Quality Carriers and Highway Transport collected distinguished honors during the American Chemistry Council’s 2025 Responsible Care and Sustainability Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Quality Carriers earned the title of Responsible Care Partner Company of the Year and Highway Transport secured the association’s first Responsible Care Partner Sustainability award.
The Responsible Care and Sustainability Leadership awards recognize the people, initiatives, and organizations that have achieved exceptional performance in driving safety and sustainability to help protect and support employees, facilities, and communities, ACC reported.
“The companies and individuals recognized [here] exemplify the very best of our industry, dedicated to innovation, environmental stewardship, and the highest standards of safety,” Chris Jahn, ACC president and CEO, said in a news release. “We are proud to honor their achievements and celebrate the impact they are making on our industry and within their communities.”
Quality Carriers was one of three companies to win Partner Company of the Year recognition, along with Leschaco and Material Logistics and Services, a Division of WSI. The award celebrates the superb performance and safety record of companies involved with the distribution, transportation, storage, use, treatment, disposal and/or sales and marketing of chemicals.
This was the first year the carrier applied for the award, according to Cynthia Harvey, senior director of OSHA compliance and Responsible Care, who has served as Quality Carriers’ ACC coordinator since 2007.
“I’m extremely proud of our team for being recognized as one of the Responsible Care Partner Companies of the year for safety and sustainability,” Randy Strutz, Quality Carriers president, said in a LinkedIn post. “In 2007, QC became the first RC Partner to pass the Responsible Care Management System certification audit. Our ongoing commitment to safely and compliantly handling chemical shipments for our customers throughout North America is unwavering, and we greatly appreciate this latest recognition from the American Chemistry Council.”
Highway Transport and WTS secured the Partner Sustainability honors. Highway Transport was honored for its Green Treads environmental initiative, which emphasizes science-based emissions monitoring and reporting, idle-reduction and emissions-control technologies, sustainability training for drivers and support personnel, and green partnerships.
“It was exciting to be recognized at this year’s ACC Responsible Care and Sustainability Conference and receive the inaugural Partner Sustainability award,” said Travis O’Banion, Highway Transport managing director of safety and sustainability. “This award was made possible by the daily commitment from Highway Transport drivers and service center support personnel to lower emissions.
“We’re doing that through consistently practicing sustainable processes and utilizing technologies implemented by our organization. We truly are driving for a better tomorrow.”
The 2025 Responsible Care Member Companies of the Year are ExxonMobil Product Solutions in the large-company category and MEGlobal Americas in the small-company category. This award recognizes outstanding leadership and performance in environmental, health, and safety stewardship and dedication to continual improvement.
Click here for the full list of award winners.
“Innovation, safety, and sustainability are at the core of our industry’s commitment to progress,” said Mitch Toomey, ACC VP of Responsible Care and Sustainability. “The companies and employees that we recognize today have demonstrated exceptional leadership and a forward-thinking approach to protecting people and the environment.”
