The Minnesota Trucking Association (MTA) named Roger Zima, professional truck driver for Foltz Trucking, headquartered in Detroit Lakes, MN, the 2024 Minnesota Driver of the Year at its Driver of the Year Award Ceremony on January 21, 2025.
“This award is a great way to honor the best in our industry. Driving safely is no easy task, especially considering his daily driving conditions like congestion, driver distractions, and the added challenges of Minnesota winters. Having over 4 million safe driving miles is an outstanding accomplishment,” says John Hausladen, MTA president. “We’re proud to award Roger for this achievement.”
“Roger is a prime example of an employee that lives and breathes the core values and principles of Foltz Trucking,” said Ken Foltz, Foltz Trucking. “Roger does it right every trip, every day, every week, and every year.”
Foltz Trucking started in 1958 with a single truck and remains a family-owned and operated business to this day. It is run by brothers Frank, Ken, and Tom Foltz, sons of founder Clem Foltz. Specializing in hopper freight, Foltz Trucking hauls a wide array of bulk materials including agricultural products and ingredients for pet food.
Throughout 2024, exceptional drivers were nominated by their companies and one driver is chosen each month to be the Driver of the Month. The chosen drivers meet a high standard of requirements including an outstanding driving and work record; contribution to industry and highway safety; and involvement in the community. One of the twelve nominees is then selected as Driver of the Year by a panel of judges including Charles St. Martin, Division Administrator for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Laura Roads, MnDOT and Captain Robert Zak, Minnesota State Patrol.
The Minnesota Trucking Association is a non-profit trade association representing over 550 trucking companies and allied firms from across the state. The membership reflects the diversity of the Minnesota trucking industry, including less-than-truckload, truckload, bulk, agricultural, heavy specialized and private trucking operations. Since 1932 the MTA has served as a powerful voice for the industry. Its mission is to advance a safe and successful trucking industry through advocacy, education and focused initiatives.
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