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During the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries’ (ISRI’s) 2020 Virtual Awards Ceremony Oct. 21, the Washington-based association presented its Golden Wrench Award to Jeff Pople of Exit 40 Truck and Trailer Services, which is a subsidiary of Page Trucking based in Weedsport, New York. ISRI says the award is given to the individual who has exhibited outstanding efforts, achievements and contributions during a career in vehicle maintenance.
Pople is a 21-year employee of Exit 40 Truck and Trailer Services. In addition to his recognition as ISRI’s Golden Wrench Award winner, Pople was previously honored for his truck maintenance skills and experience, ISRI states in a news release on this award. Pople won first place in the annual inspection procedures category and second place in the written exam category of the Trucking Association of New York’s 2019 SuperTech competition.
“Jeff shows a continual pursuit of perfection in his field and his award-winning performance is a huge contribution to our continued success here at Exit 40 Truck and Trailer Service,” says Roy Gregory, who is the former regional safety manager at Exit 40 Truck and Trailer Service.
“ISRI is very proud to honor Jeff with its Golden Wrench Award,” says ISRI Senior Safety Director Commodor Hall. “Jeff’s commitment to ensuring vehicles are safe on the road is paramount to the overall success of his company and positively impacts the recycling industry as a whole.”
According to ISRI, Golden Wrench Award nominees must be full-time employees of an ISRI member company for at least one year and be responsible for maintaining commercial motor vehicles. ISRI says nominations must be made by someone who is familiar with the nominee’s work history, such as a supervisor or safety director. Nominees also must meet the minimum requirement of five years of verifiable employment as a commercial motor vehicle maintenance technician and must have a minimum of 40 hours qualified medium/heavy or auto/light truck maintenance training within the last three years. Additionally, a nominating company’s Compliance, Safety and Accountability (CSA) vehicle maintenance performance score cannot exceed the CSA threshold of 80 percent, and companies should not have any record of CSA intervention letters or alert notices from within the past 24 months.
For the award, ISRI says it also considers the contributions the individual has made to improve his or her company’s vehicle maintenance program, letters of appreciation, deeds of heroism on or off the job and his or her involvement with civic and fraternal organizations.
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