Ten trucking companies — FFE Transportation Services, TMC Transportation, Transport America, Fairfield Trucking, Aarow Trucking, Merit Transportation, Warren Transport, the Evans Network, Epes Transport and Southern Cal Transport — announced that their drivers and trainers have been recognized with yearly achievement awards for various accomplishments.
FFE driver honored with TMTA award
Texas Motor Transportation Association named Wayne Lowe of FFE Transportation Services 2007 Driver of the Year. Lowe was one of 27 drivers nominated. TMTA’s Driver of the Year award is an annual program with a 20-year history.
“Wayne was the obvious choice as this year’s award recipient,” says John Esparza, president of TMTA. “With over 4 million accident-free miles and a partnership of 37 years with FFE Transportation Services, it’s not often that you see a true professional driver behind the wheel that has longevity with one company.”
Lowe, who has driven a truck for more than 39 years, began driving a grain truck to Shreveport, La., while he was still in high school. During the Vietnam War, Lowe was drafted into the Army at the age of 21, bringing his transportation experience to his assigned duty station in Anchorage, Alaska.
Ten days after being discharged, Lowe took a driving test to work for FFE Transportation Services and was hired on the spot. Four decades and four million miles later, Lowe is still driving for FEE at the age of 63.
“Lowe is one of the industry’s most dedicated and professional drivers,” says David Hedgpeth, vice president of corporate compliance and safety for Dallas-based FFE. “But he is also compassionate. Wayne recently aided a family involved in a winter accident about 100 miles outside of Denver – going above and beyond what would normally be expected. He is what I call the ‘salt of the earth.’ ”
