Trimac wins top safety award

CALGARY — Canada’s largest liquid bulk hauler, Trimac Transportation, has earned the most prestigious award in the tank truck industry — the National Tank Truck Carrier’s (NTTC) Outstanding Performance Trophy for 2007.

The award is based on an outstanding performance in both vehicular and personal safety and includes the existence of comprehensive safety programs, contributions made towards safety in the tank truck industry and general highway safety.

“We have always prided ourselves on a safety-first focus,” said Jeff McCaig, Trimac chairman. “The NTTC awards are recognition that we are achieving that objective. The award certainly reinforces our core values.”

Trimac has been a repeat winner in the highest mileage category for ten of the past eleven years and last won the top Outstanding Performance Trophy in 2002.

Trimac is consistently recognized as one
of the safest tanker fleets in the world.

“We believe that the Outstanding Performance Trophy helps demonstrate to our customers that they have a premier partner in the transportation of their bulk products. The NTTC safety competition raises the bar for safety across the tank truck industry,” added McCaig.

Trimac was chosen from the 99 largest tank truck carriers in North America. The NTTC has four independent judges from different regulatory agencies review all entries to select the overall winner.

“With the opening of our centralized training facilities, the focused effort on predictive modeling, and our efforts in making Trimac Transportation the preferred place to work, I see nothing but continuous improvement in our future,” said Neil Voorhees, Trimac US director of Safety Services and Security.

The award will be presented at the NTTC annual conference in New York on May 19th.