The\u00a0National Waste & Recycling Association\u00a0(NWRA) announced on April 24 the winner of the organization\u2019s Driver of the Year Award, naming longtime City of San Diego driver, Roger Bronner, as the nation\u2019s top sanitation driver. The award was presented during the sanitation industry\u2019s annual\u00a02018 WasteExpo\u00a0in Las Vegas. Bronner is a 29-year veteran of the City\u2019s Environmental Services Department (ESD), Collections Services Division.
\n“My sincere congratulations to Mr. Bronner on this incredible honor,” said San Diego Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer. “He represents this City\u2019s commitment to excellence in customer service and he sets an example for all of us to follow. We appreciate his dedication to our City and its residents.”
\nThe Driver of the Year award was presented to Bronner during the NWRA\u2019s annual Awards Breakfast. Bronner previously finished as a semi-finalist in 2004. Other awards presented at this event included Operator of the Year, Hall of Fame, Distinguished Service, Member of the Year and the Chapter Leadership Award.
\nBronner was recognized for his many contributions to his job, including a notable record of zero traffic accidents over the span of his career. He joined the City\u2019s ESD on April 17, 1989 and has driven a variety of trucks, including one of the City\u2019s new Compressed Natural Gas vehicles. Over the years, Bronner has earned recognition by the City for his dedication and commitment to customer service.\u00a0
\n“The City is proud of Mr. Bronner\u2019s selection as National Driver of the Year as his nearly 30-year record of zero accidents or injuries on the job symbolizes the Environmental Services Department\u2018s focus on safety first, second and always,” said Collections Services Division deputy director Johnnie Perkins.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The\u00a0National Waste & Recycling Association\u00a0(NWRA) announced on April 24 the winner of the organization\u2019s Driver of the Year Award, naming longtime City of San Diego driver, Roger Bronner, as the nation\u2019s top sanitation driver. The award was presented during the sanitation industry\u2019s annual\u00a02018 WasteExpo\u00a0in Las Vegas. Bronner is a 29-year veteran of the City\u2019s Environmental […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":293286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Sanitation driver in San Diego named best in the nation","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11551,11600],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-293285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sdnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/293286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}