2016 Best Fleets To Drive For Announced
The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge this week announced the winners of this year’s Best Fleets to Drive For contest.
The annual contest spotlights carriers that have been nominated by drivers. The companies that were nominated are then evaluated on a “broad range of criteria” such as driver compensation, benefits, driver support, the company’s commitment to a favorable work-life balance, safety, annual turnover rate and more.
Top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For
- Bay and Bay Transportation, Eagan, Minnesota
- Bison Transport, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Boyle Transportation, Billerica, Massachusetts
- Central Oregon Truck Company, Inc., Redmond, Oregon
- Challenger Motor Freight Inc., Cambridge, Ontario
- Erb Group, New Hamburg, Ontario
- Fremont Contract Carriers, Inc., Fremont, Nebraska
- FTC Transportation, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Grand Island Express, Inc., Grand Island, Nebraska
- Halvor Lines, Inc., Superior, Wisconsin
- Interstate Distributor Co., Tacoma, Washington
- Kriska Holdings Ltd., Prescott, Ontario
- Landstar System, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida
- Melton Truck Lines, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Motor Carrier Service, LLC, Northwood, Ohio
- Nussbaum Transportation, Hudson, Illinois
- Paramount Freight Systems, LLC, Ft Myers, Florida
- Prime Inc., Springfield, Missouri
- TLD Logistics Services, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee
- TransPro Freight Systems, Ltd., Milton, Ontario
In addition, five companies have been identified as “Fleets to Watch” (honorable mentions) for demonstrating innovation in their driver programs:
- Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc., Clayton, Alabama
- Brenny Specialized, Inc., St. Cloud, Minnesota
- Crete Carrier Corporation, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Maverick Transportation, LLC, North Little Rock, Arkansas
- Trimac Transportation, Calgary, Alberta
“To be considered for the Best Fleets program, a company operating 10 trucks or more had to be nominated by at least one of its company drivers or owner operators. CarriersEdge then interviewed human resources representatives and executives of the nominated fleets about their corporate direction, policies, and programs. Nominated fleets were evaluated against a scoring matrix covering a variety of categories, such as total compensation package (base pay, bonuses, vacation, sick days, etc.), health benefits, pension plans, professional development opportunities, career path/advancement opportunities, and more,” TCA said in a press release.