Blue Water Trucking Owner Pat Rinke Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

Dec. 13, 2012 - PRLog -- December 6th, 2012 - Pat Rinke, owner of Blue Water Trucking, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Greater Romeo-Washington Winter Solstice.

The Award is meant to recognize people who have dedicated themselves to bettering their community. Pat Rinke was very appreciative of the award.  "It's unbelievable," Rinke said. "I never knew I'd be chosen for anything like this." He continued by thanking his family for supporting him through the years. "My family is definitely number one to me. As much as they say I did for them, I received it right back, probably twice over, and my wife has been there every second.  

Rinke started the Blue Water Trucking http://www.bluewatertrucking.net business back in 1977 delivering swimming pool water to homes in the Romeo-Washington area. He the expanded his business state-wide and grew it to delivering steel, grain and Christmas trees. In 1990, Blue Water Trucking began hauling general commodity for equipment manufacturers and Tier I and II suppliers like Ford and Chrysler. By this time, Blue Water Trucking was hauling freight to the greater part of the Midwest.

Rinke humbly accepted his award. In a quote from the Romeo Observer Chris Gray writes, "Pat Rinke said he isn't one for the spotlight, but was thankful to be in it as family, friends and fellow businesses honored him and his career."