SC&RA members receive transportation safety awards

The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) announced the winners of the Fleet Safety, Zero Accident and Fleet Safety Improvementawards during its 2014 Annual Conference, April 22-26, at the Boca Raton Resort, Boca Raton, Florida, USA. The contests are part of SC&RA’s ongoing effort to recognize motor carrier members that exemplify a commitment to safe driving.

To qualify for the awards, companies must have an exemplary record with regard to “recordable accidents” (as defined in 49 CFR 390.5 and appendix B to part 385 – II B) are accidents involving a commercial motor vehicle operating on a public road in interstate or intrastate commerce which results in a fatality; bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, immediately receives medical treatment away from the scene of the accident; one or more motor vehicles incurring disabling damage as a result of the accident requiring the motor vehicle to be transported away from the scene by a tow truck or other motor vehicle. Property damage incidents incurred that exceed $10,000 (US) shall, for the purpose of this contest, be considered a recordable accident.

Six SC&RA member companies received a Fleet Safety Award for having the lowest accident frequency rate in different mileage categories:

• Over 100 Million Miles – Landstar Systems, Jackson, Fla.
• Over 50 Million Miles – Bennett Motor Express, McDonough, Ga.
• 20 Million to 50 Million Miles – Keen Transportation, New Kingstown, Pa.
• 5 Million to 20 Million Miles – Riechmann Transport, Inc., Granite City, Ill.
• 1.5 Million to 5 Million Miles – Crane Rental Corporation, Orlando, Fla.
• 100,000 to 1.5 Million Miles – Shelby Mechanical, Inc., Cinnaminson, N.J.

Thirteen SC&RA member companies received a Zero Accident Award for having no recordable accidents during all of 2013:

• Bragg Companies – Heavy Transport, Long Beach, Calif.
• HWP Rigging – St. Louis, Mo.
• CJ Drilling, Inc. – Dundee, Ill.
• Crane Rental Corporation – Orlando, Fla.
• Dawes D.S.T. – Milwaukee, Wis.
• KMX International – Hamburg, Pa.
• Omega Morgan – Portland, Ore.
• Precision Heavy Haul, Inc. – Tolleson, Ariz.
• Riechmann Transport Inc. – Granite City, Ill.
• Shelby Mechanical, Inc. – Cinnaminson, N.J.
• Trans American Trucking Services, Inc. – South Plainfield, N.J.
• White Brothers Trucking Company – Wasco, Ill.
• Williams Specialized Inc. – Hicksville, N.Y.

Ten SC&RA member companies earned a Fleet Safety Improvement Award by showing a reduction in their accident frequency rate for miles traveled, compared to their previous year accident frequency rate:

• Bragg Companies – Long Beach, Calif.
• Crane Rental Corporation – Orlando, Fla.
• Keen Transportation – New Kingstown, Pa.
• Landstar Inway Inc. – Keokuk, Iowa
• LeFebvre & Sons, Inc. – Elk River, Minn.
• Omega Morgan – Portland, Ore.
• Precision Heavy Haul, Inc. – Tolleson, Ariz.
• Riechmann Transport Inc. – Granite City, Ill.
• Trans American Trucking Services, Inc. – South Plainfield, N.J.
• White Brothers Trucking Company – Wasco, Ill.

The Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association (SC&RA) is an international trade association of more than 1,300 members from 43 nations. Members are involved in specialized transportation, machinery moving and erecting, industrial maintenance, millwrighting and crane and rigging operations, manufacturing and rental. SC&RA helps members run more efficient and safer businesses by monitoring and affecting pending legislation and regulatory policies at the state and national levels; researching and reporting on safety concerns and best business practices; and providing four yearly forums where these and other relevant member issues can be advanced.