Drivers to Visit Des Moines for Recognition
May 27, 2015 - After an extensive review process in search of Ruan Transportation Management Systems' National Driver of the Year, 16 out of 5,200 professional drivers were recently named Region Winners.
Four of the Region Winners are from Iowa:
- Dan Garrison, who operates out of Ankeny, IA, and serves customer Airgas
- Andy Studer, who operates out of Des Moines, IA, and serves dry bulk customers
- Tony Roper, who operates out of Muscatine, IA, and serves customer HNI
- Jason Grave, who operates out of Cedar Falls, IA, and serves customer Target Corporation
Ruan, a 83-year-old Dedicated Contract Carriage and Supply Chain Solutions company headquartered in Des Moines, IA, began the search for our Driver of the Year when 154 drivers from Ruan's 270 terminals were named Region Finalists based on length of service, safety and driving records and exceptional customer service.
Vice presidents of operations then narrowed the field further to 16 Region Winners, who will travel to Des Moines July 14 for a ceremony and other festivities. One of the 16 finalists, as selected by Ruan's executive committee, will be honored as the 2014 Driver of the Year.
Ruan drivers are dedicated to continually improving the service that valued customers receive and expect. Drivers are assigned to individual customers, so they handle the same type of equipment and cargo on every run, allowing them to become experts about their freight and their customers.
"Ruan's drivers are our most valuable assets," Chairman John Ruan III said. "These Region Winners are outstanding because they consistently exceed our safety and service standards to meet the needs of our customers. This recognition is our way of honoring their dedication and ongoing commitment to Ruan."
The Driver of the Year recognition coincides with Ruan's annual Founder's Days events, where the company celebrates the work ethic and philanthropic spirit our founder, John Ruan, throughout the month of July.
"There is no better time to celebrate our best, most distinguished professional drivers than during Founder's Days, when Ruan Transportation Management Systems was the promising business of one determined, hard-working driver," John Ruan III said of his father.
About Ruan
Founded in 1932, Ruan is a family owned transportation management company, providing Dedicated Contract Carriage and Supply Chain Solutions to customers across the country. With more than 83 years of transportation management experience, Ruan is one of the top 10 privately owned transportation service companies in the country. Ruan endows the World Food Prize, the foremost international award recognizing excellence and progress in overcoming global food production and distribution challenges. For more information about Ruan, visit www.ruan.com.
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