Chevron’s Million Mile inductees

Jan 25, 2013

Chevron Delo announced this week the December 2012 inductees to the company’s Million Mile Club. The eight new drivers are inducted based on one million safe accident-free miles. As a new inductee to the club, each driver receives a personalized Million Mile Club jacket, a club membership card, and a gift from other participating sponsors.

The December inductees are as follows:

Tanya Medina, Tri State Motor Transit, Jupiter, FL
Terry Smith, SLH Transport, Miramichi, NB
John Waldvogel, Averitt Express, Toledo, OH
Vincent Drake, Prime, Washington, UT
Edward Gaston, Southfork Trucking, Mount Ida, AR
Don Crouse, Landstar, Bruceville, IN
Tony Reynolds, Coolarrow Trucking, Harlingen, TX
William Olin, Iron Tiger Logistics, Seagoville, TX

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