This prestigious program honors professional truck drivers who have gone above and beyond to show remarkable bravery, kindness, and courtesy while navigating the nation’s roadways. The top three individuals will be celebrated at the TCA 2025 Annual Convention, scheduled for March 15-18 in Phoenix, Arizona.

For this year’s awards, five extraordinary finalists have been chosen. The decision is now in your hands — cast your vote to help select the three drivers who will earn the title of TCA Highway Angels of the Year.

Meet the 2024 Finalists:

• Andrew Inlow (Maverick Transportation)

• Jason Corino (Melton Truck Lines)

• Michael Dorsey (Mercer Transportation)

• Joseph Carroll (Elgin Motor Freight)

• Daljit Sohi (Triple Eight Transport)

Each of these incredible drivers has an inspiring story of courage and kindness, showcasing the best of what it means to be a professional in the trucking industry.

Read their stories and vote for your favorite finalist here.

Make your voice heard and celebrate the heroes of the road!

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Andre Reynolds (Left) and Stephen Miller (right) Source: TCA

Andre Reynolds

On April 15, around 1 p.m., Andre Reynolds was navigating MS27, a two-lane highway near Utica, Mississippi, when a Ford Mustang suddenly swerved into his lane. The car was moving erratically, nearly stopping before careening off the road into a ditch.

“I almost hit him,” Reynolds recalled. “I didn’t see that coming!”

Reynolds quickly stopped to check on the Mustang’s driver and found the man experiencing a seizure.

“He wasn’t coherent at all,” Reynolds noted.

As another passerby stopped to assist, Reynolds instructed them to call 9-1-1. They stayed with the driver until the seizure subsided. The man, still disoriented, attempted to call his father, but Reynolds took over the phone to explain the situation.

“Gradually, he started to recover,” Reynolds recounted.

Once the driver was alert and able to walk, Reynolds continued on his way, embodying the spirit of selflessness.

“I wouldn’t leave someone in need,” he emphasized. “Helping someone doesn’t cost anything.”

Stephen Miller

Stephen Miller earned his accolade by extinguishing a blazing car fire. Just after midnight on February 21, he was traveling south on Interstate 75 in Punta Gorda, Florida, when a car sped past him and soon hit a dip in the road near exit 164.

“The car hit the dip, and I thought it crashed because there was a massive plume of smoke,” Miller explained. “I drove through the smoke, expecting to find a wrecked car.”

Seeing the vehicle stopped with smoke and flames emanating, Miller sprang into action. He halted his truck, grabbed his fire extinguisher, and rushed to the scene, even as other vehicles drove by.

“I jumped out, ran back, and used the fire extinguisher under the car, where the flames were,” Miller said.

When the fire escalated, Miller instructed the driver to pop the hood and continued using the extinguisher. When this did not yield results, Miller resorted to a unique solution—utilizing a 40-pack of bottled water from his truck.

“I put out the fire with the water bottles,” said Miller, who has a decade of trucking experience. He stayed with the driver until emergency services arrived, ensuring no harm came to both the driver and passenger.

“I was taught to help if you can,” Miller underscored. “We need to look out for one another.”

These inspiring stories of Andre Reynolds and Stephen Miller not only highlight their bravery and quick thinking but also serve as powerful examples of the unsung heroes among commercial truck drivers.

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Marty Smith, a driver for Melton Truck Lines, witnessed a Jeep hydroplane and then flip multiple times on a rainy September night in Colorado. Smith didn’t hesitate to help extract the driver from the wreck and offer support.

“It was raining like crazy,” Smith said. “I put on my hazards, and I ran across the road — that was the dangerous part, because nobody was slowing down.”

When Smith assessed the situation, he realized the Jeep was on its side and the driver was unable to escape without aid. Smith ran back across the road to his truck to gran his gloves before pulling the windshield off the vehicle; the driver was kicking it from the inside in an attempt to get free.

While the driver was confused and in a state of shock, they weren’t suffering any serious injuries. Smith stayed with them until law enforcement arrived on the scene.

Smith has been added to the list of U.S. Highway Angels. His heroic actions serve to inspire others to extend the same type of support, empathy, selflessness, and kindness that Smith did on that rainy September night.

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