The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge this week announced the winners of this year’s Best Fleets to Drive For contest.

The annual contest spotlights carriers that have been nominated by drivers. The companies that were nominated are then evaluated on a “broad range of criteria” such as driver compensation, benefits, driver support, the company’s commitment to a favorable work-life balance, safety, annual turnover rate and more.

Top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For

Bay and Bay Transportation, Eagan, Minnesota

Bison Transport, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Boyle Transportation, Billerica, Massachusetts

Central Oregon Truck Company, Inc., Redmond, Oregon

Challenger Motor Freight Inc., Cambridge, Ontario

Erb Group, New Hamburg, Ontario

Fremont Contract Carriers, Inc., Fremont, Nebraska

FTC Transportation, Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Grand Island Express, Inc., Grand Island, Nebraska

Halvor Lines, Inc., Superior, Wisconsin

Interstate Distributor Co., Tacoma, Washington

Kriska Holdings Ltd., Prescott, Ontario

Landstar System, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida

Melton Truck Lines, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma

Motor Carrier Service, LLC, Northwood, Ohio

Nussbaum Transportation, Hudson, Illinois

Paramount Freight Systems, LLC, Ft Myers, Florida

Prime Inc., Springfield, Missouri

TLD Logistics Services, Inc., Knoxville, Tennessee

TransPro Freight Systems, Ltd., Milton, Ontario

In addition, five companies have been identified as “Fleets to Watch” (honorable mentions) for demonstrating innovation in their driver programs:

Boyd Bros. Transportation Inc., Clayton, Alabama

Brenny Specialized, Inc., St. Cloud, Minnesota

Crete Carrier Corporation, Lincoln, Nebraska

Maverick Transportation, LLC, North Little Rock, Arkansas

Trimac Transportation, Calgary, Alberta

“To be considered for the Best Fleets program, a company operating 10 trucks or more had to be nominated by at least one of its company drivers or owner operators. CarriersEdge then interviewed human resources representatives and executives of the nominated fleets about their corporate direction, policies, and programs. Nominated fleets were evaluated against a scoring matrix covering a variety of categories, such as total compensation package (base pay, bonuses, vacation, sick days, etc.), health benefits, pension plans, professional development opportunities, career path/advancement opportunities, and more,” TCA said in a press release.