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115-07 June 4, 2007
    
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United Van Lines Selects Van Operators of the Month
April 2007
  
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 - Phillip Urata, Corporate Moving Systems, Inc., Kent, Wash.
West-Central Region - Michael Merz, Barrett Moving & Storage Company, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Great Lakes Region – Douglas Bigley, Planes Moving & Storage, Inc., West Chester, Ohio
Northeast Region – Harry Comito, Holman Moving Systems, Wilmington, Del.
Regional Fleet (more than 50,000 miles)

Herbert Coyazo, American Moving & Storage, Inc., Alamogordo, N.M.
Scott Austin, A-Mrazek Moving Systems, Inc., Kirkwood, Mo.
David Cruz, Cook/Tampa Bay Moving Systems, Inc., Tampa, Fla
Gary Mercer, Hilldrup Moving & Storage, Stafford, Va.

Regional Fleet (up to 50,000 miles)

Daniel Desjarlais, Mergenthaler Transfer & Storage Co., Helena, Mont.
Michael Northern, Mesa Systems, Inc., Grand Junction, Colo.
Guillermo Sanchez, Suddath Relocation Systems, Deerfield Beach, Fla.
Carlos Castro, Liberty Moving & Storage Co., Inc., Hauppauge, 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
Alexandru Herteg, Holman Moving Systems, Wilmington, Del.
Master Lease Fleet
Arthur Taylor, Legacy Transportation Services, Inc., San Jose, Calif.
  

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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