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NRMCA is pleased to announce the Mississippi Concrete Association as the winner of the 2019 State Association of the Year Award. Some MCA programs highlighted in its submission include:

Build With Strength Mississippi Campaign

MCA has a fully implemented statewide Build With Strength campaign, including promoting to MCA members, architects, engineers, contractors, developers and the general public. MCA also shares Build With Strength information with state, county and local politicians as well as codes officials, insurance industry and the fire service.

Concrete Promotion

MCA participates in a wide breadth of conventions and trade shows within the concrete and construction industries, but also engages with school administrators and superintendents, building officials, municipal leagues and boards of supervisors. MCA held 24 promotion programs and often calls on NRMCA promotion representatives to speak as experts to these groups. In October, MCA held its own ICF roundtable, modeled from NRMCA’s programs.

Education

MCA has developed a Concrete College with nine certification classes held each year in partnership with the American Concrete Institute. In addition to ACI’s training materials, MCA produced its own video on proper testing procedures and developed a website and mobile app to further assist in this learning. MCA provides high school and college scholarships and has endowed a chair at Mississippi State University’s Bagley School of Engineering, which allows MCA a seat on the Board of the Construction Materials Research Council.

Advocacy

Through a cooperative effort with NRMCA, MCA’s lobbyist and members were successful in making Mississippi only the fourth state in the U.S. to pass legislation giving insurance rebates for new single-family structures built to the IBHS Fortified Standard. Efforts are now underway to expand this rebate to rehabilitated construction, which if passed, will make Mississippi the first state to pass such legislation.

State Association of the Year Award

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Richard D. Gaynor AwardJerry S. Haught Jerry S. Haught has worked in the ready mixed concrete industry for more than 30 years. He most recently served as vice president of technical services for CEMEX, responsible for Florida and the Western U.S. Jerry retired from CEMEX in 2019 and is active as a consulting engineer.

Jerry S. Haught graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from West Virginia University in 1981. He worked as a materials engineer with Williams and Associates in Clearwater, FL; a laboratory manager with KBC Consultants in Miami, FL and joined Rinker Materials in West Palm Beach, FL, in 1989. He was responsible for quality control and laboratory activities, which at Rinker was a comprehensive and recognized program in the industry. His responsibilities expanded from covering a region to corporate technical manager responsible for developing and implementing the company’s corporate quality management initiatives throughout the U.S. In 2005, Jerry took on a more managerial role as a general manager with responsibility in various regions in Florida. Following the Rinker acquisition by CEMEX, Jerry assumed responsibilities for operations, maintenance, environmental and technical services of the company’s ready mixed concrete facilities in Florida.

Jerry has been a mentor and has influenced several people who continue to be successful and maintain credibility in the industry. Some may say he was a hard taskmaster at the time. However, Jerry was never content with the status quo and demanded that the industry raise the bar on its technical proficiency so that industry personnel are recognized as important stakeholder and partners in building structures that were reliable, durable and economically feasible. Besides espousing these virtues to his reports, he advocated for this expertise in his activity with several outside organizations where he took a leadership role.

Jerry has taken leadership roles at CMEC in Florida, the Florida Concrete & Products Association, ACI and NRMCA. He was a member of ACI Committees on Specifications (301), Hot Weather Concrete (305) and High Strength Concrete (363). He made substantial contributions to the documents generated by these committees to include a practical perspective. He was a member of the NRMCA Research Engineering and Standards (RES) Committee and helped considerably with NRMCA research initiatives, advocacy on industry standards and the P2P initiative to evolve specifications to performance. He chaired the plant certification task group that made several changes in content and policy during his tenure. This included an improved discussion with equipment manufacturers and development of an inspector’s guide and qualification process.

Jerry S. Haught is a professional engineer in Florida. He lives in Jupiter and enjoys riding his motorcycle, hunting and fishing.

Ted ChandlerChandler Concrete Company

The 2020 William B. Allen Award is presented to Mr. Ted Chandler of Chandler Concrete Company.

The Allen Award is presented in recognition of outstanding leadership and commitment to high standards

and business acumen. Recipients are industry leaders who are dedicated to promoting the success of the ready mixed concrete industry.

Ted has served with Chandler Concrete Company for more than 30 years and during that time has demonstrated great commitment to moving the industry forward.

From 2016-2017, Ted served as the chairman of NRMCA and before that he served on the Executive Committee from

2009-2012 and on the Board of Directors from 2004-2007 and 2009-2013. Ted has been active in NRMCA’s SEO and Government Affairs committees and is a past president of the Carolinas Ready Mixed Concrete Association. Ted presently serves on the board of the Ready Mixed Concrete Research & Education Foundation.

William B. Allen AwardFor Outstanding Leadership and Commitment to High Standards in Business Acumen

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Pavement Promoter of the Year Award

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Martin Schneider Midwest Concrete Materials, Inc.

In his second tour of duty with Midwest Concrete Materials, Martin Schneider serves as sales manager for the Manhattan, KS, company. As part of his duties, Martin routinely sets up seminars and training sessions

with contractors and owners of facilities in Manhattan and surrounding areas. Recently, Martin and NRMCA Senior Director, Local Paving, Ken Justice co-hosted a seminar with the City of Manhattan to train

its concrete construction crews on concrete finishing. In 2019, they were able to double production rates because of the training. Because of this success, Martin was instrumental in setting up three more contractor training classes and bootcamps.In 2018-2019, Martin successfully promoted over 20,000 CY of paving in the Manhattan area, most recently an 8,000+ CY overlay project on College Ave. Additionally, Martin has successfully converted several churches in the area to concrete parking and is instrumental in the ongoing process to convert the 6,000 CY parking lot at the Immaculata Church in St. Mary’s, KS.Martin is very active in the Kansas Aggregate Producers Association and the Kansas Ready Mixed Concrete Association. He also sits on the Dickinson County Board of Economic Development and is chairman of the Dickinson County Planning and Zoning Board.

Buildings Promoter of the Year AwardJohn Lee Cemstone

As director of business development for Cemstone, John Lee’s approach is to provide solutions. John integrates deeply into the Cemstone sales managers’ and account representatives activities, prompting them to uncover opportunities with their accounts, local municipalities,

building owners and general contractors. John can adapt to each of these audiences, customizing his approach and his presentations to make the content pertinent and to prompt questions from the audience.

John has conducted over 25 Lunch and Learns for Build With Strength/ICF building systems/concrete paving. His P.E. credential allows him to tackle design issues and design questions from his audience and embeds him with these groups as a fellow P.E. John was instrumental in forming the Build With Strength Committee within the Minnesota Concrete Council (MCC) to bring BWS topics to the membership, as well as bringing in industry experts to discuss these options and share national success stories. This committee is identifying how to oppose tall wood construction, bringing in pro concrete/ICF architects to speak to local chapters, formulating booth content and messaging for Minnesota school superintendents, school architects and contractor shows in 2020 and Green Schools’ Trade Show, all under John’s direction. John serves as chairman of the MCC Build With Strength Committee, as well as co-chair of the NRMCA Promotion Committee.

State Affiliate Promoter of the Year AwardDominic Di CenzoExecutive DirectorConnecticut Concrete Promotion CouncilThe NRMCA State Affiliate Promoter of the Year Award recognizes outstanding concrete promotion contributions by an employee of one of NRMCA’s State Affiliate partner

organizations. As executive director of the Connecticut Concrete Promotion Council, Dominic Di Cenzo’s efforts over the past year exemplify “outstanding!”Dominic has hosted or facilitated over 20 promotional presentations to architects, engineers, specifiers, developers and potential end-users of concrete across the state. From small

one-on-one meetings to larger state-wide events, Dom has seized the opportunity to present on concrete design and construction. And the type of audience is as widespread as the sizes. From high schools and technical schools career days to the CT Building Officials’ monthly meetings and the CT Fire Marshals’ Conference. Dom’s willingness to collaborate is what has often made the difference. When Dom’s proposal to present at the CT Chapter of the American Institute of Architects annual meeting was accepted, he brought in NRMCA’s Gregg Lewis to assist in the presentation. Dom has capitalized on the partnership with NRMCA, utilizing Lewis and Doug O’Neill for numerous opportunities. Additionally, he works closely with CCPC member companies, taking advantage of the expertise and opportunities they provide.Dominic is also very active in local and national trade association promotional activities. He is active in ACI, CT Green Building Council, CT Passive House, Construction Management of America Association-CT Chapter, Northeast Sustainable Energy Association

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John Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award for Promotion

Matt WoodThe John Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award for Promotion is named in honor of former NRMCA Chairman John Watts Roberts who, over his 76-year career, was a leader in both the industry and the community. The award is given to a ready mixed concrete professional distinguished by a

career that demonstrated outstanding leadership, dedication and achievement in support of concrete promotion and industry advancement. This year, NRMCA is proud and pleased to present the John Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award for Promotion to Mr. Matt Wood.

Throughout his distinguished 42-year career, Matt worked exclusively for the Ash Grove Cement Company, now a CRH Company.

Matt led the promotional activities for Ash Grove Cement at both the national and local level. Matt held leadership roles in the Colorado Ready Mixed Concrete Association, the Oregon Concrete and Aggregate Producers Association and the Concrete Promotion Group of Kansas City. He was also on the Board of Directors of various cement promotion associations and concrete pavement associations in areas where he was based. Matt also chaired the NRMCA Promotion Plus Forums for the Rocky Mountain Region.

Matt was an early supporter of the sustainability movement in the concrete industry. He was one of the first in the concrete industry to obtain his LEED certification and even today maintains his certification in retirement. Matt was chairman of the NRMCA Sustainability Committee and a member of the steering committee for the MIT Sustainability Hub. Additionally, he served a term as chairman of the Ready Mixed Concrete Research & Education Foundation. During his term as trustee on the RMC Research & Education Foundation, Matt was a strong supporter of several notable projects, including the Guide to Concrete Overlays of

Asphalt Parking Lots and the development of the pavement design software, www.pavementdesigner.org.

Based on the successful “Eat Concrete” Day first rolled out in Topeka, Kansas, Matt lead the effort to host the first Concrete Day by the Colorado Ready Mixed Concrete Association, the American Concrete Pavement Association and the Rocky Mountain Cement Council in 2010. The concrete industry just sponsored its 10th annual Concrete Day at the Capitol in 2019. The program continues to be an outstanding outreach event for the industry.

After decades of discussion, the Utah Ready Mixed Concrete Association was finally formed in 2017. Matt Wood was instrumental in bringing together the ready mixed concrete and cement industries to make this association a reality.

Throughout his career, Matt was a consensus builder who lead by example. One could always count on Matt to staff a booth at a transportation association meeting or organize a project site tour. He not only “talked the talk,” but “walked the walk.”

and AIA CT, which includes his effort to propose an NRMCA presentation at its annual meeting and most recently to help secure the Net Zero Schools Summit held in January. Dom’s support of the NRMCA’s Hard Hat Tour program has been outstanding. The six construction site tours Dom planned, promoted and hosted were very successful in bringing 124 visitors and providing them with valuable information. His efforts to promote the NRMCA’s Regional ConcreteWorks in 2018 helped to attract over 100 registrants, making it the most attended regional event in the country. Due to that success, the Northeast was the only area of the country to host a Regional ConcreteWorks in 2019, which through his efforts resulted in 85 attendees.

Dom’s outreach through social media to communicate his activities supports other RM promoters in the region by offering them the opportunity to participate in CCPC programs and allows them to utilize his on-line presence to promote their own activities. Dom’s social media strategies are leading our industry. His frequent posts (98,651 Linked-In Post Views) and offerings of information are exactly what our industry needs to continue to do. He is advocating for the concrete industry in an area where many of his concrete industry promotion peers only scratch the surface.

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Concrete Cares Award

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The Manufacturers, Products & Services (MPS) Division of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association is pleased to present the 2020 Concrete Cares Award to two outstanding companies, Sequatchie Concrete Service for companies producing 250,000 cubic yards or less and Maschmeyer Concrete Company for companies producing over 250,000 cubic yards, in recognition of the work that these companies have done over the last year in local communities.

Sequatchie Concrete Service Sequatchie Concrete Service’s values signify the work and support that it provides to its communities. It conducts business each day by adhering to those

principles upon which it was founded:• Valuing customers• Honoring every commitment and ensuring that service is

consistent from beginning to end• Providing a safe working environment for employees while

treating them with respect, fairness and appreciation• Recognizing that efficient use of resources and protection of

the environment are vital for continued success of operations• Meeting or exceeding all local, state and federal

environmental regulations• Responding to the needs and concerns of the communities in

which they operate • Supporting local charities

These final two values sum up the support that Sequatchie Concrete Service provides to the local communities in which it operates. Sequatchie Concrete Service has raised over $28,000 to support the American Cancer Society and is a proud sponsor of the “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer” walk. It even has a pink mixer truck!In 2019, Sequatchie Concrete Service partnered with The Forgotten Child Fund. It hosted a toy drive to benefit the organization and families in need. For the project, over 300 employees of Sequatchie Concrete Service helped raise donations. The Forgotten Child Fund benefits families and especially children, during the Christmas holiday season. It supports the children of families whereby “the child that was neglected, despite every effort by their caring parents, just didn’t have the money for Christmas time food or Santa. That was the child that was always forgotten.” These are the people that need the help that Sequatchie Concrete Service provided.

Maschmeyer Concrete CompanyMaschmeyer Concrete Company operates to serve its customers and the community through living out its mission and core values, one of which is

Community. Its core value of Community is the “belonging and contributing to a group of people who believe in and share common values.” Its local communities are at the heart of its operations. Maschmeyer Concrete Company supports and serves the Boys & Girls Clubs, Habitat for Humanity, Peggy Adams Animal Rescue, Homes for Heroes, Vietnam Veterans and the families where Maschmeyer operates through local Touch-A-Truck events. Maschmeyer also sets aside a minimum every year of 1% of its profits to contribute to these organizations.Maschmeyer Concrete has had a 25-year partnership with the Boys & Girls Club, which needed larger and better facilities for teens. The result will be a 13,000 square foot state of the art clubhouse that will offer life changing out-of-school experiences to disadvantaged youth in the area. Maschmeyer donated the concrete for the project at a value of over $50,000.Maschmeyer Team Members through a company-wide drive support the Boys & Girls Club School Supply and Backpack Drive. It also supports Holiday Toy Drives, which the Team Members of Maschmeyer choose to give to yearly. Maschmeyer Concrete Company and Team Members also support Habitat for Humanity and its Women’s Build Project which engages “women within the community to come together to help families build a decent and affordable place they can call home.” The Team raised $1,570 for the project. Maschmeyer Concrete Company and the Team Members are passionate about pets. The aged home of the Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, the largest pet adoption and animal welfare organization in Palm Beach County, was worn out and in need of replacement. Work began on the new “Pet Adoption and Humane Education Center” in February 2019. Maschmeyer donated $50,000 worth of concrete for the construction of the new facility.Maschmeyer Concrete Company also supports America’s heroes by supporting the Pulte’s “Build to Honor” program in the Tampa Bay area. It donated 60 yards of concrete and 2,500 blocks to assist in the construction of a mortgage-free four-bedroom home for the Whatts family. This new home would not only benefit four children with a permanent home, but also the two deserving Navy retirees – Jerry was a U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class and his wife, Jeaniel, was a Navy reservist.

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Shydlowski – Turner Materials Leadership Award

David J. NicholsonEuclid Chemical Company

Mr. Nicholson started his career in the concrete industry in 1982 as an additive salesman for the Admixture Division of Master Builders and served as a sales representative and senior sales representative for twelve years in Northern Ohio. During his

tenure in Northern Ohio, his geographic area became one of the most consistently profitable territories in the U.S. According to the Moritz Family, Moritz Concrete, Inc., Mansfield, OH, “we could consistently rely on Dave to be on site for our many crucial… pours which occurred at any hour of the day or night, often times… under extreme weather conditions.” He became active with the Ohio Ready Mixed Concrete Association (now Ohio Concrete) and local chapters of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI). The value that Dave brought to his customers and specifiers was unmatched and, according to Thomas Mancino, Fairborn Cement Company, Xenia, OH, Dave was “not only instrumental in the design of mixes but also a liaison between the contractor and the ready-mixed company.”

Due to his success at the territory level and his desire to do more on a national level, Dave joined Master Builders’ newly formed Business Development Group in 1994, which served a national customer base. He was able to use his skills to help many small, medium and large ready mixed concrete producers develop strategic plans within their businesses for the use and implementation of specialty concrete mixes. Teri Moran, retired, BASF/Master Builders, said that Dave’s “customers often cited his ability to connect with their teams, his enthusiasm for helping them differentiate their product, his know-how and his passion for concrete.”

In 1996, Dave accepted the challenge of becoming a regional sales manager for both the Admixture and Construction Product Southwest Division of Master Builders, which required a relocation to Plano, Texas, with his young family. He again immersed himself into his job and the associations that served the industry in the local and regional markets.

Dave was awarded the prestigious Master Builders Master Marketer Award three times during his career with Master Builders due to his success at profitably increasing the business base in any geographic area under his responsibility.

Dave learned many things early on in his career with the most important coming from Mr. Michael Shydlowski: if you could help grow the total market for the use of concrete, all companies associated with the concrete industry share in that growth.

According to Tim Toland, National Ready Mix, “I knew that having an asset like Dave would help our company move to higher levels,” and that he “was immediately impressed with Dave’s professionalism, knowledge of the business, and his vision for the concrete industry as a whole.” To accomplish this on a national level, he became actively involved with the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association. During this time, he shifted from volunteering his time and talent at the local or state associations and chapters to the national levels of NRMCA, ACI, ASTM, ICRI, ACPA and others.

In May 2001, Dave joined The Euclid Chemical Company as divisional sales manager for the newly formed Western Division because Euclid Chemical had recently purchased Boral Materials Technologies’ USA Admixture Division in 2003. He was responsible for integrating Boral’s business base with Euclid Chemical’s. He was promoted to vice president of admixture sales in January 2005 because of his ability to successfully grow a virgin sales territory and integrate Boral’s Admixture Division into Euclid Chemical’s business model.

In 2010, Dave was awarded the prestigious President’s Blue Jacket Award for his successful accomplishments at Euclid Chemical.

Dave convinced Euclid Chemical to begin giving back to the industry on a national level as its admixture business grew. Dave again became active with NRMCA and served as a member of NRMCA’s Materials Division, ultimately becoming the chairman of the division. Under his direction, Euclid Chemical became a sponsor of NRMCA and eventually a Super Sponsor. He also became active with the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program, the Political Action Committee (PAC) and he recommended that Euclid Chemical help fund the RMC Research & Education Foundation with a major financial pledge.

Dave continued to serve as chairman of the Materials Division until his premature death on February 16, 2015. According to Tracy Moseley, retired, The Euclid Chemical Company, “no one worked harder with a dedication that was unmatched.” Kelly Curtis, Votorantim Cimentos and St. Mary’s Cement, echoed Tracy’s sentiment that Dave “created value for his customers no matter the role he held… His enthusiasm was contagious and his passion for our industry is missed.”

Dave grew up in Cleveland, and graduated from Cleveland Heights High School. He attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, graduating with honors with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. He was also a walk-on member of the Ohio University baseball team, eventually becoming team captain.

Dave married the love of his life, Kathleen Clements Nicholson (Kathy), and they were happily married for 34 years. Together they raised three children, daughter Lynn Sullivan, and sons Kurt Nicholson and Matt Nicholson.

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Bruno Benna Advocacy AwardScott OlinDickinson Ready Mix

The Bruno Benna Advocacy Award recognizes outstanding commitment to NRMCA’s government affairs and political program.This award is being given in 2020 for the first time, is named for Bruno Benna who was known during

his 60 years of service to NRMCA for his steadfast support of CONCRETEPAC, doing the important work of engaging in government and public policy on behalf of the ready mixed concrete industry.

This year, the inaugural Bruno Benna Advocacy award is presented to an NRMCA member who demonstrates exceptional commitment to advancing the industry through participation in NRMCA’s government affairs, political and grassroots programs.This individual is Scott Olin, with Dickinson Ready Mix, Dickinson, ND.Over the past years, Scott has repeatedly come to Washington to lobby on important policy issues, hosted fundraisers in his home state for Members of Congress, taken his congressman on plant tours in their district and carried NRMCA’s pro-business, pro-ready-mix message to his elected officials.

Dave is remembered as a loving, hardworking, authentic and honorable man. He made a meaningful and positive impact on others and always led by example. Many people recognized Dave as a leader and trailblazer for the industry, but also as a great friend – many are thankful to have known him.

To continue in Dave’s legacy of leadership, compassion and hard work, his family and friends have raised over $50,000 for Head for the Cure for research and promoting awareness inspiring hope for the community of brain cancer patients, their families, friends, caregivers and other supporters.

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Robert A. Garbini Chairman’s AwardIn appreciation for extraordinary dedication to the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, the chairman of the Board annually selects an individual who has done exceptional work for our industry. The recipient will receive their award at the Board of Directors’ meeting.

Joseph E. Carpenter AwardJeff L. Davis Formerly with U.S. Concrete, Inc.

In earning this award, Mr. Davis is recognized for operational excellence, his service among dozens of associations, creating an environment that was attractive to young talent and his commitment

to help them to grow and prosper in our industry and acting as a catalyst to our industry regarding sustainability through his work with the NRMCA Environmental Focus Group, the Carbon Leadership Forum and other key constituents. He led by example, capitalizing on emerging industry trends and innovations, engineering and delivering low-carbon mixes using innovative materials, adopting cutting edge technology, such as real-time, in-transit concrete management systems, investing in high-capacity concrete delivery trucks and meeting the stringent environmental standards set by the Bay Area, including consistently achieving the NRMCA Green Star certification across all its plants.Mr. Davis has over 45 years of experience in the ready mixed concrete, aggregate and cement industry, serving in various sales, operational and executive management roles. He served as regional vice president and general manager of U.S. Concrete’s West Region (Central Concrete Supply Co. Inc., Right Away Ready Mix, Westside Concrete Materials, and Rock Transport) since 2005. From 2001 to 2005, he served as vice president of operations of Central Concrete. Prior to joining Central Concrete in 2001, Mr. Davis served as vice president concrete for Cadman

Inc., a Lehigh Heidelberg Cement Company, operating in the Seattle market. Across the 45 years, Mr. Davis ceaselessly gave back to the industry, sharing his passion and knowledge, while offering his leadership. During his career, he served as president and Board member of the Idaho Concrete and Aggregate Producers Association (ICAPA), president and Board member of the Washington Concrete and Aggregate Producers Association (WACA), chairman of the 1997 American Concrete Institute (ACI) Convention and member of numerous ACI committees. He also served as a Board member of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA) and chairman of the NRMCA Environmental Task Group of the Operations, Environmental and Safety Committee. During that time, he gave numerous presentations at the OEM/OES Forum & Expo and was host to the OEM Forum in San Francisco, providing plant tours and a San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge construction tour. He also was a founder and Board member of the Concrete in Management (CIM) program at Chico State, founder and Board member of the Carbon Leadership Forum and served as Board member of the California Construction and Industrial Materials Association. Mr. Davis also served as an Industry Advisory Group member of the MIT Concrete Sustainability HUB and as a trustee of the RMC Research & Education Foundation.Mr. Davis leaves a legacy of iconic projects across the western United States, including the Cliff Lodge Snowbird, UT; Nevada maximum security prison Ely, NV; Barrick Gold and Newmont Gold mining and milling facilities Carlin, NV; I-90 floating bridge Seattle; Microsoft campus Redmond, WA; I-90 Mercer Island, WA; San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and Devil’s Slide tunnel and bridge San Mateo County, CA.

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Jose Bermudez U.S. Concrete West Region Central Concrete Supply Co.

Jose Bermudez of U.S. Concrete West Region (Central Concrete Supply Co.), the 2020 Ready Mixed Concrete Delivery Professional Driver of the Year. A panel of industry judges selected Mr. Bermudez as

the top driver from a group of outstanding applicants from across the United States. Mr. Bermudez, whose home plant is the San Francisco facility, was honored for his career achievements, outstanding safety record, professionalism, driving competency and customer service skills. His extraordinary safety record includes a 36 year career with no at fault accidents, no on-the-job accidents and no at fault rejected loads. Remarkably, Jose has hauled an average of more than 15,000 yards of concrete annually over the last three years. On Mr. Bermudez’s application, Central Concrete Supply’s operations manager Joe Cerrito wrote, “Jose is a conscientious, dedicated, top-performing concrete mixer driver, always exhibiting an outstanding level of safety, service, professionalism and follow-through with a most congenial, positive attitude.”

The judges also selected two runners-up. In alphabetical order, the first is 18-year veteran driver Joseph Anderson, from Capital Concrete, Inc. in Norfolk, Virginia.

Mr. Anderson has an impressive safety record, never having a vehicle accident or rejected load. Mr. Anderson has been named Capital Concrete Top Hauler of the Year

seven times. Capital Concrete’s Tina Harvey wrote, “Joe leads by example and as part of our Safety Team is constantly looking to better our safety program.”

Also honored as a runner-up is 19-year veteran mixer driver Mitchell Scott McCarty of U.S. Concrete West Region (Right Away Redy Mix), in Union City, California. Mr. McCarty has a memorable safety record, never having a vehicle accident while amazingly delivering an average of 6,500 cubic yards annually over the past three years. Scott is a recipient of the 2019 Right Away Redy Mix Driver of the Year Award.

NRMCA Driver of the Year Award