One owner operator got his day in the sun this week, in the form of a very special award.
Edward Mark Tricco, leased to Bison Transport in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, was named 2015 0wner operator of the year by the Truckload Carriers Association and Overdrive on Tuesday. His reward? A $25,000 cash prize.
The money served well earned. Tricco assembled a stellar safety record in his 36 years.
Driving for more than 36 years with 4.3 million accident-free miles has been no easy feat, said Tricco. And, maintaining that safety record has been the biggest challenge of his career, he says.
The Owner Operator of the Year Awards honor drivers who have driven safely, enhanced the image of trucking and served their communities, the article stated. The winners were announced at TCA’s annual meeting in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Accepting the award, Tricco said his job has given him the opportunity “to give back to the community and protect the environment.”
Tricco started in his CDL driver job at Bison Transport 20 years ago. While he started with Bison as a company driver, he made the transition to owner operator a couple years later.
“As long as you can balance home life and work, and having a good wife at home helps, you’ll have a good career,” he told Overdrive.
Prime Inc.’s Glen Horack was also a finalist for the owner operator award. He won $2,500. Company driver finalists Guy Broderick of APPS Transport, Mississauga, Ontario, and David McGowan of WEL Companies, De Pere, Wis., also won $2,500.
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