The Grand Trophy Award winner is chosen by an independent panel of judges that selects the winner using various safety criteria, such as activity in the Safety Management, Maintenance and Technology Council; Truck Driving Championships; Driver Appreciation Week; previous Fleet Safety Awards; involvement in America’s Road Team; and the company that displays an overall exemplary safety program with no accidents in the current year.
Motor Carriers of Montana is pleased to announce that Whitewood Transport from Billings, Montana, has won the prestigious Grand Trophy award sponsored by Great West Casualty Company for an unprecedented third year in a row.
Whitewood Transport travels over 1.2 million miles in Montana each year and in excess of 3.5 million miles nation wide. They are an authorized for-hire carrier and are heavily involved with Motor Carriers of Montana and the Safety Management, Maintenance and Technology Council. Whitewood was chosen from over 15 Montana carriers who applied for the award.
Whitewood Transport specializes in heavy hauls, for customers throughout the continental United States (including Alaska) and Canada. They are known nationally as a heavy-haul specialist, expertly moving equipment and commodities of large or unusual weight or dimension.
Motor Carriers of Montana represents Montana's motor carrier industry and currently has over 600 members. Its goal is to promote the trucking industry through cooperation and education in Montana and across the country. MCM members strive to improve transportation service by providing leadership and assistance to persons and firms engaged in the motor carrier industry. MCM’s chief goal is to make Montana's highways a safer place for our families and the traveling public.
More information about Motor Carriers of Montana or the Great West Fleet Safety Award can be obtained by contacting MCM at 406-442-6600 or mcm@mttrucking.org.
MCM would also like to thank Great West Casualty Company for their continued support and sponsorship of this award.