Five ILTA members were awarded the 2009 Safety Excellence Award for small companies. Winners were determined on the merits of their reported safety data. Each company achieved a safety record of not more than 1 injury per 100 workers in 2008. Pictured are (left to right): Kenneth Inskeep, International Raw Materials, Ltd.; Joe Shotwell, Asphalt Operating Services, LLC; Paul Roubieu, Houston Fuel Oil Terminal Company; John Bennett, JIT Chemical Corporation; Eric Conard, Petro-Diamond Terminal Company.

The 2009 Safety Excellence Award for large companies was given to seven ILTA members. Pictured are (left to right): George Shawver, Marathon Petroleum Company LLC; John Philbin, Hess Corporation; Jack McCrossin, CITGO Petroleum Corporation; Bob White, Buckeye Terminals, LLC; Jeff Powell, Flint Hills Resources; Bob Pennacchi, Intercontinental Terminals Company; Ralph Otis, Motiva Enterprises – New Jersey Complex.

David Doane, left, President of ILTA, congratulates Bruce Davis, Superintendent of Oil Movements at Western Refining Company, El Paso, Texas. Western Refining received the 2009 ILTA Platinum Safety Award for a small company.

NuStar Energy, LP, San Antonio, Texas, won the ILTA Platinum Safety Award for a large company. Todd Denton, Vice President of Regional Operations at NuStar, accepted the award during the ILTA Conference. At left is ILTA President David Doane.

Rick Pitino, head basketball coach for the University of Louisville, gave the keynote address during the 2009 ILTA Conference.

Peter Krivas (center), Assistant Region Manager with CITGO Petroleum Corporation, won a $1,500 Visa Gift Card during the ILTA prize giveaway drawing. Pictured with Krivas are David Doane, President of ILTA (right), and Melinda Whitney, ILTA Vice President.

The 2009 ILTA Conference addressed the latest in terminal operations, business issues and environmental compliance solutions.

For the first time, the ILTA Conference featured technical sessions in Spanish.

The ILTA Conference and Trade Show is the premier annual event for the terminal industry.

The ILTA Conference and Trade Show was held June 8-10, 2009, in Houston, TX. The 2010 event will be held May 24-26, also in Houston.

More than 250 companies exhibited their products and services at the ILTA Trade Show.