The results are in, and the Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge of Markham, Ontario, announced that they have selected 20 trucking companies from across North America as the 2014 Best Fleets to Drive For.
The annual survey and contest, now in its sixth year, identifies for-hire trucking companies that provide the best workplace experiences for their drivers.
This year’s winners are as follows:
Bison Transport, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Brian Kurtz Trucking Ltd., Breslau, Ontario
Central Oregon Trucking Company Inc., Redmond, Oregon
DJ Knoll Transport Ltd., Emerald Park, Saskatchewan
Fremont Contract Carriers Inc., Fremont, Nebraska
FTC Transportation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Gordon Trucking Inc., Pacific, Washington
Grammer Industries Inc., Grammer, Indiana
Grand Island Express, Grand Island, Nebraska
Halvor Lines Inc., Superior, Wisconsin
Kriska Holdings Ltd., Prescott, Ontario
Landstar System Inc., Jacksonville, Florida
Load One, LLC, Taylor, Michigan
Motor Carrier Service Inc., Northwood, Ohio
Paramount Freight Systems, LLC, Ft. Myers, Florida
Prime Inc., Springfield, Missouri
Sue Vinje Trucking, Superior, Wisconsin
TimeLine Logistic International Ltd., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Transpro Freight Systems, Ltd., Milton, Ontario
Trimac Transportation, Calgary, Alberta
In addition, five companies have been identified as “Fleets to Watch” (honorable mentions) for demonstrating innovation in their driver programs:
Drive Logistics, Windsor, Ontario
Erb Group of Companies, New Hamburg, Ontario
Roehl Transport Inc., Marshfield, Wisconsin
Steelman Transportation, Inc., Springfield, Missouri
Tennant Truck Lines Inc., Colona, Illinois
The nomination process began in the fall of 2013, when company drivers and owner-operators were asked to nominate carriers that operate 10 or more trucks. After confirming the validity of the nominations and the trucking companies’ desire to participate, CarriersEdge 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.
Mark Murrell, president of CarriersEdge, said: “The biggest trend we saw this year was a shift to mobile technology. Most companies are using smartphones and tablets to deliver information to their drivers, and some are even developing their own custom mobile apps.”
The winners represent a wide range of fleet sizes and business focus areas. The smallest fleet has 25 drivers, while the largest has more than 8,500.