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    Transition Trucking nomination deadline approaches

    May 30, 2025
    Applications for this year’s Driving for Excellence award—which includes a new Kenworth T680 sleeper truck as the grand prize—must be submitted by June 20.

    The final deadline to submit applications for this year’s “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence” award is June 20.

    The program, sponsored by Kenworth, Fastport, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring our Heroes initiative, annually seeks to identify America’s top rookie military veteran driver who has successfully transitioned to the trucking industry following military service.

    Kenworth will provide the grand prize for the 10th consecutive year. This year’s award is a T680 equipped with a 76-in. sleeper and the Paccar powertrain featuring an MX-13 engine, TX-12 automated transmission, and DX-40 tandem rear axles.

    The T680 also features a Diamond VIT interior in slate gray with madrona accents and includes the latest in driver amenities, Kenworth reported. Both the driver and passenger seats are GT703 leather seats that are fully heated and cooled. The sleeper berth includes space for a microwave and TV, a factory-installed fridge, and a rotating work table. The truck also features the latest in driver assistance systems, including Kenworth’s digital mirrors, Bendix Fusion Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Stop and Auto Go, and Lane Keeping Assist with Torque Assisted Steering.

    The top driver will be determined by a panel of judges. To qualify, drivers must meet eligibility requirements as specified in the official Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence rules, including:

    • Be a legal resident of the continental United States and military veteran or current/former member of the National Guard or Reserves.
    • Graduated from PTDI-certified, NAPFTDS or CVTA member driver training school, with a valid CDL.
    • Have been employed by any for-hire carrier or private fleet that has pledged to hire veterans and hired as a CDL driver after Jan. 1, 2024.

    Award semi-finalists will be announced on Aug. 4. Finalists will be invited to Columbus, Ohio to tour the National Veterans Memorial and Museum and attend a reception, followed by a tour of the Kenworth Chillicothe manufacturing plant, where the finalists will be announced.

    Public voting on the finalists will occur Nov. 1-11. On Dec. 12, finalists will gather at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, where the final award announcement will be made, and the winner will drive home in a Kenworth T680.