Netradyne, an award-winning leader in AI-powered driver safety and fleet management, announced the inaugural winners of the 2025 Netradyne Driver Awards, recognizing professional drivers who exemplify exceptional safety performance, professionalism, and continuous improvement across North America.
The Driver Awards Program celebrates three categories:
- Top Driver, for exceptional GreenZone scores and sustained safe-driving streaks;
- Rising Star, for greatest improvement; and
- Rookie, for outstanding early-career performance.
Winners were selected across six industry verticals: Trucking, Distribution, Home & Commercial Services, Infrastructure & Construction Services, Waste & Sanitation, and Passenger Transit.
“These drivers demonstrate what excellence looks like every single day,” said Heather Engen, Chief Customer Officer at Netradyne. “The Driver Awards celebrate the habits and leadership that create safer roads and stronger safety cultures. We’re proud to recognize drivers who lead by example and the fleets that invest in coaching and continuous improvement.”
2026 Winners Include:
- Top Driver, Trucking: Tony Wilson, JL Rothrock Inc., 26 years of service, zero DOT-recordable accidents, 3+ million career miles
- Top Driver, Distribution: Michael Wells, C&S Wholesale Grocers, 40+ years of service, 2.4+ million accident-free miles
- Top Driver, Home & Commercial Services: Chris Johnson, ABC Supply Co., Three-time RODE Award recipient, Driver Trainer
- Top Driver, Infrastructure & Construction Services: Travis Wegner, Jackson Energy, Two-time Idaho Driver of the Year, designated Lead Driver
- Top Driver, Waste & Sanitation: Mike Dozier, Green Environmental Services, 22+ years of outstanding service, role model for safety and integrity
- Top Driver, Passenger Transit: Machel Manuel, Zum, 36 years of service protecting students
- Rising Star: Zhi Chong Ling, Zum, Exceptional improvement and accident-free performance
- Rookie: Carlos Gonzalez, McKesson, Nearly 100,000 accident-free first-year miles
All winners are celebrated with onsite recognition events, personalized trophies and jackets, and stories spotlighting their achievements across Netradyne channels.
The program is powered by the Netradyne GreenZone® Score, the industry’s first driver-scoring algorithm analyzing 100% of captured driving time across billions of miles of real-world data. To be eligible for the Driver Awards, organizations must be U.S.-based Netradyne customers that have used the platform for at least 12 months and maintain at least 95% device coverage.
The Driver Awards reinforce a core belief at Netradyne: safer fleets are built by recognizing what drivers do right. Positive driver feedback is a powerful motivator, reinforcing the behaviors fleets want to see and giving drivers a standard worth striving for. That’s how safer roads get built: one good decision, one mile, and one driver at a time.
About Netradyne
Netradyne provides AI-powered technologies for smarter fleets and safer roads. An award-winning industry leader in driver safety and fleet management, Netradyne empowers thousands of commercial fleet customers across North America, Europe, and Asia to enhance driver performance, reduce risk, improve fuel efficiency, and optimize operations. Netradyne sets the standard among fleet operating companies for enhancing and sustaining safety and efficiency outcomes through driver trust and lasting behavior change. Using AI-vision technology to analyze 150 billion minutes and 30+ billion miles, Netradyne offers an industry-first driver and fleet scoring system that recognizes and rewards safe, fuel-efficient driving behaviors. Founded in 2015, Netradyne is headquartered in San Diego with offices in San Francisco, Nashville, and Bangalore.
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