Commercial Carrier Journal’s Innovator of the Year award recognizes trucking operations that have demonstrated true innovation in trucking management. The editors of CCJ will select finalists, one of which will be named Innovator of the Year and featured in a CCJ cover story. Other finalists will be featured monthly throughout the year.

Rules and criteria
CCJ editors will assess each nominee in light of the degree of innovation, results achieved and the trucking operation’s available resources. Judging will be based on the information provided on the nomination form, interviews with key personnel, discussions with professional references and publicly available information and databases. Decisions rest with the editors of CCJ and are final.

The competition is open to all North American trucking fleets, private or for-hire, operating equipment and in Classes 3-8 that:
     • Own and/or operate at least 10 power units
     • Have been in operation at least 5 years
     • Possess a satisfactory safety rating if rated by FMCSA. (Unrated fleets may be asked to provide evidence of safety         fitness.)

Information submitted on this form is subject to verification. Operations tentatively selected as finalists may be subject to further screening.
 
Chief executive’s name:
(For private fleets, use chief fleet official)
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Company:
(Use name of trucking operation if different from corporate owner)
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Classification of operation:
For-hire Private
Years in operation:
Number of power units (Class 3-8):
Description of operation and/or cargo:
US DOT # (if applicable):

Professional references (Optional)
To the extent possible, references should be familiar with your company’s innovations.
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Relationship to you (i.e., customer, vendor, etc):

Information about achievements
Please describe briefly what actions and initiatives make your operation worthy of recognition as Innovator of the Year:
Please describe briefly how those actions and initiatives have benefited your company, employees, shareholders, local community, trucking industry and/or others:
 
Please identify key personnel involved in your company’s innovation(s):
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Title:
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I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge the information provided herein is true and accurate. I understand that information provided is subject to verification by any means available to Commercial Carrier Journal.