Local Truck Driver Receives Hall of Fame Award
Lancaster, Texas Professional truck driver Mr. Thomas Jackson received recognition last month for driving seven years without an accident. Mr. Jackson is an independent trucker from Richland Springs, Texas and operates under lease with Dart Transit, Dallas Operating Center in Lancaster, Texas. Director of Safety, Elaine Briles presented Mr. Jackson with Dart's Hall of Fame Award for 7 accident-free years with the company. "Thomas professional driving is an important part of Dart's safe and courteous service," Briles said. "We are proud that he represents us so well to the motoring public."
As a
professional truck driver, Mr. Jackson participates in Dart's award
winning professional driver development program, which includes a
yearly driver improvement course, safety advisors, driver
performance analysis, and professional recognition. Dart has one of
the best safety records in the nation. Genesis Underwriting
Management Company, an insurance underwriter, recognized Dart for
having an extraordinarily low accident loss ratio in 1993, 1994,
and 1995.
According to the Truckload Carriers Association, Dart had the lowest accident ratio in 1996 among truckload carriers producing over 50 million miles a year. Dart operates in all 48 lower states as a truckload carrier specializing in lightweight freight.
