CFI Honors December Drivers of the Month
A half-dozen CFI drivers have been recognized as driver award recipients for the month of December. CFI, an international truckload carrier based in Joplin, Mo.,

A half-dozen CFI drivers have been recognized as driver award recipients for the month of December. CFI, an international truckload carrier based in Joplin, Mo.,
has named Donald “Gene” Dollar as company driver of the month. Dollar started driving for CFI in 1997. He lives in Crystal City, Texas.
The company team of the month includes Michael and Loetta Ruyf, who live in Joplin. Both began driving for CFI in 1999.
Contractor driver of the month is Ned Darrow, who began his career with CFI in 1979. He resides in Saginaw, Mo.
Stacy and Donna Moran were recognized as contractor team of the month. The Morans live in Granbury, Texas. Stacy joined CFI in 1995, and Donna began driving for CFI in 1998.
As the December 2005 winners, each driver and team is automatically nominated for the 2005 year-end award in their respective category. All full-time over the road drivers who have been certified as a driver at CFI for one year are eligible for the CFI driver awards
CFI, founded in 1951, operates approximately 2,300 tractors and over 7,400 trailers and transports a variety of goods throughout the contiguous United States and Canada. CFI’s website can be found on the Internet at www.cfi-us.com. CFI’s site is also available in Spanish, located at www.cfi-mx.com.
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