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ATS Drivers Win Championship On June 16, three tea

ATS Drivers Win Championship

On June 16, three team members for Anderson Trucking Service Inc. took home awards from the 2001 Minnesota Truck Driving Championships.

Russ Berg, Dave Ireland, Dan Sorby, Michael Toomire and Bill Wang represented ATS at the competition that was held in Brooklyn Center, Minn. They won third place in the overall competition. Bill Wang won first place in the sleeper berth category and the Grand Champion title for best overall score. Russ Berg won third place in the flatbed category and Dave Ireland won third place in the five-axle category.

CFI Drivers of the Month

Contract Freighters Inc. of Joplin, Mo., announced its May Drivers of the Month. Dennis Platt of De Witt, Iowa, was named Company Driver of the Month, and Kim and Barb Sorrell of Joplin, Mo., were named Company Team of the Month. Contractor Driver of the Month was Mike Wilson of San Antonio, and Contractor Team of the Month was John and Sherry Hufford of Bell, Fla.

CFI received three awards for superior service that included an award from the Certainteed plant in Chowchilla, Calif., for 100 percent on-time deliveries in 2000. CFI received its second Carrier of the Year award from Key Tronic and received its third-consecutive Harrisburg Distribution Center Quality Club Award from Appleton Papers Company.

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