The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is now accepting nominations for its International Driver Excellence Award (IDEA), an annual award that recognizes an extraordinary professional commercial motor vehicle driver and their commitment to public safety.
Nominees for this award must be individuals who have gone above and beyond the performance of their duties as a commercial motor vehicle driver, distinguishing themselves conspicuously and beyond the call of duty through the achievement of safe operation and compliance carried out with evident distinction for an extended period of time. The nominated individual must be of personal character beyond reproach with no disqualifying past behavior as indicated in the award criteria.
Nominees must have:
- At least 25 cumulative years of crash-free driving in a commercial motor vehicle with a clean driving record for the past three years
- No felony convictions
- No safety-related driving suspensions in the past three years
- No driver violations in the past three years, excluding form and manner violations
This award program is open to the entire commercial motor vehicle industry. Individuals do not need to be a member of CVSA to be nominated.
This year’s IDEA recipient and a guest will receive a complimentary economy flight to Orlando International Airport and a one-room, two-night stay at the Hyatt Regency Orlando to attend the CVSA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. On Sept. 23, the IDEA winner will be recognized at the annual conference awards luncheon and awarded $5,000 and a crystal trophy.
CVSA’s online nomination form enables individuals to easily fill out the application and submit the required supporting documentation. Access the IDEA online nomination submission form.
The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 8.
IDEA Program judges will review and authenticate IDEA nominations and recommend the selected IDEA recipient to the CVSA Executive Committee. The announcement of the IDEA winner will be shared through a news release, on the CVSA website and through social media. A feature article on the award winner will run in CVSA’s quarterly magazine, “Guardian.”
Visit our FAQs webpage for the answers to questions about IDEA.
Check out previous IDEA winners.
This year’s award is sponsored by PrePass Safety Alliance, a non-profit, public-private partnership of state agencies and trucking industry leaders devoted to safe, secure and efficient use of North America’s highway system. This is the tenth year that Prepass Safety Alliance has sponsored the International Driver Excellence Award.
If you have questions about IDEA, contact CVSA Fatigue Management Specialist Rodolfo Giacoman via email or call 202-998-1830.