The National Private Truck Council (NPTC) recognized its member truck fleets for their continued safe operations during the recent 2006 NPTC Annual Education Management Conference in Nashville, Tenn.

The NPTC/Bridgestone Firestone Fleet of the Year Award is presented to those companies whose fleets experienced the lowest ratio of accidents per million miles for the past year.
These awards are given for the entire fleet's vehicle accident frequency rate by fleet size and operational category. The winners for 2006 are:

LOCAL OPERATION
Small Fleet (less than 50 vehicles)

First Place: Barnes & Noble
Second Place: Yorktowne Inc.

MIXED OPERATION
Small Fleet (less than 50 vehicles)

First Place: Pendleton Woolen Mills
Second Place: Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
Third Place: George's Foods LLC

Large Fleet (50 vehicles or more)

First Place: General Nutrition Centers
Second Place: Wal-Mart Transportation
Third Place: Russell Corp.

REGIONAL OPERATION
Small Fleet (less than 50 vehicles)

First Place: Jerico Services Inc.
Second Place: Metal Exchange Corp.
Third Place: Webster Industries Inc.

Large Fleet (50 vehicles or more)

First Place: Milliken & Co.


Also recognized were those fleets with outstanding and/or improved safety records based on their crash rates.
• Gold Seal Award (Certificate of Achievement)
This certificate is awarded to a company and its employees for an outstanding safety performance, having operated its private truck fleet without experiencing a single accident during the past year.
• Silver Seal Award (Certificate of Merit)
This certificate is awarded to a company and its employees for an improved safety record in the operations of its private fleet. The company reduced its accident frequency rate by 40 percent or more, compared to its record of the previous year.
• Bronze Seal Award (Certificate of Progress)
This certificate is awarded to a company and its employees for making
progress in reducing its accident frequency rate by 20 percent to 39 percent compared to its record of the previous year.
The 2006 Fleet Safety Award Winners are:

Gold Seal
ADM Trucking Inc.
BP
Cooper Tire & Rubber & Co.
Hittman Transport Services Inc.
Jerico Services Inc.
Moen Inc.
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Webster Industries Inc.

Silver Seal
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
Grocery Supply Co.
Hittman Transport Services Inc.
Marathon Petroleum Co. LLC
Metal Exchange Corp.
Orgill Inc.
Yorktowne Inc.

Bronze Seal
BP
Grocery Supply Co.
GSC Enterprises Inc.
Hudson's Bay Co.
LPC Transport Inc.
Shaw Industries, Inc.
Walgreen Co.
Webster Industries Inc.

Founded in 1939, the National Private Truck Council represents the interests of the private truck industry and corporate/business private truck fleet management.