DST Inc. (Dawes Specialized Transportation), the nationwide trucking division of Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Inc., which is a member of the ALL Erection & Crane Rental Family of Companies, was recently honored for its outstanding safety record. The company received a zero-accidents award at the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association’s 2014 annual conference in April. The award reflects the association’s mission to safely, legally and profitably transport, lift and erect oversize and overweight items.
DST has received dozens of safety awards over the years from safety and crane industry organizations.
“We’re pleased to be recognized by the SC&RA with this award, because it means lives are being saved,” says Wayne P. Kokta, Dawes/DST transportation manager. “We work diligently to ensure proper procedures are followed every single day. This award is shared among all of our dedicated employees.”
To ensure continued focus on safety compliance and service procedures, Dawes’ parent company, ALL, invests more than 50,000 man-hours into employee training each year. Their corporate culture mandates that safety be the absolute top priority every day. This award reflects that company-wide commitment.
The SC&RA is a trade association of nearly 1,300 member companies from 43 nations. Members are involved in specialized transportation, machinery moving and erecting, industrial maintenance, millwrighting, crane and rigging operations, manufacturing and rental.
About Dawes/DST
Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Inc., with four locations in Wisconsin, is a member of the ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. Family of Companies. Dawes is a certified dealer of new equipment for Broderson, Elliott, Genie, Gradall, JLG, Link-Belt, Lull, National Boom Trucks, Peiner, Potain, Skyjack, Sky Trak, Snorkel, Shuttlelift and Terex for Wisconsin. For more information, please contact Dawes’ Milwaukee headquarters at 800/236-5335 or 414/453-5335. Send correspondence to Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental, Inc., 805 S. 72nd Street, Milwaukee, WI 53214. Or, visit www.allcrane.com/Dawes.
About ALL
Since 1964, the ALL Family of Companies has grown to become one of the largest crane and equipment rental companies in North America. The company offers its fleet of cranes, aerial work platforms, boom trucks, material handlers and other lift equipment from strategic locations throughout the United States and Canada, providing rental, sales, service and jobsite analysis to help customers get the right equipment for the job. An important measure of their commitment is meeting or exceeding all pertinent regulatory and safety standards. For more information, contact ALL Erection & Crane Rental Corp. at 4700 Acorn Drive, Cleveland, OH 44131. Phone: 216/524-6550. Toll free: 800/232-4100. Fax: 216/642-7633. Online: www.allcrane.com.
