Otto Schmeckenbecher is very serious about his profession and highway safety. He thinks that while everyone pretty well knows what it takes to do a safe job, it is helpful to be reminded. He is certainly qualified to speak on the subject, considering his excellent safety record. Otto has over three million accident-free miles as a professional truck driver.
Tim McElwaney is an ABF City Driver from Atlanta, Georgia. He gets accused of being the neatest truck driver people have ever seen. “I get paid to work smart,” he says. There is nothing Tim would rather do than to drive a truck because he enjoys meeting people and learning about their lives. Plus, he enjoys the freedom of the road.
Nate McCarty is an ABF Road Driver from Denver, Colorado. He has been in the trucking industry for 19 years, spending the last six years with ABF. During his time with ABF, he has earned his 5-year Safety Performance Plaque and his 13-year Safe Driving Certificate. He is also a five-time State Truck Driving Champion, including Grand Champion in 2006.
David Boyer is an ABF Road Driver from Wytheville, Virginia. He has served on ABF's Road Team twice and takes pride in representing ABF and promoting customer loyalty and safety.
Paul Gattin is an ABF city driver domiciled in Benton, Arkansas. The 2005 Arkansas Driver of the Year, Paul has a distinguished driving record that includes more than 36,000 hours of safe driving with no accidents. He is a two-time winner and former Grand Champion in the National Truck Driving Championships.
Ben Saiz is an ABF road driver domiciled in Estancia, New Mexico. He has distinguished himself behind the wheel by driving nearly a million miles and more than 10 years without an accident. Ben has earned numerous safety awards, including the ABF 10-year Safety Performance Plaque and the ABF 15-year Safe Driving Certificate.
Anthony (Tony) Spero, Stratford, Connecticut, driver/salesman, stresses patience and being attentive to detail when driving. He is very proud to be a truck driver and proud of ABF. One of his favorite job-related activities is taking an ABF unit to speaking engagements when he can share safety lessons with the general public. He knows it is important for him to do his part in educating the public about how the trucking industry is working to improve highway safety and control noise pollution.
Ralph Garcia is an ABF Road Driver from Albuquerque, N.M. His excellent driving record and good attitude about his company and his profession set an example for all professional drivers. Helping others is important to Ralph, and he carries that philosophy into his work arena. "We used to be known as 'knights of the highway.' We stopped and took the time to help or simply acted courteously out on the highway as we drove. I believe ABF is so successful because we have people who want to make a difference and care about other people."
Louisville, Ky. City Driver Richard Alford believes we can render efficient and courteous service and maintain our leadership in the transportation industry by making safety our top priority. He takes great pride in pleasing our customers and believes that pride will be reflected by continued and added business for our company.
Otto Schmeckenbecher is very serious about his profession and highway safety. He thinks that while everyone pretty well knows what it takes to do a safe job, it is helpful to be reminded. He is certainly qualified to speak on the subject, considering his excellent safety record. Otto has over three million accident-free miles as a professional truck driver.