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INDUSTRY NEWS Truckload Carriers Association Announces Grand Prize Winners of 36th Annual National Fleet Safety Awards: Rocha Transportation and Bison Trucking Trucking companies were selected from 18 fi nalists for their superior safety programs During the Annual Awards Banquet at the Truckload Carriers Association's (TCA) convention at the Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, Fla., TCA announced the grand prize winners of its highly coveted National Fleet Safety Awards, sponsored by Great West Casualty Company. Rocha Transportation of Ceres, Cal., won the award for truckload com- panies in the small carrier division (total annual mileage of less than 25 million miles), while Bison Transport of Winnipeg, Manitoba, won in the category for truckload companies in the large carrier division (total annual mileage of 25 million or more miles). The 36th annual awards were 40 CHANGING LANES // MAY '12 accepted by Corrie Toste, corporate secretary for Rocha Transportation, and Rob Penner, vice president for Bison Transport. Another recogni- tion ceremony will take place during TCA's upcoming Safety & Security Division Annual Meeting, to be held May 20-22, 2012, at the Embassy Suites Norman - Hotel & Conference Center in Norman, Okla. "Each year, the trucking industry makes great strides toward improv- ing its safety record. It takes compa- nies who are dedicated to trying new technologies and implementing the latest safety strategies—like these grand prize winners—to make that happen," said Chris Burruss, TCA's www.changinglanesdigital.com