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AWARDS * USA - Longtime Norman truck driver wins national award
The 58-year-old Norman trucker received the 2009 Super Van Operator award from the American Moving & Storage Association, an industry trade group
Norman,OK,USA -Trading Markets -Feb 28, 2010: -- David Cambell logs thousands of miles a month hauling specialized freight in his Volvo tractor trailer rig. He drives through all of the lower 48 and into Canada, 300 to 330 days a year, through all kinds of weather. So a round-trip ticket to relatively warmer weather in Phoenix on board an airliner was a treat of sorts. Getting a national award from his peers in the moving industry wasn't bad either... The industry has changed considerably in his career. He has driven more than 2 million miles with no accidents or traffic citations... The industry is a bit different now than when he first started. Trucks are larger and more user-friendly, with air shocks, better creature comforts, high-tech electronics and safety equipment... But the kinship shared with other over-the-road truckers is waning... "There's not the camaraderie there used to be. There are more demands from the industry. Everybody's in such a rush these days," Cambell said... Regulatory changes find their way into drivers' pockets. "Whatever happens, it invariably affects your income," he said...
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