Ringgold, Georgia--Roadway professional driver Bobby Elrod has achieved the elite status of driving 4 million miles without a preventable accident.
Elrod, 66, has been with Roadway for 33 years--13 years at the Roadway facility in Nashville, Tenn, and 20 years in Ringgold. He presently works out of the Roadway facility in Ringgold and is a member of Teamster's Local 528.
"We are all proud of Bobby's outstanding achievement. He exemplifies the engagement and pride essential to make our highways safe while meeting our customers' needs," said Terry Gilbert, president of Roadway. "He is truly a leader in the industry."
Elrod was recognized for his achievement at a safety luncheon on Jan. 29, 2007. He received various awards honoring his dedication to safety.
"Bobby's commitment to safety is evident by this great accomplishment. He embraces our priority of safety by going the extra mile to assure the safety of other drivers and his shipments while on the road every day. We congratulate Bobby and look forward to his next million safe miles," said Jackie Carter, service center manager for the Roadway facility in Ringgold.
Bobby and Martha, his wife of 48 years, are residents of Chickamauga, Ga. They have two sons: Bobby Dean Jr. of Kingsport, Tenn., and Brian Wesley of Chattanooga, Tenn., and four grandchildren, Brittany, Meghan, Wesley, and London. An avid Indy race car fan, Bobby is a transport driver for Indy race car teams. He is also a charter member of the Chattanooga Valley Lions Club and a retired assistant fire chief of the Fort Oglethorpe Fire Department/Chattanooga Valley Division. In the late 1960s, Bobby and six others founded the first fire department in Chattanooga Valley.
Bobby has always been actively involved in training and mentoring new Roadway employees. He was the first Smith® System safety training instructor at the Roadway facility in Nashville. He has also participated in truck driving championships, placing third in the straight truck category at the 2002 Tennessee state driving competition.
Roadway, headquartered in Akron, Ohio, is a leading transporter of industrial, commercial and retail goods. Roadway offers a variety of innovative services to meet customer needs, including Time-Critical™, Time-Advantage™, Exhibit Transportation and the patented Sealed Divider™ Service. Roadway provides seamless transportation between all 50 states, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Global logistics solutions for import and export shipping are provided in conjunction with Meridian IQ, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. Service within Canada is provided by Reimer Express, a Roadway subsidiary. Roadway is a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW), a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest transportation services providers in the world. The enterprise provides global transportation services, transportation management solutions and logistics management. The portfolio of brands represents a comprehensive array of services for the shipment of industrial, commercial and retail goods domestically and internationally. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, YRC Worldwide employs approximately 70,000 people.
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