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Hero of the Highway Award

The Trucking Industry Defense Association’s (TIDA) “Hero of the Highway” award is bestowed annually upon a commercial driver who deserves recognition for heroic behavior and/or extraordinary public service demonstrated in the past year. The TIDA Board of Directors selects the recipient of the Hero of the Highway Award.

 

2023 Nominations are closed. Nominations for 2024 will be open Spring 2024.

 

 

2022 Award Recipient

Congratulations to Charlie Fleury of USA Truck, Inc., a DB Schenker Company! 



Pictured from left to right: Mike Noble, USA Truck a DB Schenker Company; Charlie Fleury, 2022 Hero of the Highway Recipient;
April Arnold, USA Truck a DB Schenker Company; Kevin Chignell, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

 

 

Hero of the Highway Past Recipients

Click on the awardees name below to watch how they earned the Hero of the Highway award.
2021

Dewayne Lee Walker, Landstar Inway, Inc
2019

Irena Ivic, Milwaukee County Transit System
2018 Darren Phillips, Sevier Valley Transportation 
2017

Ron Kneeland, Maverick Transportation LLC
2016

Shawn Neiman, Ward Trucking
2015 

Amy S. Norris, B&B Trucking

2013

Adam Phillips, Ruan Transportation Management Systems

2012

Mike Salmon, Southeastern Freight Lines

2011

Alton Greeson, Transport America

2010

David Nelson, Werner Enterprises