The National Private Truck Council has inducted four drivers from member companies into its Driver Hall of Fame.
The drivers were honored for their contributions to the trucking industry and their communities in a ceremony at the NPTC Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition last month.

Inductees must meet the minimum qualifications for the Hall of Fame, including 20 years, two million miles or 50,000 hours of driving without a preventable accident. The four have logged more than a combined 146 years and 13.4 million miles of safe driving. The organization has accepted 92 drivers into the Driver Hall of Fame since inception. This year's Hall of Fame inductees are:

Jose Amor

Amor has accumulated 3.3 million miles without an accident or citation with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service in El Paso, Texas. Amor has been driving for 36 years, but has served with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service for his entire 44-year career.

He averages 1,200-2,600 miles a week driving throughout the southwestern U.S. He pulls doubles and 45-feet, 48-feet and 53-feet dry van and reefer trailers delivering merchandise to retail stores and distribution centers.

"I always drive defensively and this attitude helps me to keep a clean and safe driving record," he said. "It is important to always be respectful and courteous to our fellow drivers and to moving or stopped vehicles we encounter."

Melvin F. Hobden

Hobden has accumulated 2.7 million miles without a preventable accident during his 43 years as a driver for Lance, Inc. in Commerce, Texas. He has also never received a citation in a personal or commercial vehicle.

Hobden learned to drive through Lance's training program, and currently drives about 50 hours a week. He uses his knowledge and experience to mentor and train Lance's driving team in Texas.

Oscar Hymons Jr.

Hymons has delivered processed meats for Gwaltney Transportation for his entire 30-year commercial driving career. During that time, he has logged more than 3.6 million miles at the without an accident. Averaging about 2,000 miles a week, Hymons has driven up and down the East Coast.

Prior to joining Gwaltney, Hymons served in the U.S. Marines, where he learned to drive behind the wheel of a 25-ton lowboy. He has been honored as driver of the month from Smithfield and placed in the 2009 Virginia Truck Driving Championship, allowing him to compete at the National truck Driving Championship.

Mark Kaiser

Kaiser has more than 3.8 million accident-free miles under his belt over the course of his 37-year career with Batesville Casket Company in Batesville, Ind. He averages 2,500 miles and 55 hours a week throughout the south and Midwest, hauling caskets and parts.

During his career, he has received several safety awards at Batesville and has been named Driver of the Month for the Indiana Motor Truck Association on several occasions. Kaiser received IMTA's "Master Truck Driver" certificate, which is awarded to drivers who meet high standards for educational achievement, professional conduct and accident-free driving.