Midwest Trucking Company Earns Back-to-Back Fleet Safety Awards
BENSENVILLE, IL – Central States Trucking, one of the fastest growing trucking companies in the Midwest, has earned back-to back fleet safety awards from Acuity Insurance and A.N. Ansay & Associates (broker).
BENSENVILLE, IL – Central States Trucking, one of the fastest growing trucking companies in the Midwest, has earned back-to back fleet safety awards from Acuity Insurance and A.N. Ansay & Associates (broker). The presentation of the “2007 Fleet Safety Award” represents the second consecutive year that Central States Trucking has received this award for “exceptional fleet safety and commitment to accident reduction.” Central States Trucking has 200 drivers (300 employees overall) and prides itself on safety as their truckers travel millions of miles a year.
“We are honored to receive our second consecutive Fleet Safety Award for our commitment to the families of our drivers and the other families on the road who travel alongside our trucks,” said Doug Grane, president of Central States Trucking. “Our drivers travel approximately 15 million miles per year and we take pride in delivering our goods in a safe and timely manner.”
Acuity Insurance, headquartered in Sheboygan, Wis., is a premier independent property and casualty insurance agency. A.N. Ansay & Associates, based in Port Washington, Wis., serves the insurance and benefits needs of more than 8,000 individual and business clients.
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