2016 Transportation Safety Award Recipients

2016 ISRI Driver of the Year (Thresholds – 20 years or greater of safe driving, and other contributions i.e., safety / civic related)::

  1. Gene Reed, OmniSource Transport LLC of Fort Wayne, IN. 46 verifiable years of safe driving
  2. James Cody, Sims Metal Management of Sacramento, CA. 43 verifiable years of safe driving
  3. Mike O’Connor, Sadoff Iron and Metal Company of Fond du Lac, WI. 39 verifiable years of safe driving
2016 Golden Wrench Award Recipients for CMV Technicians / Managers (Thresholds – 40 hours of in-service training within the past 36 months, and other contributions i.e., safety / civic related):

  1. Forrest Matheny, Cohen USA of Middletown, OH. 41 years as a vehicle service technician / manager
  2. Jesse Gau, Sadoff Iron and Metal Company of Fond du Lac, WI. 12 years as a vehicle service technician / managerg
  3. Armando Ojeda Sr., Rocky Mountain Recycling Inc. Commerce City, CO. 11 years as a vehicle service technician


2016 Best Fleet Award, Small Class 300,000 – 500,000 Miles: 

  1. General Metals of Tacoma, Inc. (Schnitzer Steel Industries) Tacoma, WA.
  2. Berman Bros., Inc. Jacksonville, FL.
    3. li>Shine Bros. Corp. Spencer, IA.


2016 Pacesetter Award, Small Class 300,000 – 500,000 Miles:

  1. General Metals of Tacoma, Inc. (Schnitzer Steel Industries) Tacoma, WA.


2016 Best Fleet Award, Intermediate Fleet 500,001 – 1,000,000 Miles: 

  1. Rochester Iron and Metal, Inc. Rochester, IN.
  2. United Scrap Metal Inc. Cicero, IL.
  3. Consolidated Scrap Resources, Inc. York, PA.


 2016 Pacesetter Award, Intermediate Class 500,001 – 1,000-000 Miles:

  1. United Scrap Metal Inc. Cicero, IL.


2016 Best Fleet Award, Medium Class 1,000,001 – 5,000,000 Miles:

  1. Pick N Pull Auto Dismantlers (Schnitzer Steel Industries) Portland, OR.
  2. LP Transport LTD, (LP Padnos) Holland, MI.
  3. Schupan & Sons Inc. Kalamazoo, MI.


2016 Pacesetter Award, Medium Class 1,000,001 – 5,000,000 Miles: 

  1. Pick N Pull Auto Dismantlers (Schnitzer Steel Industries) Portland, OR.


2016 Best Fleet Award Large Class Greater Than 5,000,000 Miles: 

  1. OmniSource Transport LLC Fort Wayne, IN.


2016 Pacesetter Award, Large Class Greater Than 5,000,000 Miles (Pinnacle award based on 36 months of data, one winner only): 

  1. OmniSource Transport LLC Fort Wayne, IN.

2016 Award Recipients

FORREST MATHENY PHOTO
From left to right: Commodor Hall ISRI Transportation Safety Director, Forrest Matheny 2016 Golden Wrench Award Winner / Vehicle Maintenance Manager Cohen USA,  and Steve Helton Transportation Director Cohen USA.
Gene Reed Photo

From left to right: Commodor Hall ISRI Transportation Safety Director, Gene Reed ISRI 2016 Driver of the Year OmniSource Transport LLC, Jane Reed (wife), Mike McIntire Driver Manager, Mike Richmond Division Operations Manager, and Jerry Andrews Division Operations Manager (OmniSoruce Corporation).

Transportation Safety Awards

ISRI 2016 Driver of the Year, Gene Reed Scrap TV Interview

ISRI 2016 Golden Wrench Award Recipient, Forrest Mathney, Scrap TV Interview

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