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Bay & Bay Transportation recently recognized 16 outstanding drivers who have achieved Million Mile status. The company's Million Mile award reception was held at Madden's Resort on Gull Lake in Brainerd, MN. Honored for Two Million Safe Miles were Brad Bergquist and Carlyle Berhow. Honored for One Million Safe Miles were: Ben Houle, Bobby Dicasmirro, Brian Valentin, Brian Walling, Charlie Griffi n, Ed Kane, Garry Brown, Gary Hogen, Gary Stewart, Jeff Strand, Mike Lyons, Nate Jensen, Ric McDermaid and Wojiech Gawiec. "Bay & Bay Transportation is committed to the safety of our drivers and the motoring public," said President and CEO Sam Anderson. "We congratulate all of these drivers who deserve our gratitude for setting the bar so high and reaching for the next milestone." The honorees received their awards at a dinner kicking off a weekend of celebration on Gull Lake, MN. Each Million Miler received an engraved plaque, a personalized hat, their choice of either a watch, leather jacket or ring, and their choice of either an engraved shotgun, custom fi shing rod, or golf clubs. The weekend-long event also featured golfi ng, fi shing, water sports, several resort meals and a Bay & Bay Olympics held at the Tennis and Croquet Club. Bay & Bay is currently hiring CDL truck drivers for a variety of positions. For more information on the Million Mile Club or the advantages of driving for Bay & Bay, call their recruiting hotline at (866) 719-6020. Learn more at www.bayandbay.com. Con-way Truckload Awarded Transplace Platinum Carrier for 2014 Con-way Truckload, a full truckload carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced it has been honored by Transplace, a leading provider of transportation management services and logistics solutions, with its Platinum Carrier designation for 2014. "We are honored to accept this recognition and I want to congratulate our team of professionals for reaching this high level of service," said Joseph Dagnese, president, Con-way Truckload. "It takes a consistent professional effort from every employee to provide superior customer service, and this award demonstrates our commitment to excellence." Selection as a Transplace Platinum Carrier is based on criteria including individual performance at the account level, the overall health of and commitment to the relationship, professionalism, capacity and specifi c qualitative customer service scores, as determined by the Transplace Carrier Management group and the individual Transplace accounts. "We sincerely appreciate Con-way Truckload's professional service for our customers and the support of our accounts to help Transplace achieve our business goals," said Cindy Bosecker, director engineering, Transplace. "We value the relationship and our collective effort to provide the best value for our mutual customers. Transplace recognizes their commitment and are excited to recognize Con-way Truckload as a Platinum Carrier."• Follow the company on Twitter: http://twitter.com/True2BlueJobs R E C O G N I T I O N R O A D 58 DrivingForceMag.com September 2014 • • •