Truck driver with 4.1 million protected miles acknowledged with Driver Excellence Award
The Industrial Automobile Security Alliance (CVSA) named an AutoZone truck driver with practically 40 years behind the wheel as this yr’s Worldwide Driver Excellence Award (IDEA) winner.
On August 29, the CVSA named truck driver Henry “Wayne” Hayes as this yr’s IDEA winner.
Hayes has pushed 4.1 million protected miles in his 38 yr profession.
In accordance with the CVSA, Hayes started his driving profession with Turner Dairy Firm, then moved over to drive for AutoZone in 1994. Hayes has pushed over 3 million miles for AutoZone and is presently working as a regional driver “who rigorously navigates tight loading docks and parking heaps in enterprise districts to securely ship auto elements to firm shops” within the southeast.
“It’s such an honor to obtain CVSA’s Worldwide Driver Excellence Award,” stated Hayes. “I understand there are a lot of deserving drivers on the market with nice profession information – drivers who show their excellence in security each time out on the street. I used to be honored to be a nominee and actually overwhelmed to be the recipient of this yr’s award.”
“Wayne is a defensive driver, and he retains his head on a swivel,” stated AutoZone Distribution Heart Transportation Operations Supervisor, Buyer Satisfaction, Stephania Williams, who nominated Hayes for IDEA. “He drives anticipating what the opposite drivers may do and says that when he sees all of the kiddos when he’s driving on the highways, it makes him cease and take into consideration security first.”
“On behalf of the Alliance, I’d prefer to congratulate Wayne for his excellent and spectacular security report,” stated CVSA President Maj. Chris Nordloh of the Texas Division of Public Security. “This award, CVSA’s solely driver-excellence award, is our manner of acknowledging the essential position drivers play in conserving our roadways protected. CVSA bestows its prestigious Worldwide Driver Excellence Award to at least one distinctive business motorcar driver every year. Wayne not solely met, however far exceeded, the award’s troublesome and unique standards.”
