Lytx Inc. recently announced the winners of the company's 2025 Driver and Coach of the Year awards..
The program this year received a record number of nominations, the highest in its 12-year history and a 30% increase over 2024.
The 2025 award recipients were nominated by their peers and managers, and Lytx selected winners based on their outstanding work in the fields of Services/Utilities, Transit/Motor Coach, For-Hire Trucking, Private Truck Fleet/Distribution, and Waste/Construction.
2025 Drivers of the Year by category are:
Services / Utilities
- First-Place Winner – Jerry Fitzgerald (Rottler Pest Solutions)
- Second Place – Jeff Weaver (AmeriGas Propane)
- Third Place – Clark Christianson (Give and Go Express, Inc.)
Transit / Motor Coach
- First-Place Winner – Julie Greene (Salter Transportation)
- Second Place – Donjaray Baker (Transdev Chicago PACE)
- Third Place – Ivette Calderon (Hendrickson Bus, Beacon Mobility)
For-Hire Trucking
- First-Place Winner – Roland G. Esquibel (Ryder System, INC.)
- Second Place – Bishal Sutti (HUB Group)
- Third Place – Michael Whitehurst Jr. (UPS)
Private Truck Fleet / Distribution
- First-Place Winner – David Todosciuk (River Valley Ingredients – Tyson Foods)
- Second Place – Jacques Allen (Imperial Dade)
- Third Place – Ryan Thorne (Kwik Trip, Inc.)
Waste / Construction
- First-Place Winner – Freddy Thomas (Waste Connections)
- Second Place – Chris Foley (MANATT’S, INC.)
- Third Place – Hector Buz (Dolese Bros Co)
2025 Coaches of the Year by category are:
Services / Utilities
- First-Place Winner – Melissa Noe (Dycom Industries, Inc.)
- Second Place – James Martin (Ranger Energy Services, LLC)
- Third Place – Manny Fimbres (Allied University Security)
Transit / Motor Coach
- First-Place Winner – Alphonso Burns (Transdev)
- Second Place – Candy Stodden (Kansas Central School Bus Company)
- Third Place – Suzanna Marie Trevino (Mr. Greens Produce)
For-Hire Trucking
- First-Place Winner – Parminder Choumwer (UPS)
- Second Place – Shane Patterson (Melton Truck Lines, Inc.)
- Third Place – Amber Gromis (J.B. Hunt Transportation)
Private Truck Fleet / Distribution
- First-Place Winner – Emily Wolford (Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling – Bay City, Michigan)
- Second Place – Dylan West (Keystops LLC)
- Third Place – James Dowd (ABARTA Coca-Cola)
Waste / Construction
- First-Place Winner – Neil Rivers (Stericycle)
- Second Place – Shelley Krantz (Vulcan Materials Company)
- Third Place – Ed Ziegler (MANATT’S, INC.)
“We are honored and heartened to have received so many incredible nominations this year,” said Jeff Martin, Lytx’s VP of Global Sales Strategy. “Every individual who was nominated showed genuine and abiding commitment to the safety in their community. We are grateful for their vigilance in helping to ensure that every journey ends with a safe return.”
“These inspiring individuals illustrate the powerful dynamic between drivers and coaches, and the lasting benefits that coaching methods such as positive recognition and in-person conversations can have."
