Landstar System Inc., Jacksonville, Fla., has recognized 69 men and women for their outstanding safety records and professionalism behind the wheel.

Business capacity owners (BCOs) were honored for driving 3, 2 and 1 million consecutive miles without an accident or freight claim. Their combined total of 82 million accident-and-claim-free miles would cover the 3.9 million miles of public roads in the United States some 21 times over.
It takes a truck operator roughly 10 years to travel 1 million miles.
Leading the class of 2003 Landstar Million Mile Safe Drivers are James DeLong of Carmi, Ill., and Ray Dillard of Cadiz, Ky., who have each driven 3 million miles without so much as a fender bender.
"Their performance on the road is nothing short of spectacular," said Landstar President and COO Henry Gerkens.
Nine BCOs reached the 2 million-mile mark. They are: Melvin Cairns, Harrison, Ohio; Richard Carson, Barnhart, Mo.; Bernard Franks, Rockport, Texas; Ray Goss, Stillwater, Okla.; Robert Howard, Morgantown, Ky.; James Meilahn, Ripon, Wis.; George Reese, Fitzgerald, Ga.; Billy Strong, Cookeville, Tenn.; John Trapp, Waukesha, Wis.
The following BCOs achieved 1 million accident-and-claim-free miles: Joseph Baker, Dillwyn, Va.; James Bloodworth, Pasadena, Texas; Bobby Bratton, Dublin, Va.; Earl Browder, Tabor City, N.C.; Richard Burns, Grand Junction, Colo.; Harvey Callicutt, Davidson, N.C.; William Christian, Fremont, Neb.; Norman Cisco, Argillite, Ky.; Gary Cole, Carbon Hill, Ala.; James Copper, Bucyrus, Ohio; Jeffrey Cox, Hillsboro, Tenn.; John Ehrgott, Indianapolis, Ind.; Frederick Ellis, Dayton, Ohio; Ray Furlott, Milton, Wis.; Tommie Galneau, Colorado City, Texas; Boyd Gdanitz, Elba, Neb.; Kenneth Goff, Doylestown, Ohio; Murray Hayward, Portland, Ore.; Beverly Heckford, Lebanon, Va.; Steven Hubrig, Laredo, Texas; Don Jeffers, Oneida, Tenn.; Donald Kashner, Saginaw, Mo.; Raymond King Jr., Newton Falls, Ohio; Philip LaCaze, Houston, Texas; Lou Lockhart, Plattsmouth, Neb.; Jaimie Logan, Hartford, Ala.; Ronald Looney, Grundy, Va.; Margaret Martin, Christiansburg, Va.; Michael Mason, Pembroke, N.H.; Gary McDonald, Inwood, W.Va.; Sidney McNeil, Pachuta, Minn.; George Mitter, Livonia, Mich.; Troy Murphy, Kenosha, Wis.; David Oprey, Waterford, Ontario; Stephen Pagel, Green Bay, Wis.; James Parker, Escondido, Calif.; Marvin Pepper, Forreston, Ill.; Joe Quinlan, Grand Blanc, Mich.; Robert Reifke, Pottstown, Pa; Ronald Ronk, McVeytown, Pa; John Savage, Scarborough, Ontario; Lee Scott, Hooper, Utah; Gary Wayne Smith, London, Ky.; Steve Smith, Orlando, Fla.; George Stewart, Stony Plain, Alberta; David Studt, Leechburg, Pa.; David Sutherland, Douglassville, Pa.; Mark Suver, Crown City, Ohio; Elwood Swank, Cheraw, S.C.; Aniceto Tapia, Bakersfield, Calif.; Paul Todorovich, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Stephen Volles, Marietta, N.Y.; Timothy Walker, Newberry, Mich.; Lloyd Warner, Geneva, Ohio; Philip Wensko, Tarrant, Ala.; Stephen White, Baton Rouge, La.; Tillman Williams, Macon, Ga.; John Zawadzki, Switzerland, Fla.
The addition of this year's class brings the total number of active Landstar BCOs who have earned the title of Million Mile Safe Driver to 412.
The awards banquet is part of Landstar's Annual Appreciation Days, a three-day open house with safety and technology seminars, a truck beauty contest and a safe truck driving championship.
Landstar System Inc. is a non-asset-based provider of transportation capacity delivering transportation services to a broad range of customers throughout North America.
The complete list of Landstar Million Mile Safe Drivers for 2003 is also available on Landstar's web site, www.landstar.com.