Division of Traffic Safety Wins Federal Leadership Award
The plaque displayed at IDOT headquarters reads, in part: In recognition of the most comprehensive and effective compliance review program for fiscal year 2009. It was awarded to IDOT’s Division of Traffic Safety at the 2010 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 5th Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. It’s the first award of this type ever received by the State of Illinois.
“The program recognized was developed and carried out by the more than 30 motor carrier safety specialists in the Division of Traffic Safety and those specialists are Teamsters and our members. The roads in Illinois are safer due to their efforts and they deserve this recognition.” -Tony Barr, President of Teamsters Local 916
The federal government awards grants to states for efforts to improve the quality and productivity of their commercial motor vehicle safety enforcement programs. For the 2010 award, the Illinois program was compared to the accomplishments of the 10 largest programs in the United States.
“The program recognized was developed and carried out by the more than 30 motor carrier safety specialists in the Division of Traffic Safety and those specialists are Teamsters and our members,” said Tony Barr, Local 916 president. “The roads in Illinois are safer due to their efforts and they deserve this recognition.”
Teamsters Local 916 proudly represents over 4,000 hardworking men and women throughout the State of Illinois in the private and public sectors.
