Athens Trailer Operations Earns TTMA Safety Award for 16th Consecutive Year
Cleveland, Tenn. – (May 5, 2017) – The Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA) recently awarded Athens Trailer Operations its 16th consecutive Plant Safety award. The award was presented to Jake Radish, Director for EnTrans International, parent company of Heil Trailer International, at TTMA’s 75th annual convention in Amelia Island, Florida, on April 27.
TTMA offers two awards, one for tank and the other for general trailer manufacturers with each divided by plant size. Athens Trailer Operations was recognized in the “A” category, which includes manufacturing plants that annually have over 750,000 labor hours. TTMA has been awarding Plant Safety awards for 44 years. Award winners are selected based on an evaluation and ranking taken from injury data recorded on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) annual injury reports.
“This success is a result of maintaining safety as a core business value, improving our safety culture and the entire team’s commitment to working safely,” Radish commented. “We are all working towards creating an injury-free workplace through continuous improvement of our safety systems.”
About Heil Trailer International, Co.
Established in 1901, Heil Trailer International, Co. is the leading brand of durable tank trailers and is known for the enduring performance of its products, industry-leading support and solutions-driven customer service. A manufacturer of liquid, dry bulk, oilfield, construction, platform, specialized, towing and defense trailers, Heil designs its products to meet the most stringent region- and load-specific requirements in 85 countries around the globe. Heil Trailer International, Co. is owned by American Industrial Partners, an operationally oriented middle-market private equity firm that makes control investments in North American-based industrial businesses serving domestic and global markets. Heil Trailer International, Co., Kalyn Siebert and SERVA are part of EnTrans International, LLC, a leading manufacturer of tank trailers, oilfield capital equipment and related components used in the oil & gas industry. Heil Trailer International, Co. is headquartered in Cleveland, Tennessee.
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(left) Jake Radish, Director of Operations (right) David Idol, Plant Manager
