Trucking news & briefs for June 7, 2021:
Safety award-winning carriers honored at TCA conference
In St. Louis, Missouri, at the ongoing Safety and Security Division annual meeting of the Truckload Carriers Association, fleets in small- and large-carrier categories were honored for outstanding performance in the measure of accident frequency ratios per million miles annually. An overall 1st-place winner will be named in small and large divisions at TCA's annual convention, rescheduled from its usual March date to September 25-28 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Heavy-specialized hauling company Diamond Transportation System was named 1st place in the small carrier division -- pictured is Diamond-leased and recent Owner-Operator of the Year winner Kevin Kocmich's 2020 Peterbilt 567.
Small carrier division finalists
Annual miles fewer than 5 million miles
1st: Diamond Transportation System, Racine, Wisconsin
2nd: Spring Creek Carriers, Bearnsville, Ontario
3rd: FTC Transportation, Oklahoma City
Annual miles between 5 and 14.99 million
1st: Mill Creek Motor Freight, Ayr, Ontario
2nd: Double Diamond Transport, San Antonio, Texas
3rd: AAT Carriers, Chattanooga, Tennessee
