By Dave Sanders, Director of Safety and Risk
First and foremost, we want to thank our team members throughout the company who have helped us create and maintain an excellent safety culture. As we know, safety is a team effort and it doesn’t happen by accident. We build safety practices and principles into our everyday routines, hold ourselves accountable, and measure our success. To that end, we are proud to congratulate several employees and branches for excellent safety records in 2025. Thank you for making your workplace a safe environment for our people and for providing a quality, safe service for our customers!
Branch Safety Awards
Congratulations to our DC Installation, Fredericksburg (VA) Maintenance, Georgia Installation, and Alpharetta (GA) Maintenance branches! These branches have the best overall safety record in their division and have met safety goals, including a clean driving record, zero preventable incidents, and 100% of Tailgate Talks signed and returned.
Field Manager Safety Awards
These employees met safety goals including a clean driving record, zero preventable incidents, and 100% of Tailgate Talks signed and returned.
Augustin Cedillos (MDL)7- Chip Herring (GAL)3
- Joseph McKinnon (GAL)3
- Tim Downing (CHL)3
- Arturo Zavala, Jr. (CAM)3
- Carlos Baires Delcid (DLM)2
- Hosbin Cerrano (FRM)2
- Juan Carmona (AXM)2
- Tom Lane (STM)2
- Darrin Middleton (MDL)
- Edwin Reyes (DCL)
- David Esquivel (GAL)
- Gilberto Vara (TXL)
- Alfred Martinez (LIM)
- Curtis Delawder (FRM)
- Kevin Shorter (FRM)
- Francisco Fernandez (WHM)
- Bulmaro Servin (APM)
- Javier Benitez (ELM)
Augustin Cedillos (MDL)7*Recipients with a number next to their name have earned this award for that many consecutive years.
Congratulations to all of our safety award winners and thank you to our branch safety representatives for helping to keep safety top of mind as we go about our daily operations so that we all return home safely to our families each evening. Keep up the great work!