KLLM HONORS 43 DRIVERS AT MILLION MILE SAFE DRIVER BANQUET

JACKSON, Miss. (19 October 2007) – KLLM Transport Services, Inc. held their annual Million Mile Safe Driver Banquet on October 12, at the Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum, to honor those drivers who have driven 1 million or more accident-free miles during their tenure with KLLM.

This year’s class included 34 drivers who reached 1 million miles during 2007: Bob Adams, Fred Barnhart, Lionel C. Brown, Leland Campbell, Eric Cato, John D. Charlton, Willie Cook, James Couch, Max Dollar, Jr., Jose Esparza, Duncan Eric Evans, Freddie L. Fulford, Mario Garcia, Berry Gray, Steve Hayes, Donald Hinton, Sam Holston, Bobby Kirkland, Sherry Manning, Christopher McCarter, Mitch Mithchell, Billy Moore, Earl Moore, Bennie Perry, Vincent Richards, Edwin C. Rios, Roger Roberts, James Z. Robinson, Terry Salsbury, Tom Shahan, Taylor Lee, Chris Tedder, Glynn Traigle and Romey Warren.

KLLM also honered nine drivers who reached the impressive mark of 2 million safe miles in 2007:

Dolyal Bickham of Jackson, Miss.; Michael L. Dumas of Farmerville, La.; Cecil J. Foret of Houma, La.; Jose M. Lopez, Jr. of Kingsville, Texas; Clayton Meeks of Naples, Fla.; Albert Pacheco of Irving, Texas; Gene Sturm of Lemoore, Calif.; Michael Walls of Bennetsville, S.C.; and Danny Williams of Tampa, Fla.

“These drivers are the best that KLLM and our industry have to offer,” said Ricky Parker, Director of Safety. “It takes approximately eight to 10 years of accident-free driving for a person to reach themillion-mile mark. Each of these drivers has committed many years of first-class service to KLLM. We greatly appreciate their professionalism and hard work, and offer them our continued love and support as they continue their KLLM career.”

To recognize their great accomplishment, KLLM presented each driver with a ring, a leather garment bag, a leather jacket, a cap and million-miler attire with million-mile logos. In addition, KLLM equips each million-miler truck with special decals. To date, KLLM's fleet includes 161 active million-mile drivers.

About KLLM Transport Services Based in Richland, Miss. for more than 40 years, KLLM Transport Services, Inc. has delivered perishable commodities and dry goods to its customers. KLLM offers Over-The-Road, Regional and Dedicated temperature-controlled and Dry Van services throughout the 48 contiguous states and Mexico. To learn more about KLLM, call 866-874-5556 or visit www.kllm.com.

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