Fikes Truck Line Recognizes Top Drivers
Fikes Truck Line, Hope, Ark., has honored 67 of its drivers for safety and performance, including two overall winners – one in each flatbed category of long-haul and short-haul drivers
Fikes Truck Line, Hope, Ark., has honored 67 of its drivers for safety and performance, including two overall winners – one in each flatbed category of long-haul and short-haul drivers.
From among the qualified 67 drivers, Fikes nominated 20 Overall Performance Drivers as candidates for the “Safety and Performance Division Winners.”
The long-haul division winner was Randall Sanders, from Russellville, Ark. Sanders will receive an Air-Weight scale for his truck. The short-haul division winner was James Ward, from Hope, Ark. He will receive a set of Goodyear premium steer tires for his truck. All 20 Overall Performance Drivers will receive a free oil change from Travel Centers of America.
“The safety record at Fikes is excellent,” says Jerry Davis, vice president of Safety and Insurance, “We congratulate these 67 safety nominees and appreciate their efforts to be safe on the road.”
The nominees include:
Bennie Combs, Bruce Tanner, Buddy DeMoss, Carroll Smith, Charles Fowler, Chris Onstad, Daniel Casey, Danny Hout, Darren McClain, Darvin Ford, David Byrd, David Dauben, David Lassiter, Derrick Wesley, Eddie Conrad, Edgar Tarrance, John Holt, Edwin McDonald, Ernest Sherrill, Floyd Hardin, Frank Flowers, Frederick Langley, Gary Magnuson, Hardy Davis, James Brown, James Layne, James Starbuck, James Ward, Jeff Wilkerson, Jerry Myrick, Jimmie Pettit, Jimmy Gonzalez Sr., Jimmy Wingate, JL Rounsaville, John Davis, Joseph Williford, Kavin Cathey, Ken Norman, Kenneth Condrey, Larry Braggs, Lawrence Thurber, Leon Minniefield, Michael Breeden, Michael Foster, Michael Jones, Michael Webb, Mike Allison, Mike Hill, Mike Vaughan, Orval Walker, Ralph Fisk, Randall Sanders, Randy Tucker, Rickey Martin, Rodney Luce, Rogelio Ochoa, Rolan Simmons, Ronald Corbit, Ronald Moore, Russell Landry, Steven Cash, Tommy Sherrill, Tracy Randall, Tyrone Cox, Vernon Smith, Wayne Fisk and Winfred Dye.
For more information, call Fikes at (800) 643-6611 or log onto www.fikes.com.
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