[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 136 (Tuesday, September 30, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12187-S12188]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                    CONGRATULATIONS TO DORIS HANSEN

 Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I would like to voice my support for 
a woman who was recently named the American Trucking Association's 
National Driver of the Year, and resides in Lavina, MT.
  Since Doris Hansen started driving semi trucks in 1967, she has 
logged more than 3 million miles. Beginning at the age of 19 as a 
driver for her father-in-law, Doris has preserved an accident-free 
driving record, with a personal commitment to safety for over 35 years. 
While Doris and her husband John sometimes drove as a sleeper team, she 
has logged most of her hours as a solo driver at a time when women were 
rare in the business. When Doris began her career, some companies did 
not offer separate shower facilities and break rooms, while others 
denied women access altogether.
  Doris is currently leased to Quality Transportation, Inc. stationed 
in Baker, MT. Since signing with Quality in 1987, she has never lost a 
single cargo or filed a damage claim. She currently operates a 
conventional three-axle tractor and a 48-foot flatbed trailer, hauling 
general freight in ``the lower 48.'' She has also logged the last 13 
summers in-State pulling belly-dump trailers on road construction 
projects, winning numerous safety and industry awards, including 
Montana Motor Carriers 2002-03 Driver of the Year. Although her job 
keeps her on the road, she and John have raised two children. Danielle 
is now a nurse in Big Sandy, MT, and J.J., who shares Doris' love of 
the road, is a truck driver as well.
  Doris has been named American Trucking Association's first woman, and 
first Montanan, National Driver of the Year for 2003. Doris will be 
honored at American Trucking Association's 2003 Safety and Loss 
Prevention Management Council's Fall Conference in Jacksonville, FL 
tomorrow, and again at the American Trucking Association Management 
Conference and Exhibition in San Antonio, TX on October 20. I applaud 
Doris for her continued

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commitment to safe driving, and hope that she will keep up the good 
work.

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