ABF recipient of unprecedented safety award

ABF Freight has done something no other company in the trucking industry has done before.



The Fort Smith, Ark.-based national carrier was awarded the American Trucking Association’s President’s Trophy for the seventh time during the group’s annual safety and human resources conference in Orlando. ABF Freight also received the trucking industry’s most prestigious award in 1984, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2010. No other national carrier has earned the award more than five times.



“The ATA President’s Trophy is the supreme national safety award presented to U.S. motor carriers. ABF Freight has been judged most outstanding on the basis of its safety record, programs and community outreach activities,” said Jacob Pierce, safety programs manager for the ATA Safety Management Council.



The President’s Trophy is awarded each year to carriers in three categories based on cumulative miles driven annually: less than 25 million miles; 25 million to 100 million miles; and more than 100 million miles. Each of the seven times ABF Freight has received the award has been in the “more than 100 million miles” category.



“ABF Freight is proud to be recognized again with this prestigious honor,” said ABF Freight president Tim Thorne. “This honor is due to the professional drivers of ABF Freight as well as the valuable contribution of all ABF Freight employees whose dedication to safety, cargo handling and customer service inspires confidence among customers throughout North America.”