Feb 11, 2013 10:07 AM

C R England, a Salt Lake City UT-based transportation provider, has recognized seven of its nationwide fleet of more than 7,800 drivers as 2012 “Drive Life” Drivers of the Year.

“It is a pleasure for us to honor drivers who represent our company and themselves by their outstanding commitment to service and safe driving,” said Chad England, chief operating officer. “These individuals have been recognized for being the best of our fleet and among the finest in the transportation industry.”

Award winners must have been working with the company for at least five years and have exhibited exceptional operational and safety records. Winners were selected from more than 500 candidates and individually recognized at company headquarters January 31, 2013.

•Andy Fechner was recognized as Trainer of the Year. Fechner has been driving for C R England since December 1992. He currently drives in the Dedicated fleet.  He has more than three million safe driving miles and has been a trainer since January 2003.

•Daniel Diaz is an owner-operator and has been driving for the company more than seven years. He currently drives in the Container Division and has more than 1.1 million safe driving miles.

•Jose Jovan is an owner-operator who has been driving for C R England for seven-plus years and currently is driving in the Dedicated Division. He has driven more than 735,000 safe miles.

•Richard Cole has been driving for the firm for more than five years and is currently in the National Division. He has 720,000-plus safe miles.

•Preston Minter has been with the company for more than seven years, and is in the Dedicated Division. He has logged more than 590,000 safe miles. As an evaluator for his fleet, he works with new drivers hired out of schools.

•Shaun Goss, a company driver, has been driving with C R England more than seven years and is currently in the Regional Division. She has driven 940,000-plus safe miles. Her mother is now a team driver with her.

•Daniel Finch is a driver who has been with the company for more than 12 years. He drives in the Dedicated Division and has more than 1,378,000 safe miles. A repeat winner of this award, he was also recognized in 2011.

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