William Poole, of Hilldrup, Wins East Van Operator of the Year

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    ST. LOUIS. (March 27, 2020) – William Poole, Hilldrup in Stafford, Virginia was awarded Mayflower Transit’s Household Goods East Van Operator of the Year. The award recognizes his outstanding performance in the areas of customer service and safety. Mayflower Chairman Barry Vaughn and President and CEO Marc Rogers presented the award to Poole at the company’s recent conference in St. Louis.

    Poole has nearly 35 years of driving experience and estimates he’s driven nearly three million miles. “My favorite part about my job is having a completely satisfied customer at the end of the day,” Poole said. “I work hard at communicating with everyone and being honest to people.” Poole credits his success to his wife, who has supported him over the years and enabled him to be the person who he is today. 

    Poole resides in Bradford, Rhode Island. For a video of Poole, please visit Mayflower Transit’s YouTube site at: https://youtu.be/P-LMOPD1_pU

    There are more than 1,800 drivers in the Mayflower system, and Poole was one of three winners this year. The van operator of the year began in the 1990s to recognize the men and women who sacrifice so much for a life on the road and who help other families through one of the most stressful times in their lives.

    About Hilldrup

    Hilldrup is a family-owned moving, storage, relocation and logistics company started in 1903. Today, Hilldrup is one of the largest and most honored agency groups in the entire industry, and operates facilities in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida with its corporate office in Stafford, Virginia. Hilldrup moves families and businesses domestically and internationally, in addition to offering logistics services to meet the needs of its clients, which includes Fortune 100 companies, federal government agencies and universities. Hilldrup was recently recognized by United Van Lines as the top producer in 2019 in residential, national account, government and international sales. In addition, the company is a 24-time honoree of United Van Lines’ Customer Choice Award. For more information on Hilldrup’s services, please visit http://www.hilldrup.com/.

    About Mayflower
    Mayflower is America’s most recognized and trusted moving company. Mayflower offers a full range of moving services. With headquarters in suburban St. Louis, Mayflower maintains a network of 200 affiliated agencies. For more information about Mayflower Transit and its services, visit: Mayflower.com.

    Editors Note: Photo enclosed. Suggested caption: William Poole, Hilldrup, Stafford, Virginia recently received the Mayflower Van Operator of the Year Award at Mayflower’s national sales and operations conference, held in St. Louis. Pictured left to right: Mayflower President and CEO Marc Rogers, Poole, his wife Marie and Mayflower Chairman Barry Vaughn. ###

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