Contact: Wilson Risinger
Phone: 601.936.5689
Email: wrisinger@kllm.com
For Immediate Release
July 7, 2008
KLLM DRIVERS AWARDED AT MISSISSIPPI TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP
Jackson, MS-KLLM Transport Services announces that four KLLM drivers were top award winners at the Mississippi Trucking Association’s Truck Driving Championships held recently in Tupelo. Awarded were:
Paul Brownlee First Place Four Axle
Troy Bernard Second Place Five Axle
Ricky Bowe Second Place Three Axle
Harold Sowers Second Place Flatbed.
As a first place winner Paul Brownlee advances to National Truck
Driving Championship.
Wilson Risinger, KLLM’s director of safety, congratulated the drivers. “KLLM is extremely proud of and appreciates these drivers for their dedication and service to KLLM and our industry. They exemplify what it means to be a professional driver. We offer our sincere congratulations to these drivers in recognition of their accomplishments.”
“Our company’s strength is our drivers and we are proud of the safety record we have achieved,” added Jim Richards, president & chief executive office of KLLM. “Safety is of main importance to us, our customers and the motoring public. KLLM is fully committed to the practice of safe driving.”
The purpose of the driving competition is to improve safety by promoting, encouraging and rewarding safe and responsible driving practices. Drivers complete a written examination to test their knowledge of the industry, driving rules, first aid and other key subjects. Drivers then complete field-testing to measure their ability to identify safety defects in the equipment. Lastly, drivers maneuver tractor-trailers through obstacles to test their ability to operate safely in close quarters.
The Mississippi Truck Driving Championship was held at the Lee County Agricultural Complex in Tupelo. This year’s national event will be held in August at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX 77010.
KLLM is the largest Mississippi-based transportation company, and one of the largest in the southeastern United States. KLLM operates a fleet of trucks with temperature-controlled trailers, driven by company drivers and owner operators. We’ve served customers throughout the continental United States and Mexico for over 40 years. To learn more about KLLM, call 866-874-5556 or visit www.kllm.com.
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