Local Truck Driver Receives Hall of Fame Award

Lancaster, Texas Professional truck driver Alfred Orupabo received recognition last month for driving seven years without an accident. Mr. Orupabo is an independent trucker from Dallas, Texas and operates under lease with Dart Transit Company, Dallas Operating Center in Lancaster, Texas. Director of Safety, Elaine Briles presented Mr. Orupabo with Dart's Hall of Fame Award for 7 accident-free years with the company. "Alfred professional driving is an important part of Dart's safe and courteous service," Briles said. "We are proud that he represents us so well to the motoring public."

As a professional truck driver, Mr. Orupabo participates in Dart's award winning professional driver development program, which includes a yearly driver improvement course, safety advisors, driver performance analysis, and professional recognition. Dart has one of the best safety records in the nation. Genesis Underwriting Management Company, an insurance underwriter, recognized Dart for having an extraordinarily low accident loss ratio in 1993, 1994, and 1995.

According to the Truckload Carriers Association, Dart had the lowest accident ratio in 1996 among truckload carriers producing over 50 million miles a year. Dart operates in all 48 lower states as a truckload carrier specializing in lightweight freight.

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