Paper Transport, Inc. has recently been awarded the Gold National Safety Award from Great West in recognition of their record through 2008. This is recognition of their safe work environment and represents an area of significant cost savings.

Great West has over 3,500 transportation clients. Of those 3,500 companies, only 181 received the Gold National Safety Award. It represents outstanding achievement in highway traffic safety. Paper Transport indicates this achievement was made possible by everyone’s attention on safety and, with special attention and effort by the driver team.

Jeff Shefchik, President of Paper Transport, notes, “We are very proud of our safety record. We not only say ‘safety first’, but also put that principle into action throughout the organization. A couple years ago we made a significant investment in some great people to head our safety efforts. At this point, it is really paying off. There is the obvious benefit of keeping both our drivers and the motoring public safe and accident-free. Secondarily, our safe record has created a dramatic cost savings for us. It is one of the many cost reductions that has allowed us to remain competitive in this very challenging freight environment.

Paper Transport, headquartered in Green Bay, WI, currently operates 218 power-units, with a focus on regional truckload service, dedicated operations and intermodal drayage. They operate terminals in Chicago IL, Green Bay WI, Jacksonville FL, Muskogee OK and Dallas TX. They can be reached at 800-317-3650, info@papertransport.com, or http://www.papertransport.com.