National Private Truck Council honors fleets for their safety records

Twelve private fleets were recently honored by the National Private Truck Council by receiving the organization’s Fleet Safety Awards, sponsored by International Motors and Centerline Drivers. 

The recognition took place in conjunction with the NPTC Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition, held in Orlando.

”The Fleet Safety Awards recognize NPTC member companies that work to make safety a priority in their private fleet operations,” said Kate Mirise, CTP, Chair of the NPTC Safety Committee and Central Ohio Logistics Manager for The Royal Group. “These annual fleet safety awards in particular recognize companies with the lowest ratio of accidents per million miles for the past year.” This year’s winners (based on safety performance achieved in 2025) are:

LOCAL (fleets whose vehicles deliver in a local market regardless of size)

1. Target
2. Composites One LLC
3. Cohen Transport / Recycling

REGIONAL (all other fleets, including long-haul)

1. Clinton’s Ditch Coop Co., Inc.
2. America’s Service Line, LLC
3. SWTO, LLC / SEI Fueld

MIXED SMALL (fewer than 100 vehicles)       

1. RedGuard
2. Chobani LLC
3. Johnsonville Trucking LLC

MIXED LARGE (more than 100 vehicles)

1. Contract Transportation Systems/Sherwin-Williams Co.
2. ADM Trucking, Inc.
3. Vantive Healthcare

Also recognized were those fleets with outstanding and/or improved safety records based upon their crash rates. Winners of the Gold Seal, awarded to fleets with a terminal that experienced no crashes in 2024, include:

• Clopay Transportation Company
• Hillyard, Inc.
• Interstate Batteries
• Marathon Petroleum Company LP

Winners of the Silver Seal, presented to those companies with a terminal that reduced its vehicle crash rates by 40% or more compared to the previous year, were:

• Marathon Petroleum Company LP
• New South Express, Inc.
• Pitney Bowes Inc.

The Bronze Seal recognition is presented to companies with a terminal that reduced its vehicle crash rates by 20% to 39% from the previous year. The winners of the Bronze Seal are:

• Contract Transportation Systems/Sherwin-Williams Co.
• Marathon Petroleum Company LP
• New South Express, Inc.