Best Fleets to Drive For Nominations Open
The 17th edition of the annual Best Fleets to Drive For survey and contest seeks best employers in North American trucking industry.
Shelley Schipper, president of K&J Trucking, center, receives "Best Overall Small Fleet" award from Jane Jazrawy, CarriersEdge CEO, right at the 2024 Best Fleets to Drive For awards ceremony.
Photo: CarriersEdge
Best Fleets to Drive For, produced by CarriersEdge, has officially opened nominations for the 17th edition of the program. Now through October 31st, 2024, company drivers and independent contractors can visit www.bf2df.com to formally nominate the companies they work with as Best Fleets to Drive For.
All for-hire fleets operating 10 or more tractor-trailers in the US or Canada, regardless of freight segment, are eligible to participate in the program.
Celebrating the Importance of Drivers
Once nominated, fleets who choose to participate complete a questionnaire and interview, providing information about driver programs across a range of categories. A selection of drivers is also surveyed, supplementing the information provided by management. Company responses and driver surveys are compiled and scored, with the top 20 scorers identified as Best Fleets to Drive For. The top 20 is then divided into “small” and “large” fleet categories and the top scoring fleet in each category is crowned Best Overall Fleet for the category. The top scoring fleet in the Hall of Fame will also be honored as an overall winner in that category.
The Top 20 Best Fleets, the overall winners, and fleets entering the Hall of Fame will be recognized at the Best Fleets to Drive For Education & Awards Conference March 3-4, 2025 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina.
“Despite coming through some of the most challenging conditions the industry has seen in decades, fleets have managed not to lose sight of the importance of supporting their drivers,” said Jane Jazrawy, CEO of CarriersEdge. “We’re excited to hear about the new, innovative ways companies are making a difference for their people.”
More information on Best Fleets to Drive For, including best practices and details of past winners, is available at www.bf2df.com.
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