The National Private Truck Council recently inducted four private fleet truck drivers into its Driver Hall of Fame.
During the NPTC annual conference, the council honored:
- James “JD” Chasteen, Shaw Industries Group, Dalton, Georgia
- Scott “Scottie” Edwards, Primo Brands Corp., Portland, Maine
- Kenny White, AutoZone, Zanesville, Ohio
- Donald Young, Marathon Petroleum Co., Columbus, Ohio
The NPTC Driver Hall of Fame inducts four drivers per year at NPTC’s annual Education Management Conference & Exhibition. To qualify, a driver must have 3 million miles, 20 years, or 50,000 hours of consecutive driving without a preventable accident.
The nomination process begins in January of each year with an early-February submission deadline. Eligible nominees who meet the preliminary qualifications but are not selected as Hall of Fame Inductees are awarded an Honorable Mention certificate of achievement following the Conference.
Since the program begin in 1987, NPTC has honored 152 drivers from a broad spectrum of the nation’s top private truck fleets.
Carriers honored by Next Generation in Trucking
The Next Generation in Trucking Association recently recognized 16 carriers as recipients of its new Career Catalyst Award.
The award recognizes the effort, time and resources of companies that try to reach younger people to promote trucking as a positive first-choice career.
This year’s 16 winners include large, medium and small fleets, as well as private fleets:
- Ryder System
- Kenan Advantage Group
- Averitt
- Old Dominion Freight Lines
- Christenson Transportation
- Keller Trucking
- Upper Lake Foods
- Alaska West Express
- Garner Trucking
- Key Oil
- Ben E. Keith Foods
- Republic Service
- Boyd CAT
- Cal Valley Trucking
- Ginsberg’s Foods
- Performance Food Service
This year’s awards program was sponsored by The National Transportation Institute.
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