CFI Honors January Drivers of the Month

Joplin, MO --- Contract Freighters, Inc. , an international truckload carrier based in Joplin, Missouri, is pleased to announce the monthly driver award recipients for January 2005:

Company Driver of the Month: Andrew Quirit started driving with CFI in 1995. He lives in El Paso, Texas.

Company Team of the Month: Miguel Barriga & Oscar Torres both reside in El Paso, Texas. They use the handle “The Ponies.”

Contractor Driver of the Month: John Porter resides in Crocker, Missouri. He began driving with CFI in 1998.

Contractor Team of the Month: Robert Cuthbertson & Sheri McPhee use the handles “Stepchild” and “Shotgun Red.” They both live in Stuart, Tennessee.

As the January 2005 winners, each driver and team is automatically nominated for the 2005 year-end award in their respective category. All full-time over the road drivers who have been certified as a driver at CFI for one year are eligible for the CFI driver awards. Additional qualifications are as follows:

• Received no moving violations in the previous twelve months;
• Involved in no accidents in the previous twelve months;
• Received no out of service violations through State/Federal inspections in the previous twelve months.

CFI, founded in 1951, operates over 2,400 tractors and over 7,000 trailers and transports a variety of goods throughout the contiguous United States and Canada. CFI interlines with Mexican carriers at various border crossings to provide through-trailer service to Mexico. In addition to its Joplin headquarters, CFI operates four terminals and numerous drop lots along the border and throughout the United States. CFI has 37 sales offices throughout North America and a work force of 3,000 people. The driver fleet is comprised of both company drivers and independent contractors. CFI’s website can be found on the Internet at ­www.cfi-us.com. CFI’s site is also available in Spanish, located at www.cfi-mx.com.

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