OOIDA members David and Shirley Schrader were honored as Contractor Team of the Month for April by Contract Freighters Inc. (CFI). The Schraders, who live in Everton, MO, have been with CFI since 1997.

Each winning driver and team is automatically nominated for the 2003 year-end award in their respective category. Other winners for April include Company Driver of the Month Irvin Bybee, Merrill, WI; Company Team of the Month Bill and Kristin Carr, Phoenix; and Contractor Driver of the Month Dennis Griffin, Rockwall, TX.

--by René Tankersley, feature editor

René Tankersley can be reached at renet@landlinemag.com.