CarriersEdge Names 20 Best Fleets to Drive For

CarriersEdge, a provider of online driver training for the trucking industry, has announced the 2024 Best Fleets to Drive For. These North American for-hire trucking companies are being recognized for providing the best workplace experiences for their company drivers and independent contractors.

To be considered for the 2024 Best Fleets program, for-hire carriers operating 10 tractor-trailers or more were nominated by a company driver or owner-operator currently working with them.

These nominated fleets were then evaluated across a range of categories, including:

• Compensation and benefits
• HR strategies
• Operations
• Professional development
• Work/life balance

Finally, each fleet collected surveys from its drivers to measure the satisfaction of the fleet. The results of the questionnaire and surveys were compiled and scored to identify the top performers.

The fleets with the highest overall scores are recognized as Best Fleets to Drive For. Fleets receiving the distinction for 10 consecutive years (or seven consecutive years plus an overall winner award) are inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Best Fleets

The 2024 Top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For are:

1. American Central Transport, – Kansas City, Missouri
2. Brenny Specialized – Saint Joseph, Minnesota
3. C.A.T. – Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada
4. Challenger Motor Freight – Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
5. Chief Carriers – Grand Island, Nebraska
6. Continental Express – Sidney, Ohio
7. Crawford Trucking – Des Moines, Iowa
8. Decker Truck Line – Fort Dodge, Iowa
9. Erb Transport – New Hamburg, Ontario, Canada
10. Fortigo Freight Services – Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada
11. Fremont Contract Carriers – Fremont, Nebraska
12. K & J Trucking – Sioux Falls, South Dakota
13. Kriska Holdings Limited – Prescott, Ontario, Canada
14. Leonard's Express – Farmington, New York
15. Nick Strimbu – Brookfield, Ohio
16. PGT Trucking – Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
17. Thomas E. Keller Trucking – Defiance, Oho
18. TLD Logistics Services – Knoxville, Tennessee
19. Transland – Strafford, Missouri
20. Wellington Group of Companies – Aberfoyle, Ontario, Canada

Hall of Fame Fleets

Fleets requalifying for the Best Fleets to Drive For Hall of Fame are:

1. Bison Transport – Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
2. Boyle Transportation – Billerica, Massachusetts
3. Central Oregon Truck Company – Redmond, Oregon
4. FTC Transportation – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
5. Garner Trucking – Findlay, Ohio
6. Grand Island Express – Grand Island, Nebraska
7. Halvor Lines – Superior, Wisconsin
8. Nussbaum Transportation Services – Hudson, Illinois
9. Prime – Springfield, Missouri
10. TransPro Freight Systems – Milton, Ontario, Canada

“The past year has been exceptionally difficult for the trucking industry,” said Jane Jazrawy, CEO of CarriersEdge. “However, the Best Fleets continued to find new ways to improve the work experience for their drivers and independent contractors, once again raising the bar on what’s possible. The Hall of Fame took that even further, with all 10 of last year’s Hall of Famers requalifying through a range of innovative programs and driver supports.”

Fleets to Watch

In addition to the Top 20 and Hall of Fame, five Fleets to Watch (honorable mentions) were also identified:

1. Ippolito Transportation – Burlington, Ontario, Canada
2. Magnum Companies – Fargo, North Dakota
3. Mill Creek Motor Freight – Ayr, Ontario, Canada
4. Peninsula Truck Lines – Federal Way, Washington
5. Stokes Trucking – Tremonton, Utah

Overall Winners

From the Top 20, two overall winners will be unveiled, in large and small fleet categories, at the Best Fleets Education & Awards Conference, April 8-9, at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina.

In addition to announcing the winners, the conference will also share full details of the data collected during this year’s edition of the program — stats, trends, and innovative programs from all the Top 20 and Hall of Fame fleets. The conference is sponsored by EpicVue, TruckRight, and Netradyne.