Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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34 | Overdrive | June 2014 "Everybody here knows Jack." It's no wonder a Bison Transport receptionist had that to say about Jack Fielding, who has been with the Winnipeg, Man- itoba-based company for 16 years. Fielding has made quite a name for himself within Bison and now elsewhere in the trucking industry. Topping a growing list of safe driving and driver of the month awards, Fielding, 55, was named 2013 Company Driver of the Year by the Truckload Carriers Association and Overdrive at TCA's annual meeting in March. Fielding received a Cummins-powered 2013 Ram 2500, sponsored by Chevron Delo and Cummins, and a year's supply of Delo oil. Everything Fielding does to give back to the company made him an obvious candidate for the award, says Garth Pitzel, Bison's director of safety and driver development. "Some drivers just go about driving, and they do it well and safely, but Jack's always been an active member," Pitzel says. Fielding gives Bison a lot of credit for his success – and he's hardly the only one to recognize the company's many qualities. Bison, too, was honored at the TCA meeting as the As a trainer and advisory board member, the 2013 Company Driver of the Year contributed to his fl eet's comparable honor By KATHLEEN BUCCLEUGH Expanded horizons Jack Fielding, the 2013 Company Driver of the Year, received this 2013 Ram 2500, sponsored by Chevron Delo and Cummins, and a year's supply of Delo oil. He drives for Winnipeg, Manitoba-based Bison Transport, which won the company driver division of TCA's 2013 Best Fleets to Drive For contest. OO_of_the_year.indd 34 6/3/14 3:46 PM