Awards
Click here for 2020 Award Nomination Forms
2019 Award Winners
Highway Safety Person of the Year
Trooper Rich Scovel
Wyoming Highway Patrol
Mechanic of the Year
Michael Pehringer
Rocky Road Trucking
All Past Award Winners
Con H. Biedermann Humanitarian Award
| 1977 Hardy V. Ratcliff | 1991 Don Rogers | |
| 1978 Vern Rissler | 1992 Roy Cohee | |
| 1979 Gus Fleischli | 1993 Delbert Eitel | |
| 1980 H. T. Neuman | 1994 Alan C. Jones | |
| 1981 Christian Bunning | 1995 Sharon D. Nichols | |
| 1982 Wilson Burnette | 1996 David R. Free | |
| 1983 George Mason | 1999 Chris N. Bunning | |
| 1984 Tom Getter | 2000 Larry Chapman | |
| 1985 Diemer True | 2003 Louie Pfrangle | |
| 1986 Jim Dixon | 2004 Stanley F. DeVore, Jr. | |
| 1988 Dick Jones | 2013 D. Brent Taylor | |
| 1989 Larry E. Meredith | (awarded posthumously) | |
| 1990 Jerry Dixon | 2015 Mike Hutton |
No Award Given: 1987, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005-2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016-2019
Highway Safety Person of the Year
| 1990 Bruce Holmes | 2001 Capt. Jess Oyler | |
| Wyoming Highway Patrol | Wyoming Highway Patrol | |
| 1991 Brent Taylor | 2004 Patt Hilmer | |
| Wyoming Highway Patrol | Wyoming Port of Entry | |
| 1992 Col. E. L. Ayers | 2008 Harold Wright | |
| Wyoming Highway Patrol | Casper College | |
| 1993 Major Gary Marsden | 2009 Tensleep Highway Crew | |
| Wyoming Highway Patrol | WYDOT | |
| 1994 Sgt. Roger Means | 2013 Lt. Doug Dome | |
| Wyoming Highway Patrol | Wyoming Highway Patrol | |
| 1995 Capt. Steve Gerard | 2014 Juel Leuis | |
| Wyoming Highway Patrol | Wyoming Highway Patrol / FMCSA | |
| 1996 LaVar Derell “Ole” Olson | 2015 Dawn Farris | |
| Wyoming Highway Patrol – retired | Wyoming Highway Patrol | |
| 1997 Diane Meese | 2018 Lt. Dan Wyrick | |
| Wyoming Highway Patrol | Wyoming Highway Patrol | |
| 1999 Gary N. Lowe | 2019 Tpr. Rich Scovel | |
| FHWA – Office of Motor Carriers | Wyoming Highway Patrol | |
| 2000 Trooper Charles Chapman | ||
| Wyoming Highway Patrol |
No Award Given: 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005-2007, 2010-2012, 2016, 2017
Mechanic of the Year
| 1988 Garrie Hargraves | 2003 Rick Moody | |
| Wyoming Machinery | Lock Trucking Co. | |
| 1989 George Waymack | 2004 Julian R. Ramirez | |
| Consolidated Freightways | Black Hills Trucking Co. | |
| 1990 Grant Lythgoe | 2005 Judd “Rocky” Titmus | |
| Black Hills Trucking | Feehan Trucking Co. | |
| 1991 David C. Jackson | 2006 Jeffrey Sulzen | |
| Consolidated Freightways | Sinclair Trucking Co. | |
| 1992 Robert Lynch | 2007 Jens P. Jensen | |
| Bonneville Transloaders | C & Y Transportation Co. | |
| 1993 Danny Moore | 2009 Ron Randolph | |
| Black Hills Trucking | BT, Inc. | |
| 1994 Kelly Fife | 2012 Shane Aylesworth | |
| Big Wyoming Trucking | Mountain States Pressure Service | |
| 1995 Marc G. Tocco | 2013 Loran Herstein | |
| Sinclair Trucking Co. | Wyoming Machinery Co. | |
| 1996 Fred M. Stetz | 2014 Mike Grandstaff | |
| Black Hills Trucking | Black Hills Trucking | |
| 1997 Jimmy Dixon | 2015 Ray Tinker | |
| Dixon Bros., Inc. | Tri-State Truck & Equipment | |
| 1998 Bill Cross | 2016 Frank Weyrich | |
| Big Wyoming Trucking | Admiral Transport Corp. | |
| 1999 Gary Todd | 2017 Scott Martin | |
| BT, Inc. | Bailey Enterprises, Inc. | |
| 2000 Danny Ernest | 2018 Danny Ernest | |
| Fremont Beverages, Inc. | Fremont Beverages | |
| 2001 Jerry Despain | 2019 Michael Pehringer | |
| Macy’s Services | Rocky Road Trucking | |
| 2002 Wayne McDougall | ||
| Dixon Bros., Inc. |
No Award Given: 2008, 2010, 2011
Pioneer Award
| 1990 Dallas Isbell | 2007 Sidney Crawford | |
| 1992 James McKendree | 2008 Frank Burgener | |
| 1994 Gerald G. Gerlach | Dick Jones Trucking | |
| Retired – Black Hills Trucking | 2009 Robert W. “Bob” Campbell | |
| Formerly – Getter Trucking Co. | Star Trucking | |
| 1995 John Cruz | 2010 Marvin T. Terrell | |
| Dick Jones Trucking | MLT Trucking | |
| 1999 Gordon L Linneman | 2011 Kenneth Walters | |
| Black Hills Trucking | Retired – BT, Inc. & Albrandt Trucking | |
| 2001 Ron Thornburg | 2014 Robert “Bob” Zueck | |
| Retired | Zueck Transportation | |
| 2002 Dorman J. Ewing | 2015 James H. Dixon | |
| Saratoga Corp. | Dixon Bros., Inc. | |
| 2004 Jim Feehan | 2016 Thomas E. Ryan | |
| Feehan Trucking Co. | Ryan Bros. Trucking | |
| 2006 Sidney Harold Geis | 2018 Delbert Eitel | |
| Eitel Trucking |
No Award Given: 1991, 1993, 1996-1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019
Safety Supervisor of the Year
| 1972 Don Christensen | 1994 Tommy Maes | |
| Johnston’s Fuel Liners, Inc. | ABF Freight System | |
| 1973 Raymond T. Smith | 1995 Dean W. Webb | |
| Black Hills Oil Marketers, Inc. | Black Hills Trucking Co. | |
| 1974 Robert D. Bailey | 1997 William Weaver | |
| IML Freight | Sinclair Trucking Co. | |
| 1975 Raymond T. Smith | 1998 Jon A. Hanson | |
| Black Hills Oil Marketers, Inc. | PC Transport Inc. | |
| 1976 Marcus Woods | 1999 Howard Pilcher Jr. | |
| Garrett Freightliners | Pilcher Machinery Co. | |
| 1977 Clarance T. Crawford | 2000 Robert Huckfeldt | |
| Consolidated Freightways | Dixon Bros | |
| 1978 Melvin H. Wynia | 2001 Lee Watts | |
| Salt Creek Freightways | Energy Transportation | |
| 1979 Don Christensen | 2003 Roger Means | |
| Johnston’s Fuel Liners, Inc. | PC Transport | |
| 1980 John P. Ehlers | 2004 Huey Sandfort | |
| Crude Co. | JTL Group | |
| 1981 Roger Cuva | 2006 Ray Uthe | |
| Crude Co. | Empire Warehouse | |
| 1982 Richard F. Halstead | 2007 David Hornbeck | |
| American Colloid Carrier | McMurry Ready Mix | |
| 1983 Donald E. Froelich | 2008 Roger Gregson | |
| Black Hills Trucking Co. | Black Hills Trucking | |
| 1984 Mark Hawks | 2010 John Pettyjohn | |
| Red Horse Oil Company | S & S Builders | |
| 1985 Marlan Turner | 2011 Stan Martin | |
| Consolidated Freightways | Nalco-Fab Tech, Inc. | |
| 1986 Louie Pfrangle | 2012 Denny Knight | |
| Admiral Transport Corporation | Dixon Bros., Inc. | |
| 1987 Raymond T. Smith | 2013 Lizabeth Skates | |
| Black Hills Trucking Co. | Black Hills Trucking | |
| 1988 Bill Johnson | 2014 Trent Zempel | |
| Bonneville Transloaders, Inc. | Global Specialized Services | |
| 1989 Ruth Goller | 2015 Bart Richardson | |
| Dick Jones Trucking | Admiral Transport Corp. | |
| 1990 Dean W. Webb | 2016 Rebecca Hanser | |
| Black Hills Trucking Co. | JDS Electric, LLC | |
| 1991 Kim Fife | 2017 Cathy Garner | |
| Big Wyoming Trucking | Airgas USA, Inc. | |
| 1992 Ed Main | 2018 Glade Westwood | |
| Jack B. Kelley, Inc. | Dixon Bros., Inc. | |
| 1993 Wendell Manka | ||
| BTI of Riverton |
No Award Given: 1996, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2019
WTA Friend of Trucking
2013 Ret. Col. Sam Powell
Wyoming Highway Patrol
