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Delanco, NJ…Jevic Transportation Inc. today announced that their Manager of Safety, Compliance & Training, James J. Daulerio, was awarded the prestigious Safety Director of the Year award for 2007 by the New Jersey Motor Truck Association, in conjunction with the American Trucking Associations.

The NJMTA Safety Director Award is presented annually to the motor carrier safety professional whose job qualifications, achievements, and ability to design and direct safety programs are deemed the most outstanding among all motor carriers. Any person at the policy making level who is employed by a motor carrier of property for the full time direction of its safety activities is eligible for the ATA Safety Director Award.

“When you think of ‘safety’ in the motor carrier industry you think of Jevic,” says David H. Gorman, president and CEO of Jevic. “When you think of an individual whose passion is safety – you think Jim Daulerio. We are all proud of his accomplishments and his achievement.”

To win the coveted award the candidate must:

1. Have overall authority for policy decisions in the promulgation, inauguration, and administration of the carrier’s safety program.
2. Have day-to-day operational responsibility for safety oversight.
3. Have devoted his/her career to the field of highway and/or industrial safety for a period of not less than 10 years

Jim has been in the trucking industry since 1970 and has an accident-free record of 27 years as a professional driver. Jim joined Jevic in 1992 and drove over-the-road, regional, and local delivery runs before joining the safety department in 1997 as a safety supervisor. Since then he has held various positions including Manager of Driver Development and now as Corporate Manager - Safety, Compliance & Training.

Jim also holds various positions with the American Trucking Association and National Truck Driver Championships. In addition, Daulerio completed the Civilian Police Academy training course in Bristol Township, PA in June 2004. He is the also captain of the Town Watch of Bristol. Jim and his wife, Eileen, reside in Levittown, PA. They have five children and seven grandchildren.

Jevic Transportation Inc, an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, is a less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation services provider that has carved a distinctive position in the marketplace due to its exclusive Breakbulk-Free Operating model. The company provides an appealing alternative to the major LTL carriers in its ability to customize its products and services and is superior to most niche carriers in size and scale. Jevic provides product depth and customization for their marketplace with services such as The Heat Fleet; Jevic 100% Guaranteed Service; Partial Trailer load Service, and Multi-regional and National capabilities in one system. In addition, without the multiple handling associated with the other, traditional, breakbulk, or “hub-and-spoke” carriers, the company provides an industry low claims ratios, creating more efficiency in its customers’ supply chains.