Headquartered in Claremont, N.C., Cargo Transporters is a truckload carrier operating 395 trucks in the continental United States.

"We are proud of our professional drivers that worked so hard to achieve this award for the 10th year in a row," said the carrier's chairman, John Pope. "Our trucks traveled over 55 million miles last year. Our drivers worked very hard to operate in the safest and most efficient manner. Our team of professional drivers, matched with our investment in advanced safety technologres, have helped us achieve this award year after year, and continue to make our trucks and drivers the safest on the road."

The Fleet Safety Award Program drew over 800 entries lrom across the country. Carriers were recognized for achieving a low preventable accident frequency per million miles ofoperation. The Fleet Safety Awards program recognizes fleets in similar operations (truckload and less than truckload) with awards based on their year-end preventable accident results. The carriers then received a Platinum, Gold, Silver, or Participatory award.

Great West Casualty is a leading provider of property and casualty insurance for the motor carrier industry. With over 50 years of experience, it offers risk management, underwriting, claims, and loss control services exclusively to the trucking industry. It is headquartered in South Sioux City, Neb., and has regronal offices in Meridian, Idaho; Bloomington, Ind., Knoxville, Tenn., and Arlington, Texas.