CFI, an international truckload carrier based in Joplin, Mo., has announced the monthly driver award recipients for November and December 2003.


For November:
-- Company Driver of the Month: Buster Wilder has been driving with CFI since 1996. Wilder resides in El Paso, Texas.
-- Company Team of the Month: Butch and Dora Colvin live in Udall, Kan. The Colvins started driving with CFI about seven years ago.
-- Contractor Driver of the Month: Jim Matthews started driving with CFI in 1995. He resides in Oklahoma City, Okla.
-- Contractor Team of the Month: Stacy and Donna Moran live in Granbury, Texas. Stacy started driving for CFI in 1995, and Donna joined CFI in 1998.

For December:
-- Company Driver of the Month: Gene Dollar has been driving with CFI since 1997. Dollar resides in Crystal City, Texas.
-- Company Team of the Month: Bob and Beverly Mann live in Henderson, Nev. The Mann’s started driving with CFI in 1997 and 1998.
-- Contractor Driver of the Month: Bill Coffman resides in Jonesboro, Ga. He began his career with CFI in 1999.
-- Contractor Team of the Month: Bobby & Bo Blair started driving with CFI in 1999. They both reside in Lake Brownwood, Texas.

Each driver and team is automatically nominated for 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 2,500 tractors and more than 6,500 trailers. It transports a variety of goods throughout the contiguous United States and Canada. CFI interlines with Mexican carriers at various border crossings to provide through-trailer service to Mexico.
In addition to its Joplin headquarters, CFI operates five terminals. CFI and its subsidiaries have 37 sales offices throughout North America and employ more than 2,700 people. The driver fleet is comprised of both company drivers and independent contractors.
CFI’s web site is www.cfi-us.com.