TL;DR
TravelCenters of America is accepting nominations for the 2025 Citizen Driver Award, which honors professional truck drivers and allows winners to select a location to be dedicated in their name. The winner will receive $5,000 in prize money and TA will make a $2,500 donation to each winner's organization of choice.
As part of the honor, Citizen Driver Award winners may select a TA, Petro Stopping Center or TA Express location to be dedicated in their name, allowing their story to be continuously displayed for all travelers that pass through. In addition, the winner will receive $5,000 in prize money and TA will make a $2,500 donation to each winner’s organization of choice.
Nominations are being accepted through October 7, 2024. Professional truck drivers can nominate themselves for this award. A panel of trucking professionals will review all the nominees to select the finalists.
The Citizen Driver Program puts a spotlight on some of the most extraordinary drivers today and illustrates the fine examples of professionalism embedded in the truck driving profession. Over 150 nominations for the Citizen Driver award were received last year, from fleet owners and executives, professional drivers, trucking organization members and trucking industry suppliers.
To date, 44 Citizen Drivers have been awarded with this prestigious honor.
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This story was originally published in Franchising.com on August 14, 2024. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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