The Perfect Driver

The Perfect Driver NO. 1 CHAUFFEUR'S LICENSE AWARDED TO WINNER OF DRIVING TESTS

THE highest honor that can be bestowed on an Arizona truck driver was given this year to Louis M. Schade of the Western Truck Lines after a year of perfect driving and by virtue of winning the Arizona "truck rodeo," held under the sponsorship of the American Trucking Association. The award conferred on Mr. Schade consisted of the 1941 No. 1 Chauffeur's License. The award was made by H. J. Travis, supervisor of the Operators' License Bureau of the Motor Vehicle Division of the Arizona Highway Department.

In making the award, Mr. Travis said: "It is the aim of the Motor Vehicle Division of the Arizona Highway Department to encourage in every way possible safe driving habits in all drivers.

"Each year the No. 1 Chauffeur's License is given to outstanding drivers whose records mark them as among the most careful drivers on the road.

"The recipient of the award for 1941, Louis M. Schade of the Western Truck Lines, drove a truck throughout the year 1940 without being involved in any accident of any sort. He further has the distinction of being the winner of the 'truck rodeo' held in Arizona under the sponsorship of the American Trucking Association. These tests, designed to test in every way the driver's knowledge of truck operation as well as his knowledge of motor laws and safety regulations, mark the winner as a capable, experienced driver and a person well qualified to handle large equipment on any public highway.

The award for 1940 was won by Clarence Calhoun, Pacific Greyhound bus driver. This year the award goes to a truck driver and next year the award will be made to the taxicab driver with the best driving record. Louis M. Schade of the Western Truck Lines has been issued the No. 1, 1941 Arizona Chauffeur's License issued by the Operators' License Bureau of the Motor Vehicle Division of the Arizona Highway Department. The honor was awarded Mr. Schade after a perfect driving record for one year and for winning the Arizona trials of the "truck rodeo" sponsored by the American Trucking Association. Similar awards are made each year to drivers in various motor vehicle branches as a sign of merit and to make all drivers driving conscious.

Truck driving is no new profession for the 1941 award winner. The family operates the Schade Transfer company of Phoenix, a pioneer trucking firm. Louis Schade began driving a truck in 1926 and he has driven all sorts of trucks, under all sorts of conditions since then. To him truck driving is a business that he has learned thoroughly and in which he has endeavored to excel. He does not offer any easy formula or short cuts for safe driving. For him safe driving is merely a matter of commonsense, a complete knowledge of the equipment driven, and a firm understanding of the rules and regulations set up by the authorities to reduce accidents. He knows the laws and he obeys them. When he drives he concentrates on the matter at hand and devotes his thoughts and his attention to the work he is doing. To hear him tell it, safe driving is easy. But we know that the job of driving a big truck, day after day, without the least minor accident, is a job that requires a steady nerve and cool head. R. C.