Distinguished Award for Excellence in Maintenance
Eligibility
The Distinguished Award for Excellence in Maintenance is designed to recognize outstanding performance in the field of maintenance. Every person who performs and produces results in this essential area deserves recognition.
Any person may win this award who is actively engaged in fleet maintenance (five or more units) and whose company is a member of TXTA. No person may win this award more than one time. If you have an employee in your fleet maintenance department who does a great job, please nominate them for the Distinguished Award for Excellence in Maintenance.
The following criteria will be considered when choosing a recipient for this award:
- Participation in council meetings at the state and local levels;
- New members enlisted into the Fleet Maintenance Council (FMC);
- Presentations before and in cooperation with school, service, and civic groups;
- Assisting others in organizing fleet maintenance programs;
- Cooperation between maintenance and safety councils;
- Development of techniques for better and more economical maintenance programs;
- Self development
For more information, please contact Lance Shillingburg lance@texastrucking.com
Recipients
2017 John Gusman, Mission Petroleum Carriers
2015 Paul Culpepper
2013 Ernest Jones
2012 Tommy Johns
2011 Bill Jett
2010 Mike Bromhall
2009 Rick Miller
2008 John May
2007 Garland Brown
2006 Tim Anderson
2005 Lee Butler
2004 Bruce Philpot
2003 Dave Huber
2002 Deke Knowlton
2001 Robert Greenwood
2000 Al Cook
1999 Ray Buckner
1998 Randy Rogers
1997 John Whitten
1996 Monty Merrell
1995 Bill Robinson
1994 Bobby Lassere
1992 Ron Bredemeyer
*No Selection in 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2014 and 1993

Pictured from left: Terry Drinnen, US AutoLogistics and
2017 Recipient John Gusman, Mission Petroleum Carriers