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TruckDriver.com congratulates Remy Braun of D&D Sexton Inc., Carthage, MO, for being named the 2019 ATA Driver of the Year. This national recognition is a tremendous follow up to having been awarded the 2018 Missouri Driver of the Year.

Including his time in the U.S. Army, Remy Braun has been behind the wheel of a truck for 34 years — the last 22 of which as both a driver and trainer for D&D Sexton in Carthage. In addition to accumulating 2.8 million accident-free miles, Remy has made 21 state appearances and three appearances at the National Truck Driving Championships and was nominated by the Missouri Trucking Association.

He was in a company truck when he received a phone call from his boss he’ll never forget…

“I was training at the time, Danny asked me if I was driving and I said I was training,” explained Bruan. “I was sitting in the side seat and he didn’t want to tell me while I was driving because I laughed, I cried — I was just overwhelmed. It was quite an honor.”

In order to be considered for the prestigious title of ATA’s Driver of the Year, you must first be your state’s driver of the month, then your state’s driver of the year.

Candidates are selected from a pool of exceptional state Drivers of the Year submitted by state trucking associations. Each candidate's qualifications are reviewed by a panel of judges. The field of nominees is narrowed down to a group of finalists who are judged by a panel comprised of members from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and law enforcement representatives, who selects the award winner.