Panhandle Northern Railroad donates funds to Texas fire department

Panhandle Northern Railroad (PNR), a managed affiliate of OmniTRAX Inc., yesterday presented a contribution to the Borger Fire Department at a ceremony honoring local recipients of the inaugural OmniTRAX Safe Shipper Award. 

The OmniTRAX Safe Shipper Award is presented to companies that modeled exemplary shipping safety by shipping or receiving loaded cars with no accidental releases during the previous year, according to a news release.

The 2020 OmniTRAX Safe Shipper Award recipients on the PNR are Agrium US, Brenntag Southwest, Chevron Phillips, Orion Engineered Carbons, Phillips 66 Company, Tokai Carbon CB and Van Waters & Rogers. A $1,000 contribution was made in the name of each company.

"At OmniTRAX, safety is our top priority each day, so we are proud to recognize our local shipping partners that have earned spotless shipping safety records," said OmniTRAX Chief Executive Officer Dean Piacente. "We honor their commitment to safety by making a community donation to our first responders from the Borger Fire Department that are dedicated to keeping the Borger community safe."