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81-05 May 20, 2005
    
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UNITED VAN LINES SELECTS VAN OPERATORS OF THE MONTH
  
ST. LOUIS -- Select van operators have been honored by United Van Lines as Van Operators of the Month for March 2005. The recognition acknowledges excellent performance in the areas of operational proficiency, cargo claims prevention, customer service and safety.

Winners are selected in each category of the van line's transportation service, including household goods, special commodities and Safe-Guard. The special commodities fleet transports a variety of goods, including new furniture and fixtures, display cases, hospital and hotel furnishings, and restaurant equipment. The Safe-Guard business segment consists of electronics, trade shows/exhibits/displays, high-value items requiring special handling, and United's FastPath express service. The winners are:
 

HOUSEHOLD GOODS DIVISION

Continental Fleet
Eastern Region - Jeff Salscheider, United Moving & Storage, Bremerton, Wash.
West-Central Region - Chris Wells, A-Mrazek Moving Systems, Kirkwood, Mo.
Great Lakes Region - John Murray, Schaap Moving Systems, Ft. Myers, Fla.
Northeast Region - Daniel Mazerolle, Earle W. Noyes & Sons Moving Specialists, Portland, Maine
Master Lease Fleet (more than 50,000 miles)
Paul Salzano, Chipman Relocations, Benicia, Calif.
Glen Vowell, Lint Van Lines, Des Moines, Iowa
Greg Huggins, Armstrong Relocation, Alabaster, Ala.
Clarence Beaudette, Bay State Moving Systems, Chicopee, Mass.
Master Lease Fleet (up to 50,000 miles)
Vincent Najera, Sullivan Moving & Storage, San Diego, Calif
Marcus Horne, Suddath Relocation Systems, Houston, Texas
Gary Marion, Geiger Transfer & Storage, Evansville, Ind.
Stephen Vose, Miller Brothers Moving & Storage, S. Windham, Conn.
Note: Continental van operators work in United service throughout the year, while Master Lease van operators are utilized on a per-trip basis.
 

SAFE-GUARD

Continental Fleet
James Bardiau, S & M Moving Systems, Phoenix, Ariz.
Master Lease Fleet
Robert Tatum, Paulk's Moving & Storage. Panama City, Fla.
Contract Operator *
Jimmie Bradley, United Van Lines, Fenton, Mo.
  
United Van Lines, with headquarters in suburban St. Louis, is the nation's largest household goods mover and maintains a network of 1,000 affiliated agencies in 135 countries.
 
*Contract operators are independent owner-operators who lease their services and equipment exclusively to United Van Lines.
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