With the annual “Best Fleets to Drive For” competition, the Truckload Carriers Association and Carriers Edge have honored the best carriers for the past fourteen years. Licensed truck drivers and freelance contractors may now officially submit the business they work for as the best fleet to drive for because the contest has come back for its fifteenth edition.The deadline for nominations is October 31.The nominations are accepted from fleets with ten or more tractor-trailers working in the United States or Canada. Participation is open to anyone, regardless of their TCA membership status.
An experienced truck driver canhonor his organization’s culture, initiatives, and workplace environment by submitting theirfleet for the contest. Senior executives will go on to engage in activities like answeringquestionnairesand giving interviews if the carrier decides to participate.A subset of truck operators will also take part in surveys to disclose more about the company’s policies and procedures.
The top twenty fleets with the best scores after the completion of the assessment phase will be namedthe “Best Fleets to Drive For” and revealed by the end of January 2023. Businesses will be separated into “small” and “big” carrier classifications in the database. At the TCA Annual Convention, which will be held March 4-7, 2023 in Kissimmee, Florida, two main champions will be awarded alongwith the othertop fleets and will be given a placein the contest’s hall of fame.
According to a news release from Jane Jazrawy, the CEO of Carriers Edge, the program changesevery year to suit what is really going on in the business. She further stated that they have seen carriers put in a lot of effort over the last two years to handle the unusual issues that surfaced during the COVID pandemic. They are now eager to learn the unique strategies that fleets have developed to move past the outbreak and handle the difficulties of a changing market.Jim Ward, the President of the Transportation Contractors Association, said he is interested in learning what new standards carriers have introduced following last year’s program to improve work conditions for experienced drivers and the business in general.
If you think the fleet that you drive for deserves to be a part of the contest, hurry up and nominate them before the deadline. It is just as important for independent truck drivers and contractors to find the best fleets to drive for as it is for construction businesses to find the best deal equipment available in the market. This contest is a great way for other freelance truck drivers and contractors to learn more about the best fleets out there.