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Diamond Receives Two More Safety Awards from the ATA

Diamond Transportation System’s commitment to safety recently was recognized by the American Trucking Association.

Diamond won a second place award in the heavy hauler/unlimited mileage division of the ATA’s National Truck Safety Contest. Diamond also won a division improvement award. Diamond’s accomplishments were honored at the ATA Safety and Loss Prevention Management Council’s national safety and human resources conference Sept. 21 in Pittsburgh, Pa.

In 2006, Diamond trucks traveled 7,136,066 miles with an all-accident frequency ratio of 4.48 and a DOT-reportable accident frequency ratio of 0.28. That compares to 8,288,212 miles in 2005 with an all-accident frequency ratio of 4.83 and a DOT accident ratio of 0.97.