Montrell Edwards and His Wife
The 2020 KBX Logistics Driver of the Year is a national award selected from a pool of 2,800 drivers from 44 different trucking companies. This award is meant to recognize safety, fuel conservation, miles driven, and exceptional service a driver provides.
Why Montrell Edwards?
Wisconsin-based employer and for-hire truckload carrier Paper Transport is proud to announce that professional driver Montrell Edwards is the 2020 KBX Logistics Driver of the Year. In 2020, Edwards had over 117,000 miles with zero preventable incidents or accidents, achieved a 100% on-time delivery score, and consistently achieved 8.5 mpg.
“Montrell is the embodiment of what it means to work for Paper Transport,” said Matt Christianson, Paper Transport director of operations. “Montrell always has a positive attitude and is looking to help. Edwards is described as being the “captain” of his ship and acts like he is the owner of his truck and runs it with the same passion.”
There For His Customers
Edwards has been a professional Class A CDL truck driver with Paper Transport for the past 8 years. of those 8 years he has been driving on the GP Dedicated fleet.
“Montrell always exceeds expectations and is a major promoter of our people-first culture,” said Wes Kornowske, VP of operations. “His professionalism and positive attitude are contagious. As a company, we are immensely proud of our professional drivers and Montrell makes us all better. This award couldn’t go to a more deserving team member.”
KBX Logistics is an agent for Georgia-Pacific LLC, one of the largest shippers in the country, and a longtime customer of Paper Transport. In 2022 Paper Transport has listed in the Commercial Carrier Journal’s Top 100 Carriers as a for-hire, dry-van trucking company, competing with over 500,000 trucking companies in the U.S. The company focuses on regional truckload, dedicated truckload, and intermodal services with multiple locations throughout the Midwest and Southern U.S.
Learn about Paper Transport’s 2019 KBX Driver of the Year, Ross Christensen here.