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Truckload Carriers Association, Overdrive, and Truckers News

Announce 2020 Driver of the Year Finalists

 

Top company drivers and owner operators to compete for prestigious title in April 2021

 

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), and its partners Overdrive and Truckers News, are pleased to announce the 2020 Company Driver of the Year and 2020 Owner Operator of the Year finalists.

 

Each year, the Driver of the Year Contests recognize company and owner operator professional truck drivers who provide safe and reliable transportation of North America’s goods.

 

The top six finalists were selected based on their demonstrated ability to operate safely on public highways, their efforts to enhance the public image of the trucking industry, and their contributions to their local communities.

 

Thanks to the generosity of our long-time sponsors, Cummins Inc. and Love’s Travel Stops, each grand prize winner will receive $25,000, while the two runners-up in each division will win $2,500.

 

The following professional truck drivers will now compete for the prestigious grand prize in their respective categories:

 

2020 Company Driver of the Year Contest finalists:

 

Betty Aragon

Tucumcari, New Mexico

Wilson Logistics, Inc. Springfield, Missouri;

 

Dennis Cravener

Virginia Beach, Virginia,

Givens Transportation Chesapeake, Virginia

 

Susie De Ridder

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

Armour Transportation Systems Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.

 

2020 Owner Operator of the Year Contest finalists:

 

Glen Horack

Elkland, Missouri

Prime Inc. Springfield, Missouri

 

Douglas Schildgen

Waterloo, Iowa

Warren Transport, Inc. Waterloo, Iowa

 

Bryan Smith

Asbury, Iowa

Tucker Freight Lines Dubuque, Iowa.

 

Each owner operator finalist will be showcased by Overdrive and each company driver finalist will be showcased by Truckers News. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to highlight these drivers in these national media outlets and hope that the exposure will heighten reader awareness about TCA and the Driver of the Year competition, while outlining best practices that other drivers may wish to emulate.

 

Grand prize winners will be announced at TCA’s Annual Convention – Truckload 2021: Las Vegas – on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.

 

For more information on the Driver of the Year Contests, please visit www.truckload.org/DOY.