Art Reid wins TCA award, says farewell

 

Eagan , Minnesota – Art Reid, a 13-year contractor with Dart Transit Company, capped a distinguished 38-year professional driving career by placing 3 rd in the Truckload Carriers Association’s 2005 Independent Contractor of the Year contest.

He received the award at the TCA’s annual convention at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Florida . Soon after the convention Reid announced that he is retiring as a professional truck driver, saying that the trucking industry has been good to him and that after years of preparation he is financially ready for the move.

Reid has driven over 4.5 million accident-free miles during his career and has received many awards. He was an Overdrive Magazine Trucker of the Month in 2001, a Dart Contractor of the Year in 2000, and the second place winner in the TCA’s 2002 Independent Contractor of the Year contest.

Art’s 2005 prizes include $6,000 in bonds, certificates, and merchandise donated by Flying J, Pilot, Loves, Travel Centers of America , ArvinMeritor, Mack Trucks, Specialty Risk, and Velvac.

“Art is an outstanding success in our industry, and he does us all proud,” said Joyce Jordan, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Dart’s Dallas Operating Center . “I don’t know of a more deserving independent contractor. Art Reid demonstrates that Dart is indeed a place where owner operators succeed.”

“As an independent contractor I have had the continual love and support of my family, and also from Dart, which has helped me through thick and thin with financial backing, safety training, encouragement, and understanding,” Reid said. “I found the keys to success, and I will be forever grateful for the opportunity the trucking industry has given to my family and me.”