ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge have launched the 2011 Best Fleets to Drive For contest and survey, an annual evaluation of the best employers in the trucking industry.

Now through October 31, 2010, company drivers and owner-operators can nominate their trucking companies by completing an application form on the Best Fleets To Drive For website.

CarriersEdge, a Markham, Ont.-based provider of online driver quality improvement solutions, will be conducting the survey for TCA.

As in previous years, the company expects that the survey data will reveal a wealth of carrier success stories in areas such as benefits, professional development, driver and community support, safety record, and company culture.

"Being listed as a Best Fleet to Drive Forhas a cascading effect", said Mark Murrell, president of CarriersEdge. "Companies represented in the survey get a lot of positive P.R., which results in more drivers wanting to work for them. Other carriers want the same competitive advantage, so they strive to implement similar or better features within their own companies. The end result is an improved trucking industry for everyone concerned."

The survey is open to all for-hire trucking companies with 10 trucks or more, whether TCA members or not. These are evaluated against a broad range of criteria reflecting current HR best practices.

Initial information provided by the nominator will be further corroborated through interviews with the company's management and an additional random sampling of the company's drivers.