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CarriersEdge Announces 2025 Best Fleets to Drive For

The 17th annual Best Fleets to Drive For program recognizes the best workplaces for North American truck drivers.

Happy truck drivers at Leonard's Express trucking company.

An unwavering commitment to drivers' safety and quality of life landed Leonard's Express a spot as one of 2025's Best Fleets to Drive For. 

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CarriersEdge, which provides online driver training for the trucking industry, announced the 2025 Best Fleets to Drive For.

Best Fleets to Drive for is an annual fleet recognition program. This the 17th year that CarriersEdge has recognized the best workplaces for truck drivers.

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Truck Driver Input Helps Determine 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 2025 Best Fleets program, for-hire motor 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 driver compensation and benefits, HR strategies, operations, professional development, and work/life balance. 

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Driver surveys were also conducted to collect input from company drivers and independent contractors to measure their satisfaction working with the fleets. The results of the questionnaire and surveys were compiled and scored to help identify the top-performing companies.

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.

Enhancing the Workplace for Truck Drivers

“This year, the Best Fleets continued to invest in new and creative programs to enhance the workplace experience for drivers,” said Jane Jazrawy, CarriersEdge CEO.

“Despite what’s been a tough economy the past couple of years for fleets, the Best Fleets Top 20 and Hall of Fame members have continued to show that the well-being of their drivers remains a top priority.”

2025 Top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For:

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  • America’s Service Line – Green Bay, WI

  • American Central Transport – Kansas City, MO

  • Brenny Specialized, Inc. – St. Joseph, MN

  • C.A.T. Inc. – Coteau-du-Lac, QC

  • Challenger Motor Freight Inc. – Cambridge, ON

  • Chief Carriers, Inc. – Grand Island, NE

  • Continental Express, Inc. – Sidney, OH

  • Crawford Trucking – Des Moines, IA 

  • Decker Truck Line, Inc. – Fort Dodge, IA

  • Fortigo Freight Services Inc. – Etobicoke, ON

  • Fremont Contract Carriers, Inc. – Fremont, NE

  • Ippolito Transportation – Burlington, ON

  • K & J Trucking, Inc. – Sioux Falls, SD

  • Kriska Holdings Limited – Prescott, ON

  • Leonard's Express, Inc. – Farmington, NY

  • PGT Trucking, Inc. – Aliquippa, PA

  • Thomas E. Keller Trucking Inc. – Defiance, OH

  • TLD Logistics Services, Inc. – Knoxville, TN

  • TransLand – Strafford, MO

  • Wellington Motor Freight – Aberfoyle, ON

2025 Best Fleets to Drive For Hall of Fame:

  • Bison Transport Inc – Winnipeg, MB

  • Boyle Transportation, an Andlauer Healthcare Group Company – Billerica, MA

  • Central Oregon Truck Company – a TFI International Company – Redmond, OR

  • FTC Transportation, Inc. – Oklahoma City, OK

  • Garner Trucking, Inc – Findlay, OH

  • Grand Island Express – Grand Island, NE

  • Halvor Lines, Inc. – Superior, WI

  • Nussbaum Transportation Services, Inc – Hudson, IL

  • Prime Inc. – Springfield, MO

  • Transpro Freight Systems Limited – Milton, ON

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

  • Quality Carriers, Inc. – Tampa, FL

  • S&H Express, Inc. – York, PA

  • Steve’s Livestock Transport – Blumenort, MB

  • USXL – Foristell, MO

  • Williams Dedicated, LLC – Michigan City, IN

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Overall Winners to Be Announced

From the Top 20, two overall winners will be unveiled. These will include both large and small fleet categories. The announcement will be made at the Best Fleets Education & Awards Conference, March 3-4, 2025, at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

CarriersEdge will also present the Stratosphere Award, which recognizes the top-scoring fleet in the Best Fleets Hall of Fame. 

In addition to announcing the overall program winners, the Best Fleets Education & Awards Conference will 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.

To learn more about the Best Fleets to Drive For program, visit https://www.bf2df.com.

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