The National Safety Council has announced its 2003 fleet safety awards, based on 2002 performance. In the over-the-road truck division, here are those companies whose accident-to-miles-driven ratios earned them top honors

The Fleet Contest Division Leader Award is a competitive award program designed to promote safe driving. The program provides recognition to those fleets with the lowest rate of preventable accidents per 1 million miles driven within their industry division, category and group during a full calendar year (Jan. 1 through Dec. 31).

1-25 vehicles

1. Lawrence Paper Co., Lawrence, KS

2. APL Logistics Freight Systems Inc. APLL Coloma, Coloma, MI

3. Pendleton Woolen Mills Inc. – Portland, OR

4. APL Logistics Freight Systems Inc. APLL G1101, Richmond, IN

5. The Container Store – Dallas

6. Metal Exchange Corp., St. Louis

7. Forman Inc., Baltimore

26-100 vehicles

1. Pepin-Ireco Inc. – Ishpeming, MI

2. Rinker Materials, Tanner Cos. - Yuma, AZ

3. APL Logistics Freight Systems - Normal, IL

101-500 vehicles

1. Standard Corp. Transportation Group – Gaston, SC

2. Rinker Materials – San Xavier Rock & Materials - Tucson, AZ

3. Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging – Cincinnati

4. Clark Freight Lines Inc. – Pasadena, TX

5. Enbridge Inc. – Duluth, MN

6. Landstar Gemini – Jacksonville, FL

7. Pegasus Transportation Inc. – Louisville, KY

501 plus vehicles

1. Epes Transport – Greensboro, NC

2. ABF Freight – Fort Smith, AR

3. Rinker Materials – Kiewit Materials – Phoenix

4. Rinker Materials – United Metro – Phoenix

5. Landstar Ranger – Jacksonville, FL

6. Landstar Ligon – Jacksonville, FL

7. Landstar Inway – Jacksonville, FL

8. KCI Konecranes – Corporate Fleet – Springfield, OH