NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tera Lankard
March 2007 Public Relations
For additional information contact: (800) 641-4747
tlankard@cfi-us.com
CFI Honors February Drivers of the Month
Joplin, MO --- CFI , an international truckload carrier based in Joplin, Missouri, is pleased to announce the monthly driver award recipients for February 2007:
- Company Driver of the Month : Juan Rojas started driving for CFI in 2002 and has driven over 640,000 miles. He lives in Austin , Texas .
- Company Team of the Month : Miguel Barriga & Oscar Torres both began driving for CFI in 2000 and together have driven over 1.6 million miles. They live in El Paso, Texas.
- Contractor Driver of the Month : Leroy Sutton began his career with CFI in 1982 and has driven over 870,000 miles. He resides in Mountainburg , Arkansas .
- Contractor Team of the Month : Robert Cuthbertson & Sheri McPhee began their careers at CFI in 1998 . They reside in Stewart, Tennessee.
As the February 2007 winners, each driver and team is automatically nominated for the 2007 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:
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- 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 more than 2,300 tractors and over 7,100 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 http://www.cfi-us.com. CFI’s site is also available in Spanish, located at http://www.cfi-mx.com.
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