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READY MIXED
2013 DRIVERS OF THE YEAR
The 17th Annual Driver of the Year program recognizes Rayfield Harris, based at GCC Midcontinent Concrete's Tulsa, Okla., plant, and
finalist Barry Goodrich, based at Cemex's Fairfield, Calif., plant. They were selected by a panel of National Ready Mixed Concrete Association Operations, Environmental and Safety Committee-assembled judges, who weighed candidates' competence and service skills;
number of years without an on- or off-site accident; and, customer and colleague testimonials. Both drivers are to be honored at an
awards breakfast this month during the NRMCA Annual Convention in San Antonio, with the Truck Mixer Manufacturers Bureau presenting Harris and Goodrich $5,000 and $500 checks, respectively. NRMCA and Concrete Products cosponsor the Driver of the Year
Awards program and commend these exemplary delivery professionals for the service they provide their employers and the industry.
FINALIST
B A R RY G O O D R I C H
CEMEX
Cemex Area Manager–Readymix Steven Alexander tracks Goodrich's multiple
years of perfect attendance, plus history of quick thinking, safe vehicle operation and site practices, and customer service, noting especially his: spontaneous
help on cleaning up after a booster axle hydraulic line failure, minimizing traffic
disruption; professionalism exhibited on a Air Force Base pour, as relayed by
the project superintendent; and, assistance with peer drivers on truck refueling
and chute troubleshooting, both instances eliminating the need for dispatching
service vehicles to jobsites.
Alexander shared with Driver of the Year Award judges copies of a 2007 note acknowledging another of Goodrich's key contributions: "[The company] and I would
like to thank you for taking on a very difficult task of training new drivers. It
takes a strong person to have the patience to train in a mixer. Without your help
and dedication to mold future drivers, [training] would be a tough task for us."
FA I R F I E L D , C A L I F O R N I A
30 | MARCH 2013
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