Richmond, VA—For the 24th consecutive year, Estes has been awarded for its safety record across multiple categories by the American Trucking Association (ATA). Estes recently won six national safety awards at the ATA’s 2025 Safety, Security, and Human Resources Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
The awards received included:
Estes Express Lines
- 2nd place - Fleet Safety – LTL - Line-Haul (Over 100 million miles)
- 3rd place - Fleet Safety Contest – LTL - PD (Over 100 million miles)
- 2nd place - Industrial Safety Contest – LTL (Over 500 employees)
Estes West
- 1st place - Fleet Safety - LTL - Line-Haul (10-100 million miles)
- 2nd place - Fleet Safety – LTL - PD (10-100 million miles)
- 2nd place - Industrial Safety Contest – LTL (1000-5000 employees)
“These ATA awards reflect our unwavering commitment to safety—on and off the road—and they wouldn’t be possible without our employees continuing to focus on thinking and acting safely,” said Estes Vice President of Safety and Risk Management Curtis Carr. “Preventing the preventable is yet another way that Estes continues to keep America moving.”
About Estes
Estes is North America’s largest privately owned freight carrier. As an asset-based transportation provider with a global footprint, Estes combines nearly a century of regional freight shipping expertise with the resources, reach, and reliability of a national carrier. Backed by its more than 300 North American terminals and nearly 7,000 next-day lanes, as well as its fleet of more than 10,500 tractors, Estes is committed to getting America's freight where it needs to go, when it needs to get there. And with its continued investment in leading-edge technology, as well as the support of its more than 24,000 employees, Estes always goes the extra mile to deliver exceptional experiences that keep its customers coming back. The carrier’s comprehensive freight shipping solutions include Less Than Truckload (LTL), Volume LTL and Truckload, Time Critical Guaranteed, Custom Shipping and Logistics, and Final Mile. From short-haul to global freight forwarding—Estes does it all.
