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Lytx Honors Outstanding Commitment to Fleet Safety Excellence with 2026 Driver & Coach of the Year Awards

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KC The City of Kansas City is mentioned as the employer of a runner-up Driver of the Year award winner, indicating positive recognition for an employee but no direct company performance analysis. DY Dycom Industries, Inc. is mentioned as the employer of a Coach of the Year award winner, indicating positive recognition for an employee but no direct company performance analysis. WEC Washington Gas is mentioned as the employer of a runner-up Coach of the Year award winner, indicating positive recognition for an employee but no direct company performance analysis. DVN Transdev North America Inc. is mentioned as the employer of two award winners (one second place, one second place), indicating positive recognition for employees but no direct company performance analysis. RY Ryder System, Inc. is mentioned as the employer of a runner-up Driver of the Year award winner, indicating positive recognition for an employee but no direct company performance analysis. ODFL Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is mentioned as the employer of a third-place Driver of the Year award winner, indicating positive recognition for an employee but no direct company performance analysis. JBHT J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is mentioned as the employer of a first-place Coach of the Year award winner, indicating positive recognition for an employee but no direct company performance analysis. HUBG Hub Group is mentioned as the employer of a third-place Coach of the Year award winner, indicating positive recognition for an employee but no direct company performance analysis. UPS UPS is mentioned as the employer of two award winners (one first place, one second place), indicating positive recognition for employees but no direct company performance analysis. LW Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. is mentioned as the employer of a third-place Driver of the Year award winner, indicating positive recognition for an employee but no direct company performance analysis. VMC Vulcan Materials Company is mentioned as the employer of a first-place Coach of the Year award winner, indicating positive recognition for an employee but no direct company performance analysis. WCN Waste Connections, Inc. is mentioned as the employer of two award winners (one first place, one second place), indicating positive recognition for employees but no direct company performance analysis. GFL GFL Environmental is mentioned as the employer of two award winners (one third place, one third place), indicating positive recognition for employees but no direct company performance analysis.

Lytx Honors Outstanding Commitment to Fleet Safety Excellence with 2026 Driver & Coach of the Year Awards 17 th Annual Awards Program Recognizes Today's Industry Professionals for Exceptional Safety, Performance, and Teamwork Across Diverse Fleet Sectors

SAN DIEGO, April 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Lytx ® Inc., the industry pioneer of video and safety-driven efficiency, has proudly announced the 2026 Driver & Coach of the Year Awards. This annual recognition highlights the safest drivers and most impactful coaches who set the standard for performance and leadership within the transportation industry. Celebrating its 17 th year, this program stands as fleet management's longest-running awards initiative, highlighting Lytx's ongoing dedication to safety and leadership.

The award recipients illustrate the powerful dynamic between drivers and coaches, emphasizing the lasting impact of positive recognition and meaningful coaching conversations. These individuals prove that excellence in safety is a collaborative effort that benefits other drivers and local communities.

A full list of the 2026 Driver & Coach of the Year winners can be viewed here.

"This year's nominees and winners not only keep our roads safer, but they also set a powerful example of teamwork and commitment," said Chris Cabrera, Chief Executive Officer at Lytx. "As the company who first established this type of awards program in our space, we are proud to celebrate all of the safety professionals whose dedication and leadership inspire other members of the fleet community to strive for excellence day in and day out."

The 2026 program saw a record-setting number of nominations, with a 95% increase from last year. Nominees for outstanding performance were submitted by both colleagues and supervisors within the Services/Utilities, Transit/EMS, Trucking/Freight, Distribution/Retail, and Waste/Construction/Concrete sectors.

Winners in all industry groups receive monetary prizes and recognition certificates. First-place winners also receive a trip for two to attend the Lytx Protect Conference® in San Diego, CA from May 2-5, 2026.

Industry

Driver Awards

Coach Awards

Services/Utilities

1st: Tommy Negahnquet

(AmeriGas Propane)

2nd: Kenneth Williams (City of

Kansas City)

3rd: Brandon Ratterree (Rottler

Pest Solutions)

1st: Jazzy Lineberger (Dycom

Industries, Inc.)

2nd: Christopher D'Anna

(Washington Gas)

3rd: Zackariah Xavier (Brink's

Inc.)

Transit/EMS

1st: Lester Tukiendorf (Transit

Team Inc.)

2nd: Russ Ximenez (MV

Transportation)

3rd: Andrea Tubbs Hilliard

(Transdev North America Inc.)

1st: Brandon Skidmore (MV

Transportation)

2nd: Eduardo Bustamante

(Transdev North America Inc.)

3rd: Alicia Edenburg (Transit

Team Inc.)

Trucking/Freight

1st: Gayland Larsen (Barney

Trucking, Inc.)

2nd: Tamara Land (Ryder

System, Inc.)

3rd: Kurt Scott (Old Dominion

Freight Line, Inc.)

1st: Teresa Patterson (J.B. Hunt

Transport, Inc.)

2nd: Diane Taylor (Barney

Trucking, Inc.)

3rd: Fernando Martinez (Hub

Group)

Distribution/Retail

1st: Marty Vigil (UPS)

2nd: Joseph Medel (Harbor

Wholesale Grocery Inc.)

3rd: Robert Trzecki (Linde Gas

& Equipment Inc.)

1st: Ronald Schafer (Vulcan

Materials Company)

2nd: Kerri-Kaye Lamb (UPS)

3rd: Jasper Horn (Imperial Dade)

Waste/Construction/

Concrete

1st: Stephen Drussell (Waste

Connections, Inc.)

2nd: Curtis Hale (CEMEX)

3rd: Billy Johnson (GFL Environmental)

1st: Marina Hernandez (Baldwin

Paving Co, Inc.)

2nd: Patricia Hernandez (Waste

Connections, Inc.)

3rd: Jason Van Achte (GFL

Environmental)

About Lytx

Every day, companies send their most valuable assets into the world. Their people. Their equipment. Their reputations. For nearly three decades, Lytx has given fleets the tools to manage and protect all the assets they have in motion — helping them stay connected with their field operations so they can focus on delivering value and growing their businesses. Using proprietary machine vision and artificial intelligence technology to power our video safety and video telematics solutions, Lytx helps protect and connect more than 6.3 million drivers and thousands of fleets, including more than half of the 10 largest carriers in North America. Lytx's powerful network of partners and resellers further extends the reach and impact of our technologies across more than 90 countries. For more information about Lytx or to connect with us, visit www.lytx.com, LinkedIn, @lytx on X, Facebook or YouTube.

Contact:

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SOURCE Lytx, Inc.