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144-05 October 24, 2005
    
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United Van Lines Selects Van Operators of the Month
August 2005
  
ST. LOUIS -- Select van operators have been honored by United Van Lines as Van Operators of the Month. 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 - Jeffrey Salscheider, United Moving & Storage, Bremerton, Wash.
West-Central Region - Billy Clark, East End Transfer & Storage, Houston, Texas
Great Lakes Region - Douglas Neubauer, Barrett Moving & Storage, Gurnee, Ill.
Northeast Region - James Panighetti, East End Moving & Storage, Rochester, N.Y.
Master Lease Fleet (more than 50,000 miles)
Tom Redding, Golden Eagle Moving Services, Upland, Calif.
Bernard Leding, Armstrong Relocation, Broken Arrow, Okla.
Christopher Vincent, Yarnall Warehouse, Inc., Sarasota, Fla.
Robert Hibbard, Jr., Colony Moving & Storage, Inc., Pocasset, Mass.
Master Lease Fleet (up to 50,000 miles)
Martin Willson, Mergenthaler Transfer & Storage, Helena, Mont.
James Good, Lint Van Lines, Inc., Coralville, Iowa
Kevin Manigault, Livingston Storage & Transfer Co., Columbus, Ga.
James Depietro, McCollister’s Transportation Group, North Reading, Mass.
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
Gary Malcom, Horne Moving Systems, Inc., Raleigh, N.C.
Master Lease Fleet
Rufus Briggs, Hughes Relocation Services, Inc., Doylestown, Pa.
  
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