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United Van Lines Selects Van Operators of the Month
November 2006
  
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
Western Region - James Garner, O’Neil Moving Systems, Garden Grove, Calif.
West-Central Region - Tom Bakiera, Johnson Storage & Moving Co., LLC, Denver, Colo.
Great Lakes Region - Donald Chapman, Planes Moving & Storage, Inc., West Chester, Ohio
Northeast Region - Robert Bowes, Mesa Systems, Inc., Stafford, Va.
Regional Fleet (more than 50,000 miles)
Shane Desjarlais, Mergenthaler Transfer & Storage Co., Helena, Mont.
Norwin Ellinger, Mesa Systems, Inc., Grand Junction, Colo.
Jimmy Skeens, Jr., Andrews Moving & Storage Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Luis Masaya, Hillside Van Lines, Inc., E. Northport, N.Y.
Regional Fleet (up to 50,000 miles)
Judith Asher, Golden Eagle Moving Services, Inc., San Antonio, Texas
Jack Merrick, Affiliated Van Lines, Inc., Lawton, Okla.
Richard Wilson, Hilldrup Moving & Storage, Inc., Orlando, Fla.
Stephen Vose, Miller Brothers Moving & Storage, Inc., South 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 San Soucie, Armstrong Relocation, Oklahoma City, Okla.
Master Lease Fleet
Harold Wilke, Barrett Moving & Storage Company, Waukesha, Wis.
  

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