Stevens Worldwide Van Lines recently named Charles Austin as the company’s “Professional Van Operator of the Year” for 2010.
Austin works for Gasperson Transfer & Storage in Asheville, N.C. Gasperson Transfer is part of the nationwide network of moving and storage agents.
Achieving the Professional Van Operator of the Year status means that Austin not only provided quality customer service, but also achieved exceptional scores on a set of criteria that includes safety, number of shipments, weight hauled and claims.
Austin won this honor from among professional van operators and brokers from among the Stevens’ corporate and company-owned fleet and nearly 150 agents across the country.
A resident of Balsam, N.C., Austin has worked in the moving industry for nearly 30 years. He has been with Gasperson Transfer for the past four years.
Gasperson Transfer & Storage has been a quality Stevens agent since 2003.
In 2010, Austin was on the road for 321 days providing service to moving customers. He was consistently rated extremely high on customer satisfaction and had a very minimal number of claims.
Other Stevens Professional Van Operator of the Year honors include:
First Runner Up
Julius McGhee
Stevens Worldwide Van Line – Headquarters
Saginaw, Mich.
Second Runnner Up
Shaw McSweeney
Stevens Worldwide Van Lines – Headquarters
Saginaw, Mich.
Third Runner Up
Tim Evans
Stevens Worldwide Van Lines
Cleveland, Ohio
Honorable Mention
Curtis Pitts
Stevens Worldwide Van Lines – Headquarters
Saginaw, Mich.
Thomas Graham
Stevens Worldwide Van Lines – Headquarters
Saginaw, Mich.
Francisco Santos
N.L. Wilson Moving & Storage
Overland Park, Kan.
Johnny Norman, Sr.
Stevens Worldwide Van Lines – Headquarters
Saginaw, Mich.