United Van Lines Selects Van Operators of the Month
April 2006 |
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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: |
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HOUSEHOLD GOODS DIVISION |
| Continental Fleet |
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Western Region - Brindly Boutte, Golden Eagle Moving Services, Inc., Upland, Calif.
West-Central Region - Richard Carpenter, Affiliated Van Lines, Inc., Lawton, Okla.
Great Lakes Region - Frank Auston, Suddath Relocation Systems, Orlando, Fla.
Northeast Region - Rodney Richmond, Lawrence Transportation Systems, Inc., Roanoke, Va. |
| Regional Fleet (more than 50,000 miles) |
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Donald Laven, Mergenthaler Transfer & Storage Co., Helena, Mont.
Gregory Ingalls, Affiliated Van Lines, Inc., Laton, Okla.
Kenneth Bradley, Hilldrup Moving and Storage, Inc., Duncan, S.C.
Homer Hileman, C. Bain, Inc., Lynn, Mass. |
| Regional Fleet (up to 50,000 miles) |
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Ralph Carrasco, Sullivan Moving & Storage Co., Vista, Calif.
Stanley Brown, Suddath Relocation Systems, Houston, Texas
Frank Kopitz, Jr., Frisbie Moving and Storage Company, Detroit, Mich.
David Pinnix, Hilldrup Moving and Storage, Burlington, N.C. |
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SAFE-GUARD |
| Continental Fleet |
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Donald Rielly, Swartz Moving & Storage Co., Inc., Portland, Ore. |
| Master Lease Fleet |
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Mark Davis, Barrett Moving & Storage Company, Eden Prairie, Minn. |
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| 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. |
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