[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 24 (Thursday, February 8, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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   RECOGNIZING MR. NATHANIEL BLUE ON ACHIEVING THE MILESTONE OF FOUR 
          MILLION SAFE MILES WITH BOYD BROTHERS TRANSPORTATION

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 8, 2007

  Mr. BONNER. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor Mr. Nathaniel Blue 
of Camden, Alabama, on the occasion of reaching an almost unprecedented 
level of achievement in the trucking community-logging 4 million 
consecutive miles with Boyd Brothers Transportation.
  Nathaniel has not only worked for the same trucking company for 
almost 30 years, but during this span, he has never had an accident, 
negative incident, or ticket; an accomplishment so rare in the trucking 
industry.
  One would think that after logging so many miles, a person would want 
to retire, but Nathaniel is an exception. He says that he does not want 
to retire to his hometown of Camden until he reaches 5 million safe 
miles, and I have every confidence he will achieve this goal.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join with me in congratulating 
him on this remarkable achievement. I know his colleagues, his wife of 
29 years, Amanda, their five children and three grandchildren, along 
with Boyd Brothers Transportation, join me in praising Mr. Blue for 
these accomplishments and extending thanks for his many efforts over 
the years on behalf of the citizens of the state of Alabama.

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