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United Van Lines Selects Van Operators of the Month
December 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 – Scott Debelle, Chipman Relocations, Fairfield, Calif.
West-Central Region – Michael Merz, Barrett Moving & Storage Company, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Great Lakes Region – Vincent Cyriacks, Jr., Suddath Relocation Systems, Deerfield Beach, Fla.
Northeast Region – Mario Hernandez, Hilldrup Moving & Storage, Stafford, Va.
Regional Fleet (more than 50,000 miles)
Harold Johnson, Chipman Moving & Storage (Spokane), Inc., Spokane, Wash.
Norwin Ellinger, Mesa Systems, Inc., Grand Junction, Colo.
Ronald Harrington, Jr., Planes Moving & Storage, Inc., West Chester, Ohio;
Angel Ochoa, Wade Odell Wade Padded Van Service, Inc., Midland Park, N.J.
Regional Fleet (up to 50,000 miles)
Andres Escobar, Star Moving Systems, Tacoma, Wash.
Michael Cartwright, Barrett Moving & Storage Company, Eagan, Minn.
Ferenc Bodrogi, Hilldrup Moving & Storage, Inc., Duncan, S.C.
Charles Wolfe, Nassau Moving & Storage, Inc., West Babylon, 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
Robert Noland, Horizon Moving Systems of Sierra Vista, Inc., Sierra Vista, Ariz.
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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