CFI Honors April Drivers of the Month

Joplin, MO --- CFI , an international truckload carrier based in Joplin, Missouri , is pleased to announce the monthly driver award recipients for April 2005:

Company Driver of the Month : Buster Wilder started driving for CFI in 1996. He lives in El Paso , Texas .

Company Team of the Month : Charles & Debra Spicer live in Oldfield , Missouri . They began driving for CFI in 1991 and 1998, respectively.

Contractor Driver of the Month : Leonard Domina Sr. resides in Sparta , Michigan . He began driving for CFI in 1991.

Contractor Team of the Month : Allyn Schremmer & Doug Fry began driving for CFI in 2004. They use the handles “Ranger” and “Sundown.”

As the April 2005 winners, each driver and team is automatically nominated for the 2005 year-end award in their respective category. All full-time over the road drivers who have been certified as a driver at CFI for one year are eligible for the CFI driver awards. Additional qualifications are as follows:

• Received no moving violations in the previous twelve months;
• Involved in no accidents in the previous twelve months;
• Received no out of service violations through State/Federal inspections in the previous twelve months.

CFI, founded in 1951, operates over 2,400 tractors and over 7,400 trailers and transports a variety of goods throughout the contiguous United States and Canada . CFI interlines with Mexican carriers at various border crossings to provide through-trailer service to Mexico . In addition to its Joplin headquarters, CFI operates four terminals and numerous drop lots along the border and throughout the United States . CFI has 37 sales offices throughout North America and a work force of 3,000 people. The driver fleet is comprised of both company drivers and independent contractors. CFI’s website can be found on the Internet at ­http://www.cfi-us.com. CFI’s site is also available in Spanish, located at http://www.cfi-mx.com.