Motor Carriers of Montana announces Driver of the Year

Larry Spiekermeier of Plains, MT, was awarded the Driver of the Year at the Motor Carriers of Montana Convention held recently in Missoula. Larry is an Owner Operator for Whitewood Transport in Billings, MT. Larry joined the Whitewood fleet in May, 1999. He has served the trucking industry for 41 years, logging a total of over 4,500,000 miles. Larry is a valuable member of the Whitewood team of Owner Operators. He has traveled 1,011,875 accident free miles with Whitewood and he has received eight safe driving awards.

The criteria for selection of the Driver of the Year is to select a Driver who will, by past and future record, exemplify the type of career driver whose high standards of conduct and ability are both an asset to themselves and a credit to the Trucking Industry in the State of Montana. Larry meets and exceeds this criterion. Professional, courteous, knowledgeable, conscientious and safe are a few of the descriptive adjectives that one would use to describe Larry.

Larry’s career in trucking began in his early twenties. He started trucking to pay for college but realized he could make a good living driving truck and chose to make it his profession. Larry was an award winner early in his career when he placed 6th in the National Truck Driving Championship in the 1970’s. Early in his career he hauled cement, produce, hot oil and logs. He now specializes in hauling heavy equipment with a payload of 100,000 to 130,000 pounds.

Larry and his wife, Mary Anne, have three grown children. Larry is an avid sportsman and enjoys hunting big game in Northwestern Montana.

Whitewood Transport was also awarded the Grand Trophy for Montana Carrier of the Year at the convention.