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United Van Lines Selects Van Operators of the Month
February 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 - Witold Szuster, King Relocation Services, Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
West-Central Region - Talon Whitehorse, Wherley Moving and Storage, Marshall, Minn.
Great Lakes Region - John Ritchey, Corrigan Moving Systems, Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich.
Northeast Region - Robert Smith, Jack Treier, Inc., Moving and Storage, Lancaster, Pa.
Regional Fleet (more than 50,000 miles)
William Fuller, Horizon Moving Systems, Inc., Tucson, Ariz.
Dale Chapman, North Dallas Moving and Storage Co., Inc., Carrollton, Texas
Derrick Washington, Armstrong Relocation Company, Ooltewah, Tenn.
John Batchelor, Hilldrup Moving and Storage, Stafford Va.
Regional Fleet (up to 50,000 miles)

Ronald Lyman, Mergenthaler Transfer & Storage Co.
Helena, Mont.; Brian Gawrychowski, Suddath Relocation Systems, Grand Prairie, Texas
Cecil Whitson, Ckentucky Moving and Storage Services, Inc.
Hopkinsville, Ky.; and John Whiting, Schaap Moving Systems, Inc., Albany, N. Y.

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
Terry Otis, Barrett Moving & Storage Company, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Master Lease Fleet
Duwayne Horton, McCollister’s Transportation Systems, Inc., Coppell, Texas.
  
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