SAN DIEGO (March 18, 2025) — Lytx Inc., a provider of video and safety-driven efficiency, announced the winners of its 2025 Driver and Coach of the Year awards and shared their positive impact on today’s roadways. Implementing Lytx’s fleet safety solutions, each honoree showcased their commitment to excellence and exceptional performance.  

The program this year received a record number of nominations, the highest in its 12-year history and a 30% increase over 2024. 
The 2025 award recipients were nominated by their peers and managers, and Lytx selected winners based on their outstanding work in the fields of services/utilities, transit/motor coach, for-hire trucking, private truck fleet/distribution, and waste/construction.  

The waste/construction winners are listed below.

Waste / Construction (Drivers

  • First-Place Winner — Freddy Thomas (Waste Connections)
  • Second Place — Chris Foley (MANATT’S, INC.)
  • Third Place — Hector Buz (Dolese Bros Co)


Waste / Construction (Coaches) 

  • First-Place Winner — Neil Rivers (Stericycle)
  • Second Place — Shelley Krantz (Vulcan Materials Company)
  • Third Place — Ed Ziegler (MANATT’S, INC.)


For the full list of winners, visit lytx.com.