Sitton Motor Lines has announced its 2003 Driver of the Year Award winner and the July through December 2003 Driver of the Month recipients.

The prestigious Driver of the Year Award went to David Tackitt of Annapolis, Mo. Tackitt has been a company driver for Sitton since October of 2001 and was also named July 2003 Driver of the Month.
As a special reward for his honors, Tackitt was assigned a special 2004 Freightliner with custom lettering and received a U.S. savings bond, in addition to a personalized embroidered Driver of the Year jacket, an engraved plaque to take home and another that was placed on the company’s Wall of Fame. Tackitt, along with his wife Julie, also attended a special reception in Joplin that was held in honor of his accomplishment.
Also honored were first runner-up Anthony "Tony" Barnett of Crescent, Okla. and second runner-up Fred Guthrie of Independence, Mo. Barnett has been a company driver for Sitton since July of 1994 and was named February 2003 and January 2000 Driver of the Month. Guthrie has been an owner-operator for Sitton since March of 1997 and was named April 2003 and September 2000 Driver of the Month. Both men were rewarded with U.S. savings bonds, custom lettering on their trucks and a personalized embroidered jacket.
Sitton also congratulates the following Driver of the Month recipients for 2003: Ronald McConnell of Broken Arrow, Okla., 16-year company driver; Gary Sump of Corsicana, Texas, 11-year company driver; Dennis Bryant of Wewoka, Okla., three-year company driver; Rickey Lee of Joplin, Mo., 13-year owner-operator; and Ernesto Ramos of Forest Hills, N.Y., one-year company driver.
To learn more about a career with Sitton, call (800) 533-4765 or visit www.sitm.com .