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Press Release – September 11, 2020 –Deadwood Mountain Grand Hotel & Casino, Deadwood, SD

Each month the SDTA Safety Management Council selects a Driver of the Month to honor their safe driving accomplishments. On Friday afternoon, the twelve monthly winners between the 2019 and 2020 SDTA Conventions were invited to interview with a panel of three judges. Each were given six minute to interview. The drivers were asked the same three questions. The one who receives the highest accumulated score is then named the 2020 Driver of the Year.

It is very difficult to select one driver, especially when each driver has to their credit so many miles of safe driving. The 12 monthly winners have a combined total of nearly 22,475,000 safe driving miles and over 309 years of experience. Each monthly winner was presented a plaque and an embroidered jacket for their accomplishments.

During the Chairman’s Banquet on Friday evening, Claude Raschke, Cliff Viessman, Inc., Gary, SD, December 2019 Driver of the Month was honored with the title of 2020 Driver of the Year. He was presented a plaque from SDTA and $1000. (picture attached)

Claude has been a professional truck driver for 26 years. He has 18 years over the road (semi-tractor + trailer), 5 1/2 years local (light duty). He has over two million accident- free miles logged in his career.

He has been active in the SD Truck Driving Championships, both a participant and a volunteer when working in the office. He placed third in the 5-axle class in 2019. The Truck Driving Championships is where drivers with no less than 12 months of accident- free driving can compete in a three part competition: 1) Written Exam; 2) Pre-trip Inspection; and 3) Driving Course. The top winner from each class (Straight, 3-Axle, 4-Axle, 5-Axle Van, Sleeper Berth, Tank, Twins Trailers, Flatbed and Step-Van) then goes to a national competition, sponsored by the American Trucking Associations, where they compete against winners from the states.

Claude is a US Army Veteran. We are proud of him and thank him for his service!

Claude and his wife Destine are a blended family with five children: Danyelle Raschke (28), Denver Raschke (26), Zach Reilly (22), Alexis Reilly (19) and Kacie Reilly (16). They reside in Woonsocket, SD.

SDTA • Box 89008 • Sioux Falls, SD 57109 • (605) 334-8871

Cliff Viessman, Inc Announces Plans to Acquire Johnsrud Transport, Inc.

Cliff Viessman Inc., a diversified food-grade transportation company, headquartered in Gary, SD, and Johnsrud Transport, Inc., a Des Moines, IA based bulk liquid food-grade transportation services company, are pleased to announce the recent execution of binding agreements representing the merger of their respective businesses. Going forward each Company will continue to operate under their respective trade names of Viessman and Johnsrud in order to recognize the industry leading brands their respective companies hold.
The combination of Johnsrud with Viessman will allow the businesses to continue to build upon their joint legacy of service, which will continue to be driven by true long-term partnerships with their employees, customers, and vendors.  The combined businesses will serve all lower 48 States and Canada. Viessman hauls a variety of tanker products, in addition to having live bottom, pneumatic and auger trailers and being involved in the reefer industry. Viessman holds 11 terminals among six Midwest states and will add Johnsrud’s 3 terminal facilities in the Midwest. Johnsrud will continue to serve their existing customer base under the Johnsrud Transport brand, and all Johnsrud employees will maintain their employment under the new partnership. Jackie Johnsrud will remain CEO.
Wayne Viessman, CEO of Cliff Viessman Inc., commented: “We are thrilled to join forces with Johnsrud Transport, one of the most respected competitors in food grade bulk liquid transportation for generations. Our respective cultures are very similar, and can be summed up with the fact that both of our businesses succeed when we strive to focus on the needs of our customers and their own success – this is the foundation of our business and will continue to be so. We look forward to integrating their entire team into the Viessman family.”
Jackie Johnsrud, President of Johnsrud, commented: “Since my father Leon’s founding of Johnsrud Transport over 50 years ago, our family and our employees have strived to build the nation’s leading tank carrier in the eyes of our customers and the employees that service them each and every day. We believe we have found an ideal partner in the Viessman family.”
The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of September 2018. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Advisors for Johnsrud Transport, Inc.: Financial Advisor – NCP, Inc., Accounting / Tax Advisor – RSM, Legal Advisor –Davis Law Firm
Advisors for Cliff Viessman, Inc.: Accounting / Tax Advisor – Lawrence Cumpston & Associates, Legal Advisor –Stoneberg, Giles & Stroup, P.A.

On February 12, 2016, a group of professional truck drivers met at the South Dakota Trucking Association office to participate in a selection process to become ambassadors for the trucking industry.

Sioux Falls,South Dakota (PR MediaRelease) February 29, 2016SD Trucking Association Creates South Dakota Road Team

On February 12, 2016, a group of professional truck drivers met at the South Dakota Trucking Association office to participate in a selection process to become ambassadors for the trucking industry. These Captains of the newly created South Dakota Road Team will occasionally take time away from their companies to meet with the motoring public, the news media, students, transportation officials and public policy makers to perform truck safety demonstrations and explain the sustainable role that trucking plays in the state and the nation’s economy.

The 2016 South Dakota Road Team Captains are:

Brian Cusson, FedEx Freight, Rapid City, SD
Jay Love, FedEx Freight, Sioux Falls, SD
Gary Schmidt, Cliff Viessman, Inc., Gary, SD
Robert Spitznagel, A&A Express, Inc., Brandon, SD
Mike Whitehead, FedEx Freight, Sioux Falls, SD

Road Team Captains are selected on the right combination of an outstanding safety record, leadership abilities, concern for the image of the trucking industry and commitment to continuous improvement. “These elite professional drivers give voice to trucking professionals from South Dakota’s trucking industry,” said SDTA President Myron Rau. “We are excited to have this team of ambassadors crisscrossing the state promoting this industry that is so vital to the state.”

As a requirement to maintain eligibility on South Dakota’s Road Team, these drivers must maintain an accident-free record and have no moving violations in their personal vehicle or in a commercial motor vehicle for the previous three years. “These drivers are truly the best of the best,” said SDTA Chairman of the Board Mike Habeck. “They are very dedicated to their company and the trucking industry as a whole.”

The South Dakota Road Team will provide information to schools, civic groups and government officials on safe driving tips, sharing the road with trucks, hands-on experience with a tractor-trailer, career opportunities in the industry and facts on highway safety issues.

For further information, contact:

South Dakota Trucking Association
PO Box 89008
Sioux Falls, SD 57109-9008
P: 605-334-8871 • F: 605-334-1938
www.southdakotatrucking.com

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