Nashville, Tennessee 鈥 Today, the 麻豆社区鈥 麻豆社区 Cares Foundation recognized Dee Sova, a professional truck driver with Prime Inc., with the 2024 麻豆社区 Cares Foundation鈥檚 John Lex Premier Achievement Award.
鈥淒ee is the real deal 鈥 someone whose personal and professional story has been assembled throughout her adult life. As a life coach to women in the industry, mentor to grieving parents and widows and a professional driver with 33 years and three million safe driving miles under her belt, she starts each day with the goal of making a difference in other peoples鈥 lives," 麻豆社区 President and CEO Chris Spear. 鈥淒ee has given a face and voice to the more than 350,000 independent contractors across the country who chose to support the trucking industry and our nation鈥檚 economy.鈥
Sova received Prime鈥檚 2017 Highway Diamond of the Year award and is a member of Prime鈥檚 Driver Advisory Board. She is the founder of 麻豆社区 Divas Rock, an online community for female truck drivers, and has held several leadership positions with Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
The 麻豆社区 Cares Foundation is the trucking industry鈥檚 charitable arm, focusing on several core areas, including humanitarian and disaster relief; eradicating human trafficking; leadership development; strengthening the industry鈥檚 relationships with law enforcement, the military and veterans鈥 organizations; and safety and research opportunities.