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Our Trucking Awards Banquet will be held on March 1, 2025, where we will announce the winners of our 2025 Truck Driving Championships and celebrate the honorees of our Fleet Safety Awards, Safety Professional and Truck Driver of the Year programs. The dress code for the awards banquet is Sunday's best. 

Banquet registration is of no cost but must be done by completing registration to the left, if you are not already attending with a participating company. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the LMTA office.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

SATURDAY, MARCH 1
L'Auberge Hotel

• 6:00 - 7:00 PM | Cocktail Reception 
• 7:00 - 8:30 PM | Awards Banquet 

2025 FLEET SAFETY AWARD WINNERS

Presented by: Great West Casualty Company

The Fleet Safety Awards are an annual recognition for carriers operating in the State of Louisiana with the best safety record in its class. This is an opportunity to reward the professional efforts of our trucking members who help make our state’s highways safe. This competition stresses the importance of safety, recognizes professionalism, and focuses on the principles behind safe driving.

The 2025 Louisiana Great West Fleet Safety Awards Winners are as follows:

Under 1 million: Hazardous/Tank:
1st place: Freedom Trucks of America
1st place: Newman Transport
1st place: Occidental Chemical Corporation
2nd place: O’Nealgas, Inc.

1,000,000-3,000,000: Tank/Hazardous Materials
1st place: Hercules Transport, Inc.
2nd place: Texas Transeastern

3,000,000-6,000,000: Tank/Hazardous Materials 
1st place: Ergon Trucking Inc.

6,000,000-9,000,000: Tank/Hazardous Materials
1st place: Dupre Logistics

Under 1 million: Misc.
1st place: Occidental Chemical Corporation
1st place: Sabel Steet
2nd place: River City Ready Mix

9,000,000-12,000,000 miles: Misc.
1st place: Dupre Logistics

1,000,000-3,000,000 million: General Commodities Truckload
1st place: New South Express

12,000,000-20,000,000: General Commodities Truckload
1st place: C&S Wholesale Service Inc.
2nd place: Walmart Transportation

1,000,000-3,000,000: General Commodities LTL
1st place: Martin Brower

9,000,000-12,000,000: General Commodities LTL
1st place: Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc

Under 1 million: Household Goods
1st place: American Moving and Storage

Under 1 million: Heavy Haulers
1st place: RedGuard

1,000,000-3,000,000: Heavy Haulers
1st place: D & J Construction

Most Improved Award
TO BE ANNOUNCED AT THE BANQUET

President’s Award
TO BE ANNOUNCED AT THE BANQUET

2025 Louisiana State Troopers of the Year

Each year, this award recognizes officers for outstanding commitment to safety, willingness to work with the trucking industry, exceptional work record, and personal work ethics.  

2025 Troopers of the Year

• To be announced.

2025 SAFETY PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR

Safety Professional of the Year is awarded to a deserving person responsible for supervising the safety activities of a truck fleet. This person is of high moral character and has devoted his/her career to the field of highway and industrial safety. 

2025 Louisiana Safety Professional of the Year 

• To be announced during the Awards Banquet.

2025 LOUISIANA TRUCK DRIVER OF THE YEAR

A driver may be nominated for a long record of safe and courteous driving, an outstanding deed of heroism or highway courtesy, and/or for an outstanding contribution to highway safety. The Driver of the  Year will be featured on the cover of Open Road magazine.

2025 Louisiana Truck Driver of the Year 

• To be announced during the Awards Banquet.