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Christopher Nye

Christopher Nye
Superior, Wisconsin
A-1 Movers
Scholarship Won: TCA Scholarship - $2,000

Being affiliated with the trucking industry has been a lifelong affair for not only my family but me personally. I can solely attribute all of my individual accomplishments completed within my life to the skills and traits that were instilled in my character through the endless opportunities provided by the trucking industry, mainly Atlas Van Lines. To begin, as a child my father was often gone as an over the road Professional Van Operator for Atlas Van Lines. As early as I can remember I would be given the chance to join my father in his coast to coast adventures once a year. As I grew older I not only looked forward to these trips for the time spent with my father but learned the valuable quality of a hard days work. Once I was strong enough to fold a furniture pad or carry the light boxes my current career with Atlas Van began. Throughout high school I worked 40-50hr weeks throughout the summer. At the age of 18 I received my Class B and then again at 21 earned my class A without classes but by simply absorbing the knowledge of those around me. Once graduated, I went to the University of Eau-Claire Wisconsin to continue my education. After two years of school and a drained bank account I decided to go over the road. For two years I delivered household furnishings with low claims and high customer satisfaction. I than decided that too much of my time and money had been invested in my schooling and returned to school for a degree in Transportation and Logistics. Overall the trucking industry has put bread on the table for my family and I without it, I and every other American would incapable of enjoying everyday life as we know it.