PLYMOUTH, Mich. -

United Road chief operating officer Jason Walker said recipients of the 2020 Haully Carrier of the Year Award help United Road deliver vehicles to customers on time and damage free. That helps them meet their customers’ needs without delay or disruption.

A finished vehicle transport logistics provider, United Road on Wednesday announced the recipients of its inaugural Haully Carrier of the Year Award for 2020. The award honors United Road’s independent carrier partners that have met or exceeded its quality performance metrics in 2020 for on-time, damage-free delivery, app compliance, and revenues.

United Road honored recipients in large, mid-sized, and small carrier categories. Awarded in the large category was East Side Auto Transport of Wallingford, Conn. In the medium category, Davidson Transport LLC of Quincy, Ohio took top honors. And LTT Trucking LLC of Mabank, Texas was honored in the small category.

“The majority of our independent carriers are small to mid-sized business owners where cash flow is king,” Walker said in a news release. “The success of each of our carriers from the smallest to the largest is important to United Road.”

United Road recognized the independent carriers for top performance on quality metrics, which included being in the 97th percentile for damage-free delivery of vehicles. The Haully Carrier of the Year Award for 2020 evolved from United Road’s Haully, a logistics technology platform for third-party carriers that provides access to vehicle loads, including backhauls and business tools. 

In the large category, East Side Auto Transport services lanes along the I-95 corridor from Maine to North Carolina and in between. The company has been in business for 31 years and moves about 150,000 dealer, rental, auction, and fleet units.

A United Road dispatcher said about East Side, “Working with East Side Auto is so simple. Their knowledge and also their drivers’ professionalism makes it a great fit. Always courteous and they pay attention to United Road procedures. They are a pleasure to work with.”

Brett Davidson leads mid-sized category winner Davidson Transport LLC, which primarily hauls OEM vehicles in the areas around Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. A United Road dispatcher said Davidson has been its go-to subcontractor for years.

“Always dependable at picking up loads in a timely manner,” the dispatcher said. “Great communication. Always willing to move loads that other third party wouldn’t. Wherever we need him, he'll go. He gets the job done 100% on time, with professionalism.”

LeAnn Manning and family lead the small category winner, LTT Trucking LLC. The company hauls between Texas and Louisiana, and a United Road dispatcher said the company is very ambitious.

“When they commit to a transportation assignment, they see it through to the end…LeAnn always goes above and beyond on follow-up,” the dispatcher said.

Eligibility for the Haully Carrier of the Year Award was based on a carrier being in the 97th percentile among their peers for quality as measured by damage-free delivery, the 90th percentile for quality as measured by on-time or early delivery, the 90th percentile for compliance with United Road’s proprietary V-TAS and load management tools that give customers visibility into status of their shipments, and business revenue with United Road.

Haully Carrier of the Year Award for 2020 recipients will receive quarterly rebates throughout this year, a trophy and Haully merchandise.

“United Road developed Haully and its suite of business tools and offerings including this annual recognition award to support carriers — from self-assigning loads including backhauls to becoming eligible for quick pay options,” Walker said. “When our carrier partners are successful, United Road is successful.”