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Penske Logistics Adds 15 Truck Drivers to Wall of Fame

Penske Logistics inducted 15 of its safest truck drivers into the 2018 Driver Wall of Fame. In the second year of the company’s Premier Driver Recognition Program, these associates were enshrined into the second Penske Diamond Class, which celebrates 20 years of consecutive safe driving.

November 12, 2018
Penske Logistics Adds 15 Truck Drivers to Wall of Fame

Award recipients pictured (front row, left to right) Randy McKee, Butch Grigsby, David Evans Jr., David Swan, Larry Goetz; and Glen McCartney. (Back row, left to right) Earl Taylor, Gary McMichael, Brian Ellison, Dave Wojciechowski, Brett Coward and Harold Chapman. 

Photo courtesy of Penske Logistics

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Penske Logistics inducted 15 of its safest truck drivers into the 2018 Driver Wall of Fame. In the second year of the company’s Premier Driver Recognition Program, these associates were enshrined into the second Penske Diamond Class, which celebrates 20 years of consecutive safe driving.

Last year, the inaugural Diamond Class included 26 drivers. There are now 41 truck drivers all-time in the Penske Logistics Driver Wall of Fame.

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The Penske Logistics Premier Driver Recognition Program features three classes receiving annual recognition for consecutive safe driving without an accident: Diamond (20 years), Platinum (15 years), and Gold (10 years). The newly established Platinum and Gold classes were honored earlier this year.

Here are the 2018 honorees for 20 years of consecutive safe driving:

  • Harold Chapman, Ontario

  • Brett Coward, Ontario

  • Brian Ellison, Arkansas

  • David Evans, Jr., New Jersey

  • Larry Goetz, Ontario

  • Butch Grigsby, Arkansas

  • Jake Martens, Ontario

  • Steve Martineau, Ontario

  • Glen McCartney, Ontario

  • Randy McKee, Arkansas

  • Gary McMichael, Kansas

  • Dave Nagy, Ontario

  • David Swan, Ontario

  • Earl Taylor, Florida

  • Dave Wojciechowski, New Jersey

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