Driver of the Year
Conrad Hopper of Jesup, Iowa, is the Warren Transport, Inc., Driver of the Year. Hopper was selected as one of Warren’s 2004 Drivers of the Month. He was also a Driver of the Month in 1990 and 2003. Since joining Warren in 1988, he has driven 1.8 million accident-free miles.
Trucker Buddy of the Month
Dave Volkert is the Trucker Buddy Driver of the Month. He was nominated by Maria Therres’ St. John Baptist School second grade class in Vermillion, Minn.
Volkert lives in Rosemont, Minn. He is one of the more than 3,500 professional drivers who send a weekly postcard to a grade school class.
Through Volkert’s postcards the class has learned about geography, math and properties of gases. The students learn about gas because Volkert is a company driver for Praxair – an industrial gas company – based in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. Each spring he brings his tanker truck to the school and gives a presentation about the gas he hauls.
As Trucker Buddy’s Driver of the Month Volkert will receive a personalized jacket, along with a check for $300 to spend on his class and $200 in Trucker Buddy merchandise, compliments of MultiMedia. He will also receive an IdleAire adaptor and a Koolatron cooler. The class will receive a CrossCountry USA game from Ingenuity Works.
Drivers and teachers can find out more about the program by visiting this site or calling (800) 692-8339.
Schneider Regional Brokerage Offices
Schneider National, Inc. is opening 10 new regional brokerage offices in 2005. This increases the Schneider network to 27 offices. The offices will increase Schneider’s third-party carrier network in the United States and Mexico.
