Year Winner Location
1957

James A. Davis

Chippewa Motor Freight 

Illinois

Chicago, IL
1958

Floyd F. Brown

Motor Cargo, Inc. 

Milwaukee, WI

Miami Beach, FL
1959

Floyd F. Brown

Motor Cargo, Inc. 

Milwaukee, WI

Louisville, KY
1960

Donald J Beaudette 

Land O'Lakes Creameries, Inc. 

Minneapolis, MN 

St. Paul, MN
1961

Arnold C. Alcorn 

Standard Oil Division of Amoco 

Golden Valley, MN 

Detroit, MI
1962

William J. Kline 

Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc.

Philadelphia, PA 

Dallas, TX 
1963

Clyde W. Lutz 

Carolina Freight Carriers Corp. 

Carryville, NC 

Miami Beach, FL
1964

Clyde W. Lutz 

Carolina Freight Carriers Corp. 

Carryville, NC 

Louisville, KY
1965

Donald J Beaudette 

Land O'Lakes Creameries, Inc. 

Minneapolis, MN 

Kansas City, MO
1966

Teddy A. Green 

Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc. 

Minneapolis, MN
1967

Richard Wilke

Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc. 

New Jersey 

Tulsa, OK
1968

William J. Long 

Lyons Transportation Lines, Inc. 

Ohio

Cincinnati, OH
1969

Norman L. Reel 

Crouch Bros. 

Kansas

Denver, CO
1970

Paul D. Good

Suburban Motor Freight 

Ohio

Miami Beach, FL
1971

William J. Klein 

Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc. 

Pennsylvania

Houston, TX
1972

George P. Holik 

Eazor Express, Inc. 

Illinois 

Louisville, KY
1973

William J. Klein 

Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc. 

Pennsylvania

Denver, CO
1974

Ronald J Bowman, Sr. 

Getty Oil Co.

Pennsylvania 

Minneapolis, MN 
1975

Glen D. Harris 

Chicago Kansas City Freight Line 

Kansas

Indianapolis, IN
1976

William J. Klein 

Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc. 

Pennsylvania

Fort Worth, TX
1977

Richard A. Gillespie

Century-Mercury Motor Freight, Inc. 

Minnesota  

Kansas City, MO
1978

Teddy A. Green 

Mason & Dixon Lines, Inc. 

Virginia 

St. Louis, MO
1979

Robert E. Friend 

Advanced United Expressways 

St. Anthony, MN 

Phoenix, AZ
1980

George Holik 

Eazor Express 

Forest View, IL 

Kansas City, MO
1981

James Hansen 

The Milwaukee Motor Trans. Co. 

Illinois

Indianapolis, IN
1982

Leonard E. Huffman 

Overnite Transportation Co. 

Richmond, VA 

Kansas City, MO
1983

Ralph O. Webster 

Schrivner, Inc. 

Oklahoma City, OK 

Fort Worth, TX
1984

George P Holik

Steve J. Dunne Cartage 

Illinois 

Indianapolis, IN
1985

W. James Glennnon, Jr. 

The Kroger Company 

Speedway, IN

St. Louis, MO
1986

Marvin J. Rhoades

Transus, Inc. 

Georgia 

Kansas City, MO
1987

George P Holik

Steve J. Dunne Cartage 

Illinois 

Fort Worth, TX
1988

Clarence S. Jenkins, Jr. 

Overnite Transportation Co. 

West Virginia 

St. Louis, MO
1989

James A. Herrmann 

Gateway Foods 

Onalaska, WI 

Memphis, TN
1990

Albert McGee 

Exxon Co., U.S.A.

Louisiana

Dallas, TX 
1991

Clarence J. Hasbrook 

Super Value Stores 

Minnesota 

Minneapolis, MN
1992

Mark Corriveau 

Hannaford Trucking Company 

Maine 

Nashville, TN
1993

Charles C. Brown 

Pepsico Food Systems 

Kansas 

Denver, CO
1994

Frederick H. Schenk 

DeMoulas Markets 

Massachusetts 

Tampa, FL
1995

Domenick Santarcangelo 

Martin Brower Company 

Florida 

New Orleans, LA
1996

Eleno P. Lara 

H.E.B. Grocery 

Texas 

Columbus, OH
1997

Horace A Davis, Jr. 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 

Texas 

Minneapolis, MN
1998

Jason K. Frey 

Overnight Transportation Co. 

Massachusetts 

Long Beach, CA 
1999

Eleno P. Lara 

H.E.B. Grocery 

Texas 

Tampa, FL
2000

Tom C. Turner 

Martin Brower Co., Inc. 

Georgia 

New Orleans, LA
2001

Joseph E. Obregon

Ruan Transp. Management Systems 

Georgia 

Minneapolis, MN
2002

John R. Plummer 

Wal-Mart Transportation, LLC

New Hampshire 

Milwaukee, WI
2003

Scott Stoudnour 

Jevic Transportation, Inc. 

Pennsylvania 

Columbus, OH
2004

Toby Kort 

FedEx Freight 

Nebraska 

Salt Lake City, UT
2005

Ryland Hogan 

Wilson Trucking Corporation 

Virginia 

Tampa, FL
2006

James Hines 

Wal-Mart Transportation, LLC 

Virginia 

New Orleans, LA
2007

Kevin S. Harris, Sr. 

ABF Freight System, Inc. 

New York 

Minneapolis, MN
2008

Buner H. Evans 

USF Holland

Georgia 

Houston, TX 
2009

Dale L. Duncan 

Con-Way Freight 

California 

Pittsburgh, PA
2010

Steve M. Elliston

Wal-Mart Transportation, LLC 

Michigan 

Columbus, OH
2011

Hershel B. Evans 

Holland 

Georgia 

Orlando, FL
2012

Michael C. Grogan 

Con-Way Freight 

Idaho

Minneapolis, MN
2013

George D. Johnson 

UPS Freight

Virginia 

Salt Lake City, UT 
2014

Wayne Gootee

Walmart Transportation, LLC

Michigan 

Pittsburgh, PA
2015

Eric Ramsdell

Walmart Transportation 

Oregon 

St. Louis, MO
2016

Toby Kort 

FedEx Freight 

Nebraska 

Indianapolis, IN
2017

Michael Miltrnberger

Pitt Ohio 

Maryland 

Orlando, FL
2018

Duane Staveness 

FedEx Freight 

Wisconsin

Columbus, OH
2019

David Hall 

ABF Freight 

Arkansas 

Pittsburgh, PA 
2022

David Guinn

Publix Super Markets, Inc. 

Florida

Indianapolis, IN
2023

John Greene

FedEx Freight 

Connecticut

Columbus, OH
2024

Brandon Hardy 

XPO

Nevada 

Indianapolis, IN