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Prime Example at the Healthy Trucking Association of America 5th Summit
Prime, Inc. recently received the Trailblazer Award for the Driver Health and Fitness Program at the 5th Annual Healthy Trucking Summit sponsored by the Healthy Trucking Association of America( HTAA) in Atlanta, GA.
During the event, held April 30-May 2, Prime Driver Melissa Fort was named the Female Healthy Trucker of the Year. The creator of the health and fi tness program, former Prime Lease Operator Siphiwe Baleka, also received the Legacy Award.
Presenting the Trailblazer Award, Dr. Karen Heaton of the UAB Medical Center, recognized Prime for their“ comprehensive approach to the management of metabolic syndrome.”
Accepting the award on behalf of Prime was Driver Health and Fitness Coach, Siphiwe Baleka.“ Prime is a great place to work,”
Melissa Fort, Female Healthy Trucker of the Year
said Baleka.“ They have every possible driver amenity you can think of. More than 130 drivers have enrolled in the program and since its inception, more than 600 drivers have lost over 6,000 lbs. and 90 drivers have quit smoking.”
For the fi rst time, the HTAA named both a male and female“ Healthy Trucker of the Year.” The honor of the fi rst female award went to Fort who lost 10.1 % of her bodyweight in Prime’ s 13 week program. She is now coaching other drivers through the program while continuing to lose weight.
“ Melissa really deserves this award. She truly is a great example of what I call a‘ Fitness Trucker.’ It’ s a lifestyle change and she made it while driving teams,” Baleka said.
B-T, Inc. Names Eric Dillard Driver of the Month
B-T, Inc. is pleased to announce that Eric Dillard has been chosen as the company’ s Driver of the Month for April.
Dillard was nominated by his fl eet manager, Chris Krogman, who said,“ Eric is an owner operator and has had truck problems so is in a company truck until his truck is fi xed. Eric is very professional and always willing to help out.” Dillard has worked with B-T for 10 years.
In addition to winning a B-T gift certifi cate, he will now be eligible to compete
Eric Dillard B-T Driver of the Month for Driver / Owner-Operator of the Year. This yearend recognition brings a 1-cent-per-mile pay increase for twelve months.
B-T’ s Drivers of the Month are selected by their fl eet managers based on overall performance within all areas of the company, including operational productivity, safety record, maintenance / care of equipment, payroll, billing and customer service.
B-T, Inc. is a member of the Decker Truck Line family of companies. Founded in 1931, Decker is a diversifi ed carrier, transporting fl atbed, refrigerated and dry van freight to the 48 contiguous states and seven Canadian provinces. For more information, visit www. drivebt. com or www. drivedecker. com.
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