{"id":833,"date":"2018-09-17T18:15:23","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T18:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/?page_id=833"},"modified":"2026-03-30T01:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T01:19:13","slug":"lifetime-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/index.php\/lifetime-achievement-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifetime Achievement Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At the 2018 show we kicked off a new tradition, the \u201cLifetime Achievement Award\u201d. This award honors individuals in the trucking industry with over 25 years\u2019 experience as an owner-operator or employed with the same company for that period.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you would like to nominate someone for the 2027 show, please fill out this <a href=\"http:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/LifetimeAwardNominee.pdf\">form<\/a>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2025 Lifetime Award winners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sheila Shady -38 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Merrie Brown Leverton &#8211; 55 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dale Merkes &#8211; 53 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carl Carstens &#8211; 47 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/441871993_816533293830967_574224101896036118_n-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1079\" style=\"width:386px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/441871993_816533293830967_574224101896036118_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/441871993_816533293830967_574224101896036118_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/441871993_816533293830967_574224101896036118_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/441871993_816533293830967_574224101896036118_n-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/441871993_816533293830967_574224101896036118_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>2024 Lifetime Award winners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rob Heisler &#8211; 60 Years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dennis Merkes &#8211; 55 Years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Terry Ward &#8211; 62 Years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jack Hawthrone &#8211; 66 Years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dick <a><\/a>Boyd &#8211; 64 Years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2023 Lifetime Award winners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jim Riedl &#8211; 48 Years &#8211; Industry Partner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Gary Osterhaus &#8211; 50 Years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andy Yoder &#8211; 52 Years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bassett Trucking &#8211; 62 Years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jim Francis &#8211; 48 Years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thomas Schmuecker &#8211; 48 Years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eldon Jaeger &#8211; 52 Years <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2022 Lifetime Award winners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/22Awards-2-1024x475.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-981\" style=\"width:541px;height:251px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/22Awards-2-1024x475.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/22Awards-2-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/22Awards-2-768x356.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/22Awards-2-1536x713.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/22Awards-2.jpg 1621w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Amby Heisler Farley, IA &#8211; 42 years <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kness Trucking &#8211; Chadwick, IL on 3 generations spanning 86 years of trucking <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dick Koppes of D&amp;L Trucking Cascade, IA &#8211; 62 years  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Steve Steinfadt of Colesburg, IA 42 years <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jim Koeller of Potosi, WI &#8211; 36 years <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jack Link Truck Line &#8211; Dyersville, IA on 4 generations spanning 90 years of trucking <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Those honored in 2021 include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chuck Betzer &#8211; Hazel Green, WI 53 Years, Industry Partner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jerry Meyers &#8211; Aurora, IA 58 Years, Owner-Operator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ray Schmuecker &#8211; Earlville, IA 65 Years, Owner-Operator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cal Betten &#8211; Hudsonville, MI 54 Years, Owner-Operator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gary Grell &#8211; Donahue, IA 61 Years, Owner-Operator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greg Preussner &#8211; Delhi, IA 44 Years, Owner-Operator  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 45%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Those honored in 2019 include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chuck McElmeel \u2013  35 years Like Trucking &#8211; Monticello, IA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Harold DeVries \u2013 55 years Owner-Operator &#8211; Austinville, IA <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Larry Westhoff \u2013 33 years Standard Forwarding \u2013 Dubuque IA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>  Trucking Industry Partner  Pat Storey \u2013 48 years Motor-Ways Insurance \u2013 Urbandale, IA <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"518\" src=\"http:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lifetime-1024x518.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-893 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lifetime-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lifetime-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lifetime-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/lifetime.jpg 1985w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"http:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0497-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-836 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0497-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0497-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC_0497-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Those honored in 2018 include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Doug Toenjes, Monticello, IA, an owner-operator for 55 years <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bob Zimmerly, Independence Iowa, who was employed with Jensen Transport for 43 years. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>George Heisler, Farley, IA, employed with Simon\u2019s Trucking for 46 years <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Congratulations!!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the 2018 show we kicked off a new tradition, the \u201cLifetime Achievement Award\u201d. This award honors individuals in the trucking industry with over 25 years\u2019 experience as an owner-operator or employed with the same company for that period. If you would like to nominate someone for the 2027 show, please fill out this form. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/index.php\/lifetime-achievement-award\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-833","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","nodate","item-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=833"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1163,"href":"https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/833\/revisions\/1163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/midwestprideinyourride.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}