No two methods about it, 2024 has been an arduous yr for the U.S. trucking trade.
Many carriers and their drivers needed to deal with each a lowered quantity of freight, and the fixed risk of thieves preying on the cargo they had been shifting. There have been disasters — each pure and man-made — that induced navigational issues for drivers. And, there have been quite a few mergers and acquisitions, but it surely was the quite a few provider bankruptcies that had the best affect on truckers.
As at all times, the trucking trade honored its finest drivers, and acknowledged its heroes.
Listed here are a number of the finest and brightest within the corps of drivers who had been honored in 2024.
5 finalists named for ATA’s 2024 Nationwide Driver of the Yr Award 8 truckers finalists for Skilled Tank Truck Driver of the Yr Stevens Transport driver Cory Troxell wins Transition Trucking award ATA palms out first Girls In Movement Acknowledges Award Sherri Garner Brumbaugh added to Enterprise Excellence Corridor of Fame RE Garrison’s Tracy Dashing wins Influential Girl in Trucking award 4Gen Logistics driver wins $25,000 as Pilot’s 2024 Street Warrior Outdated Dominion trucker is Nebraska affiliation’s Driver of the Ye arTrucker amongst three recipients of ATA’s Change Chief Award Fleet’s drivers compete in 2nd annual Nationwide MedTrans Rodeo Petro GM given TAT’s prime award for aiding survivor of human trafficking 5 finalists named for 2024 Transition Trucking award 22-year Marine veteran receives truck, $50,000 from Progressive Trucker with 4.5 million secure miles is North Dakota’s Driver of the Yr Bison’s Transport’s Kirt McDougall named Canada’s driver of the yr Relay Funds honors drivers; 2 win journeys to Atlanta NASCAR race Trucker with 34 years of expertise wins Nationwide Driving Competitors ATHS to honor inductees into Trucking and Trade Chief Corridor of Fame
Darryl Tolle, Ryder driver of 35 years, wins CVSA’s driver excellence award Outdated Dominion Freight Line drivers take prime honors in RI competitors FedEx Freight’s Brian Walker wins Indiana driving competitors Texas crowns FedEx Floor driver grand champion of expertise contest Walmart trucker wins annual Arkansas driving expertise competitors MI driving championship received by Walmart Transportation trucker Publix Tremendous Markets driver wins Florida driving competitors title FedEx drivers win quite a few awards at New York driving competitors FedEx Freight’s Mike Gentle wins PMTA driving expertise competitors FedEx Freight’s David Hawk is Alabama affiliation’s grand champion XPO trucker is grand championship of NJ driving contest Werner’s Eric Stein wins a number of awards at Nebraska driving contest 3 million mile trucker named Arkansas affiliation’s Driver of the Yr Trucker with 50 years on the street named Virginia’s Driver of the Yr FedEx Freight driver grand champion of Tennessee driving competitors Continental Categorical trucker named driver of the yr by security council FedEx Freight driver wins Arizona Truck Driving Championship Every of TCA’s 5 Skilled Drivers of the Yr receives $20,000 3 veteran truckers are Girls In Trucking’s Drivers of the Yr Veteran trucker is Alabama Trucking Affiliation’s Driver of the Yr Freeway Transport trucker named Louisiana Truck Driver of the Yr FedEx Freight driver wins Louisiana Truck Driving Championships
