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094-05 July 7, 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 April 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 - Ralph Suitor, United Moving & Storage, Bremerton, Wash.
West-Central Region - Timothy Smith, Armstrong Relocation, Carrollton, Texas
Great Lakes Region - Ronald Kapellusch, Planes Moving & Storage, West Chester, Ohio
Northeast Region - James Panighetti, East End Moving & Storage, Rochester, N.Y.
Master Lease Fleet (more than 50,000 miles)
Duwayne Liebe, Suddath Relocation Systems, La Mirada, Calif.
Jack Merrick, Affiliated Van Lines, Lawton, Okla.
Jimmy Scott, All Chicagoland Moving & Storage, Elmhurst, Ill.
Charles Wolfe, Nassau World Wide Movers, West Babylon, N.Y.
Master Lease Fleet (up to 50,000 miles)
John Olsen, Rossiter Relocation Services, Livermore, Calif.
Antonio Martinez, South Texas Movers, Corpus Christi, Texas
Clifford Griffin, Smith Dray Line & Storage, Rock Hill, S.C.
James Lafontaine, Earle W. Noyes & Sons Moving, Portland, Maine
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
Pete Asche, Bohren's Moving & Storage, Princeton, N.J.
Master Lease Fleet
Bruce Thomas, Vesely Brothers Moving & Storage, Belle Vernon, Pa.
  
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