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volvo safety award 22 D R I V E R ' S D I G ES T #2 /2014 "Everything revolves around safety at Tidewater Transit. It is nice to know that we are doing what we think is everything we can do to set a driver up to come home safely and make sure he is going home every night. That is what it is all about." — C E O A N D C H A I R M A N JOH N MC NA I RY, T I DE WAT E R T R A NSI T 2013 Volvo Trucks Safety Award Winners Innovative safety training and exemplary on-the-road performance have earned Tidewater Transit Co., Inc. and MCO Transport, Inc. the fih annual Volvo Trucks Safety Award. In addition to recognizing the two companies at the American Trucking Associations Management Con- ference & Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., Volvo Trucks and co-sponsor Michelin America Truck Tires also presented them with a $25,000 award to further their commitment to safety. Created to recognize outstanding safety achieve- ments in North American fleets, the Volvo Trucks Safety Award is open to all carriers in the U.S. and Canada with more than five Class-8 trucks. Winners are chosen aer examining their accident frequency rates (using the U.S. Department of Transportation definition of a "record - able accident") and their safety and accident-prevention programs. ere are two divisions: one for fleets with less than 20 million annual miles, and another for fleets with more than 20 million miles.