Dart Names Contractors of the Year
Dart Transit Co., Eagan, Minn., has named two Contractors of the Year for 2004, recognizing them for professionalism, outstanding safety records, business success, and contributions to the trucking industry
Dart Transit Co., Eagan, Minn., has named two Contractors of the Year for 2004, recognizing them for professionalism, outstanding safety records, business success, and contributions to the trucking industry.
The contractors received trophies, $1,000 bonuses, monogrammed leather jackets, and receptions in their honor.
Richard Magers Sr. is 2004 Contractor of the Year at Dart's Eagan operating center. Magers has contracted with Dart for 24 years, and has trained two sons, Richard Jr. and Chris, as professional truck drivers. Both sons purchased their own trucks and contract them with Dart. Together, the three have accumulated 42 successful years as independent contractors with Dart.
Randall Johnson is 2004 Contractor of the Year at Dart’s Dallas, Texas operating center.
Johnson started in trucking as a driver for Bill’s Dollar Store and switched to Dart in 1996 to become an independent owner-operator. He has purchased four trucks through Highway Sales, a truck and financing vendor to Dart.
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