USF Holland Drivers Win 1st Place MTA Safety Award For A Fifth Consecutive Year

    HOLLAND, Mich.--May 17, 2001--USF Holland Inc., a regional carrier unit of USFreightways Corporation, has been honored with a first place award for driver safety by the Michigan Trucking Association (MTA). The Fleet Safety Awards were announced at the MTA's 53nd Annual Safety Awards Banquet on April 24.
    USF Holland's city and linehaul drivers received the top honor in the General Commodities, Combined category. This was the 5th consecutive year USF Holland drivers have been honored with a first place award. During 2000, the company's drivers drove 36,644,138 miles within Michigan and had the lowest overall collision frequency among carriers in its class. Collision frequency--measured per million miles--is the key statistic used by the MTA to measure safe-driving performance.
    "Our drivers have proved again they are best-in-class," commented Don Stark, the company's Safety Director. "This repeat accomplishment demonstrates their consistent professional commitment to safety. I know that dedication is appreciated by our many customers as well as the general public with whom we share the road."

    USF Holland, based in Holland, Michigan, provides next-day and second-day LTL service throughout the Central and Southeast United States with statewide coverage in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin. USF Holland also provides service to and from the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

    USFreightways provides comprehensive supply chain management services, including high-value, regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation, logistics, domestic and international freight forwarding and premium regional and national truckload transportation. Contact the company at www.usfreightways.com for more information.