Samsara Verified Safest Drivers: Meet the 2025 honorees

Professional drivers make choices all day long that protect the people around them. They slow down before a tight curve, make room for other cars to merge, and keep a safe distance in bad weather. These smart decisions often go unnoticed, but they keep the world moving safely. 

Safety is central to everything we do at Samsara. Our customers drive more than 80 billion miles per year, and together, we’ve helped prevent over 250,000 accidents. This year, we’re proud to honor the people keeping our roads safe with the inaugural Samsara Verified Safest Drivers list. 

This recognition highlights drivers with exceptional safety records across industries like transportation, construction, field services, passenger transit, manufacturing, and more. Each honoree drove at least 10,000 miles with the fewest safety incidents among our customers, avoiding risky behaviors like sudden braking, unsafe turns, following too closely, or driving without a seatbelt. They work in different industries, across regions, and drive all kinds of routes, but they share the same high standard for safety and consistency. 

Join us in recognizing the achievements of the 2025 Samsara Verified Safest Drivers. 

Alan Jacobs – Myshak Sales and Rentals Ltd

Industry: Construction

Location: Alberta, Canada

Alberto Carmona Pacheco – San Antonio Lógisticos Express, S.A. de C.V.

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Hidalgo, Mexico

Alejandro "Alex" Martinez – Cheeseman Transport

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Ohio, United States

Alejandro Zapata Vazquez – World2Meet

Industry: Health Care & Social Assistance

Location: Cancun, Mexico

Amrit Singh – AMAN Logistics Ltd

Industry: Retail Trade

Location: British Columbia, Canada

Anatoliy Hrynenko – Loblaws Inc.

Industry: Retail Trade

Location: Ontario, Canada

Andrew Hone – Grundon Waste Management

Industry: Field Services

Location: United Kingdom

Billy Alvarado – Convoy Systems, LLC

Industry: Consumer Products

Location: Kansas, United States

Brian Rowson – TEAMS Transport

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Manitoba, Canada

Cedric Pearson – Elite Transport Solutions

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: Quebec, Canada

Cesar Alberto Ek Martin – Transportes ABC

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Yucatán, Mexico

Christopher Crochet – Caledonia Haulers, LLC

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Minnesota, United States

Colby Bridgewater – Flex-N-Gate Logistics, LLC

Industry: Field Services

Location: Indiana, United States

Courtney Pickett – Pitney Bowes

Industry: Retail Trade

Location: Connecticut, United States

David James Ireland – Allied Logistical Services Inc.

Industry: Food & Beverage

Location: United Kingdom

David Monroe – Midwest Carriers

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Wisconsin, United States

David Murray – Eagle Eye Logistics LLC

Industry: Wholesale Trade

Location: Idaho, United States

Debra Grone – Kennesaw Transportation, Inc.

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Georgia, United States

Donald Pauling – Kuehl Transit Inc.

Industry: Food & Beverage

Location: Minnesota, United States

Dwayne Mobley – DMT Trucking

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: Alabama, United States

Dwight Davis – Mohawk Carpet Transportation of Georgia, LLC

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: Georgia, United States

Eddie Ponce – Blue Collar Express Inc

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Illinois, United States

Eduardo Esparza Zavala – Eg López GL Logistics

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Texas, United States

Elizabeth Martinez – Storer Transportation

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: United States

Erik Juarez Morales – GCC Transporte SA de CV

Industry: Construction

Location: Chihuahua, Mexico

Faust Fernley – Pemberton Truck Lines, Inc.

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Tennessee, United States

Felipe Cortez – Paquetexpress

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Sinaloa, Mexico

Fernando Minott – C1 Transportation

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Illinois, United States

Gagandeep Singh Jhajj – New Majha Transport, Inc.

Industry: Passenger Transit

Location: Alberta, Canada

Gerardo Soria – Erives Enterprises Inc

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Texas, United States

Gustavo Valenzuela – Grand Isle Shipyard

Industry: Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas

Location: Louisiana, United States

Gwynee Jones – Ruttle Plant Hire Ltd

Industry: Construction

Location: United Kingdom

Hanni Augustino – R R Plett Trucking Ltd

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: British Columbia, Canada

Jason Pendleton – Smithfield Foods

Industry: Food & Beverage

Location: North Carolina, United States

Jaspinder Dhaliwal – Caravan Logistics Inc

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Ontario, Canada

Jaswinder Singh – Orbital Express Inc

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: California, United States

Jeandelair Jeanjules – Phoenix Cargo LLC

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Ohio, United States

Jerome Foix – Transports Vial (Groupe Vial)

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: France

Jerome Jolly – Ryan Logistics Inc.

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Ohio, United States

Joey Mills – The Rosedale Group

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Ontario, Canada

John Duboise – Waddle Trucking, LLC

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Mississippi, United States

John Hill – Early Trucking Company Inc.

Industry: Field Services

Location: Georgia, United States

John Smith – Donaldson Group

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: United Kingdom

Johnny Edmondson – Southerland Transport Inc.

Industry: Retail Trade

Location: Tennessee, United States

Jorge Costa – Scotlynn

Industry: Food & Beverage

Location: Ontario, Canada

Josef Hicker – Geldhauser Linien-und Reiseverkehr GmbH

Industry: Passenger Transit

Location: Germany

Joseph Rundio – Midwest Express Co

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Illinois, United States

Jovica Dudukovic – Top-Kurier GmbH

Industry: Field Services

Location: Germany

Juan Francisco Gonzalez – Jasso Logistics

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Tamaulipas, Mexico

Juan Tellez – Fastenal Mexico

Industry: Retail

Location: Nuevo León, Mexico

Julio Tumax – Quantum Freight LLC

Industry: Field Services

Location: California, United States

Keith Dowen – Perkins Distribution Limited

Industry: Wholesale Trade 

Location: United Kingdom

Kelvin Tree – Techxi Limited

Industry: Passenger Transit

Location: United Kingdom

Ken Blodgett – Bellavance Trucking Inc.

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: Vermont, United States

Kenneth Bell – CCS Transportation LLC

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Arkansas, United States

Kuldeep Raj – Skylark Logistics Inc

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Ontario, Canada

Lakhvir Singh – Mako Wood Furniture Inc.

Industry: Retail Trade

Location: British Columbia, Canada

Louis Gagnon – Jardine Transport Ltd

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: New Brunswick, Canada

Markus Cantrell – Dexter Axle Co.

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: Indiana, United States

Matthew Smithers – Elliott Baxter & Company Limited

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: United Kingdom

Michael Barron – Jacko Logistics LLC

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Washington, United States

Michael Drinnon – Estes Express Lines

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Virginia, United States

Mike Johnson – Sandridge Bulk Haulers LLC

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Idaho, United States

Mohit Singh – Cooney Transit Inc.

Industry: Transportation and Warehousing

Location: Ontario, Canada

Mostafa Ahmadzai – SEJJ Environmental Solutions Inc

Industry: Consumer Products

Location: Ontario, Canada

Nathaniel Whitten – Action Resources

Industry: Field Services

Location: Alabama, United States

Oleksandr Ustskyy – Hawk Logistics, LLC

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Washington, United States

Paul Bakewell – Prestige Pipelaying JV LTD

Industry: Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas

Location: United Kingdom

Pedro Alonso Chavez – Lubtrac SAPI de CV

Industry: Educational Services

Location: Jalisco, Mexico

Ramiz Fejzovic – Ippolito Transportation Inc

Industry: Food & Beverage

Location: Ontario, Canada

Ray Fleming – Nelson Brothers Inc.

Industry: Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas

Location: Alabama, United States

Robert Melton – Dee King Trucking

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Texas, United States

Russell Hastings – Taylor Truck Line Inc.

Industry: Manufacturing

Location: Minnesota, United States

Saneet Kumar – TimeX Inc.

Industry: Consumer Products

Location: California, United States

Sascha Seimetz – Alsco Berufskleidungs-Service GmbH

Industry: Consumer Products

Location: Germany

Sean Farrell – CLEAN Linen & Workwear

Industry: Consumer Products

Location: United Kingdom

Shaun Maher – PVS Chemicals Inc.

Industry: Wholesale Trade

Location: Ontario, Canada

Shawn Duncan – Roadrunner Transportation Services, Inc.

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Illinois, United States

Sova Yaroslav – Universal Ways Corp

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Illinois, United States

Stephen "Mike" Walton – Bob Evans Farms, LLC

Industry: Retail Trade

Location: Ohio, United States

Sulaiman Ismail – Calex ISCS, Inc.

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Pennsylvania, United States

Talmadge Mevers – Andrews Logistics Inc.

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Texas, United States

Terry Travelsted – Crum Trucking, Inc.

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Indiana, United States

Tom Key – Brothers Express Inc

Industry: Consumer Products

Location: Indiana, United States

Tramayne Carson – Robbie D Wood, Inc.

Industry: Field Services

Location: Alabama, United States

Vasyl Kruchkovskyi – Universe Carrier Inc.

Industry: Transportation & Warehousing

Location: Illinois, United States

Vasyl Shatsel – All State Enterprise Inc.

Industry: Field Services

Location: Illinois, United States

Selection methodology

We used Samsara safety data from June 30, 2024, to June 30, 2025, to identify the Samsara Verified Safest Drivers. To qualify, drivers had to:

• Log at least 10,000 miles during the qualifying period

• Be part of a Samsara customer fleet with at least one AI safety detection enabled as of June 30, 2025

We ranked drivers by their Safety Event Rate, which is the number of safety events per mile driven. Safety events include crashes, harsh acceleration or braking, harsh turns, following too closely, forward collision warnings, inattentive driving, mobile device usage, obstructed camera, rolling stops, lane departures, and no seatbelt use. From there, we selected the top-performing driver from each customer. In the event of a tie, total miles driven determined the winner.