NPTC Recognizes 2025 National Driver All-Stars

ORLANDO, FL – Twenty-one private fleet truck drivers who have demonstrated high performance standards against their peer drivers throughout the country based on customer service, safety, adherence to company standards, regulatory compliance, and community service have been honored by the National Private Truck Council (NPTC) as 2025 National Driver All-Stars. The award is co-sponsored by International Motors and TrueBlue’s Centerline Drivers.

“These drivers embody all the characteristics, skills and attitudes that are the heart of what enables the private fleet to continue to deliver exceptional levels of customer service,” according to NPTC President and CEO Gary Petty. “They are ambassadors, not only for their company, but for the entire private fleet community. We are honored to recognize these private fleet drivers for meeting high performance standards in the fields of customer service, safety and compliance.”

NPTC initiated the National Driver All-Stars program in 2009 to recognize those drivers of NPTC fleet member companies based on how they perform against their own internal customer service metrics. Specific measures of the recognition include:

Customer service (uniform/appearance; on-time deliveries; attitude/conduct; customer feedback; loading/unloading; cooperation)
Safety (number of DOT reportable accidents; number of OSHA reportable injuries; number of traffic violations verified by current MVR)
Compliance with company standards (attendance, attendance at safety meetings, training, paperwork, etc.)
Regulatory compliance (hours of service, DVIR, MVR, etc.)
Community service

This year’s National Driver All-Star honorees are:

Timothy Anderson, JBS Carriers, Inc.
Gregory Basnight, Walgreen Oshkosh, Inc. assigned by CPC Logistics, Inc.
Eugene Commer, Tempur Sealy International, Inc.
Melinda Cortes, Standard Logistics Transportation assigned by TrueBlue’s Centerline Drivers
Jimmie Covert, Schwan Food Company
William Crawford, Procter & Gamble Company assigned by CPC Logistics, Inc.
Samuel Daniels, Frito-Lay, Inc.
Lee Dickey, LSP Transport, LLC
Kenneth Dunn, America’s Service Line, LLC
Joe Finlen, Marathon Petroleum Company LP
Craig Horn, Target Stores
Wesley Michael Lowrance, AutoZone, Inc.
Richard Matney, Kroger Company
Tom Merriman, Sheetz / CLI Transport
Thomas Mumford, New South Express, Inc
Raul Perez, Occidental Chemical Corporation
Daryl Russell, CVS Health
Stuart M. Shuck, John Deere assigned by CPC Logistics, Inc.
Rickey Stracener, SWTO, LLC | SEI Fuels
Rene Umana, Toyota Quality Parts Express assigned by CPC Logistics, Inc.
Samuel Valentine, Coastal Pacific Food Distributors assigned by TruBlue’s Centerline Drivers

2025 NPTC National Driver All-Stars | Photo: NPTC

About NPTC

Founded in 1939, the National Private Truck Council is the only national trade association exclusively representing the interests of the private truck industry and corporate/business private truck fleet management. With an actively engaged leadership team of Board representatives, member volunteers and staff, NPTC in the past decade has grown significantly to serve a rising professional class of private fleet practitioners meeting the challenges of modern corporate transportation. NPTC is the leading learning resource center, government affairs advocate, and business networking culture for America’s top private fleet and supplier member companies. The Council produces benchmarking, best practices, and economic data reports on the private fleet market; administers the highly regarded Certified Transportation Professional (CTP) training program, and conducts some of the most successful events in the trucking industry including the Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition, the Private Fleet Management Institute, and the National Safety Conference. For more information about the Council’s activities and programs, visit our website at www.nptc.org

About International

Based in Lisle, Illinois, International Motors, LLC* creates solutions that deliver greater uptime and productivity to our customers throughout the full operation of our commercial vehicles. We build International® trucks and engines and IC Bus® school and commercial buses that are as tough and as smart as the people who drive them. We also develop Fleetrite® aftermarket parts. In everything we do, our vision is to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility to create the cleaner, safer world we all deserve. As of 2021, we joined Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus in TRATON GROUP, a global champion of the truck and transport services industry. To learn more, visit www.International.com.

* International Motors, LLC d/b/a International Motors USA LLC in Illinois and Ohio.

About TrueBlue’s Centerline Drivers
Centerline Drivers, a TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) company, connects over 4,500 drivers annually with Fortune 1000 and mid-sized companies. Centerline has been delivering superior staffing service to fleet operators and good jobs to qualified drivers since its founding in 1975. It offers nationwide coverage from a network of branches in 40 U.S. markets and a centralized service operation. Learn more at www.centerlinedrivers.com.