DTA Selects Employee of the Year and Presents Safety Awards for 2016
Media Contact:
Heath Hickok
Director of Marketing
218-623-4314
hhickok@duluthtransit.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
DTA Selects Employee of the Year and Presents Safety Awards for 2016
Annual Employee Safety & Recognition Award Breakfast featured Employee of the Year Award presentation.
DULUTH, MINNESOTA (April 5, 2017) – The Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) named Junior Technician,
Dale Ceryes, as the Employee of the Year for 2016 and awards 82 employees for safe performance.
Since being hired in May of 1992, Ceryes was DTA Employee of the Month in June of 2001, October of 2003, December of 2009 and August of 2016. During his 25-year career at the DTA, Dale has maintained excellent safety and attendance records and is well known for his great sense of humor.
The Employee of the Year award was given at the 35th Annual DTA Employee Safety & Recognition Award Breakfast, which was held at the DTA Operating Center on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.
The DTA also recognized and commended 63 bus operators and 19 maintenance employees who worked the entire year without a preventable or lost-time accident with a cumulative total of 986 years of accident-free service. The DTA also recognizes employees who have reached significant safety milestones. This year, there were four employees who’ve reached five years of accident free service, three at 10 years, three at 15 years, three at 20 years and two at 25 years of service. 11 DTA employees were recognized for a perfect attendance record in 2016.
If you would like more information on this press release or to schedule an interview with DTA General Manager, Dennis Jensen, please contact DTA Director of Marketing, Heath Hickok, at 218-623-4314.
The DTA’s mission is to provide a public transit service that is safe, convenient, efficient and affordable. It has been providing reliable service to the Duluth area for more than 130 years. The DTA has over 150 employees and 63 buses that provide service throughout the Twin Ports. The DTA Operating Center is located at 2402 West Michigan Street, Duluth, MN 55806 and the new Duluth Transportation Center (DTC) is located at 228 West Michigan Street, Duluth, MN 55802.
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