Dawes Earns 75-Year Award

Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental was recently honored by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) with a 75-year Longevity Award.

Dawes was one of eight charter members when the Heavy Haulers, Machinery Movers and Erectors Section of the Local Cartage National Conference was founded; that group was the precursor to SC&RA. Today, SC&RA membership tops 1,400 companies located in nearly 50 countries.

“From the networking opportunities SC&RA provides, to ongoing programming, to legislative and regulatory advocacy at the state and federal levels, no other organization has done more to advance our industry,” said Dawes general manager Steve Freckmann. “It is truly the central hub of information and action that moves all of us in this business forward.”

In addition to the longevity award, 14 Dawes crane operators received the Operator Safety Award, recognizing 10,000 hours without an accident or incident. Driver Karl Jablonski earned the Driver Safety Award for his own 10,000-hour safety achievement.

These individual safety awards have become a regular occurrence for Dawes team members when SC&RA hands out the annual honors. “Safety is an investment in your future,” Freckmann said. “The employees who win this award are proud of the national recognition they receive for their accomplishments. It strengthens their safety awareness and drive to want to win the honor again. Newer operators and drivers see the vests, the patches and the recognition winners earn, and they want to earn that, too.”

Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental is a member of the ALL Family of Companies, the largest privately held crane rental and sales operation in North America.

Caption for photo: Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental employees celebrate Longevity Award from Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association.