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Thomas Miller, TCA’s 2014 Owner-Operator of the YearThe Truckload Carriers Association named has named Gary Teel, a driver for Weinrich Truck Line, as its 2014 Company Driver of the Year and Thomas Miller, a contractor for Prime Inc., its 2014 Owner-Operator of the Year.
The announcement came March 10 at TCA’s Annual Convention, being held this week in Orlando. Each driver won $25,000 cash from sponsors Love’s and Cummins.
The contests were co-produced by TCA and CCJ sister publications Overdrive and Truckers News.
Gary Teel, TCA’s 2014 Company Driver of the Year.Click here to read more on Miller from Overdrive.
And click here to read more on Teel, from Truckers News.
Miller has more than 2 million consecutive safe miles and was honored partly for an initiative he set up with his daughter to raise money for a boy fighting cancer in his hometown. He also quit smoking in 2014 and lost nearly 30 pounds.
Teel has between 4 and 5 million consecutive safe miles. He’s been driving for Weinrich for 27 years.
“This is a unique opportunity to give back to professional truck drivers and show them how much we, as an industry, value them,” said Jon Archard, Love’s vice president of sales. “Love’s is honored to show our appreciation for the hard work they do day in and day out.”
“The professional truck driver is an essential part of the trucking industry that helps contribute to the nation’s economy and to the everyday lives of all of us,” says Amy Boerger, general manager of Cummins’ North American engine segment. “We are honored to be able to take part in honoring them.”
