Con-way recognizes drivers of the month

Con-way Truckload recognized 18 drivers for the third quarter as Drivers of the Month. July winners included contractor driver Marvin Peck of Bartlesville, Okla.; contractor team Kathryn Wheeler and James Fisher of Coshocton, Ohio; company driver Calvin Shaw of Blacksburg, S.C.; and company team Paul and Betsy Bowerbank of Mesa, Ariz. August winners were contractor driver John Newkirk of Jay, Okla.; contractor team Leonard “Duke” and Sharon Locas of Laredo, Texas; company driver Catherine Cronin of Knoxville, Tenn.; and company team Michael Beam of Lawndale, N.C., and Billy Weaver Michael of Shady Dale, Ga. September winners included contractor driver Ricky Hilaire of Alamogordo, N.M.; contractor team Michael and Jennifer Burns of Leechburg, Pa.; company driver Ronald Worthington of Lafayette, Ind.; and company team Travis and Sebrina Lopez of Friendswood, Texas.

Averitt, Danny Herman win clean diesel award

Averitt Express, based in Cookeville, Tenn., was among fleets honored with the Clean Diesel Leadership Award from the Tennessee Trucking Association. The new award recognizes transportation companies that have made significant, measurable improvements in air quality through the development and/or implementation of clean diesel actions.

Likewise honored was Danny Herman Trucking, based in Mountain City, Tenn., for its contribution to air quality through fuel-savings strategies. Danny Herman also has been a member of the EPA’s SmartWay program since May 2008 and has achieved the program’s highest score, a 1.25.