Eddie Zielnik, a van operator for Suddath Relocation Systems in Deerfield Beach, Fla., was recently honored as the 2007 AMSA Super Van Operator Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. Suddath Relocation Systems is an agent of United Van Lines, the nation’s largest household goods transportation company.

AMSA’s annual Super Van awards recognize drivers and owner-operators who provide safe, reliable and customer-oriented household goods truck transportation. Judging criteria include miles driven, accidents (preventable or non-preventable), lifetime driving record, time out of service for any “hours of service” or equipment violations, financial responsibility, community involvement, customer service, driving awards and outside interests and activities. Lifetime Achievement winners must have a minimum of 20 years experience in operating commercial motor vehicles interstate, with the most recent five spent in the household goods industry.

Zielnik has been a driver for Suddath Relocation Systems for 31 years.

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.