Bimbo Bakeries Celebrates Safety Milestone With Utilimaster
12 Diciembre 2011 - 1:04PM
Bimbo Bakeries USA will be teaming up with Utilimaster, a
subsidiary of Spartan Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPAR), to celebrate a
record 228 days without a recordable injury or incident in all
Fleet Maintenance Garages across the United States.
"This is an exciting milestone for Bimbo Bakeries," said Art
Parr, Bimbo Bakeries Fleet Safety Manager Reading, Pa. "We've
implemented numerous safety initiatives into our Fleet Maintenance
Garages with the assistance of Utilimaster as our vehicle provider,
and we're thrilled with the results."
Bimbo trucks feature numerous safety enhancements, including a
large yellow ergonomic cab entry handle, anti-skid material in the
step well, ribbed cargo flooring (for non-slip), a back-up camera,
center grab handle for pull-out walkway ramp, and interior and
exterior LED lighting.
Added DeRay Steffensen, Utilimaster's National Baking Account
Manager, "We're seeing fleets concentrate more and more on safety
enhancements in their vehicles, including Bimbo Bakeries who sets
an exemplary precedent within the baking industry. Our engineers
research the latest innovations, and continuously accompany drivers
on their routes to understand their needs and offer practical
solutions to improve safety on new and existing trucks."
Bimbo Bakeries USA operates 10,000 route trucks, 3,000 trailers,
and 1,100 tractors in the US. Both Bimbo and Utilimaster have
combined innovative ideas to make the vehicles safer, more cost
effective, and will continue reviewing new ideas as operations
expand.
The safety milestone will be celebrated at nine different Bimbo
regions throughout the country, including New York, Pennsylvania,
California, Colorado, Texas, and Michigan.
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About Grupo Bimbo
Grupo Bimbo is one of the largest baking companies in the world
in terms of production and sales volume. As the market leader in
the Americas, Grupo Bimbo has 102 plants and 1,000 distribution
centers strategically located in 17 countries throughout the
Americas and Asia. Its main product lines include sliced bread,
buns, cookies, snack cakes, English muffins, bagels, pre-packaged
foods, tortillas, salted snacks and confectionery products, among
others. Grupo Bimbo produces over 7,000 products and has one of the
most extensive direct distribution networks in the world, with more
than 44,000 routes and more than 109,000 employees. About
Utilimaster
Utilimaster, www.utilimaster.com, a subsidiary of Spartan
Motors, Inc. (Nasdaq:SPAR), is a leading manufacturer of walk-in
vans and commercial truck bodies for the delivery and service
market place. Utilimaster designs, develops and manufactures
products to customer specifications for use in the package
delivery, one-way truck rental, bakery/snack delivery, utility, and
linen/uniform rental businesses. The company serves a diverse
customer base and also sells aftermarket parts and accessories.
CONTACT: Brenda VanNevel, Utilimaster Corporation
574.862.3568, bvannevel@utilimaster.com
Art Parr, Bimbo Bakeries
610.478.9369, AParr@BBUmail.com
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