Diamond Transportation President Wins Metro’s Heddinger Award for Accessibility
Diamond Transportation Services’ president and founder, Robert “Robbie” Werth, has won the Richard W. Heddinger Accessible Transportation Award. The annual award is presented in honor of the first chair of the Washington D.C. Metro’s Accessibility Advisory Committee for his leadership in the cause of Metrorail accessibility. The honor recognizes an advocate and member of the disability community whose efforts have resulted in significant improvements in the accessibility of Metro.
“This is truly the award of a lifetime for me,” Werth said. “As someone who knew and revered Richard Heddinger, and as someone who has spent his life in pursuit of his high standards, this award has very deep and emotional meaning for me.”
Werth launched Diamond Transportation in 1984 as the provider of paratransit service for Alexandria City Public Schools, and Alexandria’s DOT Paratransit Program. Since then, Werth established Diamond Transportation as a premier local transportation provider with extensive experience in paratransit service, call center management, shuttle bus service, driver training and transportation management.
Diamond has had a long history of service with MetroAccess, beginning from the start of Metro’s paratransit service in 1994. Under Werth’s 30 years of leadership, Diamond Transportation has been awarded numerous national and regional awards for its outstanding customer service. Werth is the past President of the Taxicab, Limousine and Paratransit Association and its Operator of the Year in 1995.
For more information, visit www.diamondtransportation.us.
Springfield Moving Company Wins Industry Award
Paxton Van Lines, Inc. from Springfield has won the 2015 Milton M. Hill Quality Award from Atlas Van Lines, one of the moving industry’s most prestigious awards.
The Milton M. Hill Quality Award recognizes companies that demonstrate industry superiority and uppermost quality of customer service. As part of the Atlas network, these affiliated agents truly rank among the best of the best.
Paxton Van Lines received the award at the 68th Annual Atlas Convention held Nov. 11-14 in Tucson, Ariz.