Recognition
Interstate was accredited by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on December 22, 2010 in a deal which involved ICE offering free training. The accreditation recognizes that the company maintains systems to deter the employment of illegal workers. As at December 2010 there were already more than 100 companies accredited under this new scheme, known as IMAGE. Interstate had introduced mandatory urine testing for drugs in 1984.
A press release issued by the company in 2009 announced that it was one of the winners of a National Defense Transportation Quality Award and that this was the eighth time it had been so recognised, The award was for implementing systems for dealing with Department of Defense commissions for the relocation of personnel based around Puget Sound, of which around 500 had been dealt with in the year 2008.
The company was also awarded the American Moving & Storage Association's first Independent Mover of the Year Award, for 2007.
Springfield has been a campaign stop for Republican election candidates. Interstate hosted a rally held by John McCain, Republican presidential nominee and his running mate, Sarah Palin in 2008. In 1996 it had hosted a similar event for GOP presidential nominee Bob Dole.
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