Organizations and instructors celebrated for championing driver safety education.
DENVER – The National Safety Council has announced the recipients of the 2025 Defensive Driver Course Awards, given to organizations and instructors who have excelled in educating others on driver safety best practices through NSC training courses.
The 2025 recipients are:
Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency
ABC Supply
Clark Pest Control
Enterprise Mobility-Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Landstar Systems
Lyft
Modivcare
Arizona Chapter, NSC
Southeastern Chapter, NSC
Chesapeake Region Safety Council
North Dakota Safety Council
Safety & Health Council of North Carolina
Colorado State Patrol Family Foundation
Community Transit
DDC Peru EIRL
Grupo STE
Johnson City Police Department
Metropolitan Safety Council Inc.
NSC Ohio Chapter
Alive at 25
Michael Scott
Attitudinal Dynamics of Driving
Susan Stark
Chronic Offender
Eric Madison
Defensive Driving Course - 4 Hour
Larry N. Dales
Defensive Driving Course – 8/6 Hour
Randall K. Jenkins
Left Side of the Road
Fergus Balbosa
Professional Truck Driver
Alphonso Grennell
International
Frank Tan Tiao Kuen
James A. Solomon Instructor of the Year Award
Susan Stark
Trendsetter
College of Lake County - Defensive Driving Program
McHenry County College
Montana Highway Patrol
National Safety Council Nebraska
Northeastern NY Safety & Health Council
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Utah Safety Council
Powerful Performance
Arizona Chapter, NSC
Cobert Safety Professionals LLC (DBA California Safe Driver)
National Safety & Health Council of Northern New England
North Dakota Safety Council
Rock Valley College Traffic Safety
Snohomish County District Court
Waubonsee Community College - Driver Safety Program
Remarkable Results
Safety and Health Council of North Carolina
Traffic Safety Research LLC
Astonishing Achievement
Colorado State Patrol Family Foundation
Southeastern Chapter, NSC
Powerful Performance
AA Driving Academy Inc.
AcciDon't Driver Training Solutions LLC
Cobert Safety Professionals LLC (DBA California Safe Driver)
National Safety Council Nebraska
Remarkable Results
Safety and Health Council of North Carolina
Astonishing Achievement
Arizona Chapter, NSC
Trendsetter
Baldwin Court Services Inc.
City of Hampton
Hoover Municipal Court
Johnson City Police Department
Mar Jack DDS
McHenry County College
Oklahoma Army National Guard
RoadSafe Traffic Systems Inc.
Wyoming Montana Safety Council
Powerful Performance
Auburn Municipal Court Defensive Driving School
DDC Peru EIRL
Johnny Rowlands Driving Schools
Metro Transit Authority of Harris County (Houston Metro)
Metropolitan Safety Council Inc
Mississippi Safety Services Inc.
National Safety Council Nebraska
North Dakota Safety Council
Rock Valley College Traffic Safety
Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Utah Safety Council
Waubonsee Community College
Remarkable Results
Arizona Chapter, NSC
Safety and Health Council of North Carolina
Southeastern Chapter, NSC
Tennessee Regional Safety Council
Astonishing Achievement
Colorado State Patrol Family Foundation
Trendsetter
A+ Defensive Driving & DUI School
AA Driving Academy Inc.
Bibb County Sheriff's Office
Burlington County Sheriff's Department
Cementos Progreso, S.A.
Chickasaw Nation
City of Corpus Christi
City of Dallas Risk Management
Driver Education Consultants
First Transit-Transdev
Gwinnett County Board of Commission
MTA Long Island Railroad
MTA Metro North Railroad
Oklahoma Farm Bureau
Tennessee Regional Safety Council
Powerful Performance
A+ Above All Defensive Driving
Black Car Safety Center
Chesapeake Region Safety Council
Community College of Rhode Island
DDC Peru EIRL
Grupo STE
Independent Drivers Guild
Northeastern New York Safety & Health Council
Safety and Health Council of North Carolina
Remarkable Results
Arizona Chapter, NSC
Astonishing Achievement
Southeastern Chapter, NSC
Trendsetter
Colonial Fire and General Insurance Company LTD
Defensive Driving Training LTD
Jaric Environment Safety & Health Service LTD
Powerful Performance
Dennis & Leela's Driving School
Training & Logistics LTD
Trendsetter
Cementos Progreso, S.A.
Powerful Performance
DDC Peru EIRL
Powerful Performance
New England Tractor Trailer Training School
Remarkable Results
Reyes Holdings LLC
Trendsetter
Amica New York
Colorado State Patrol Family Foundation
General Services Department - TSD
Hennepin County
King County
Mears Group
North Dakota Insurance Reserve Fund
Professional Development Associates - PDASA
Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Thomas J Henry Injury Attorneys
Yakima County District Court
Powerful Performance
Amica
AXA XL
Dupage County Bar Association
Geico New York
Heartland Community College
Illinois Central College
McHenry College
Minnesota Safety Council
Mississippi Safety Services
New York State Public Employees Federation
NYSUT Member Benefits
Rock Valley College Traffic Safety
Safety and Health Council of North Carolina
Stanley Steemer
State Farm
Tennessee Driver School
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
United States Department of the Interior
Utah Safety Council
VASAP Driver Improvement Course
Waubonsee College
Remarkable Results
College of Lake County
Metropolitan General Sessions Court
National Safety Council Nebraska
State Farm New York
Astonishing Achievement
Geico
Modivcare
Uber
Will County Bar Association
Trendsetter
Captive Resources
TBC Corp.
Powerful Performance
Mears Group
Metropolitan General Sessions
Minnesota Safety Council
Nonprofits Insurance Alliance
Astonishing Achievement
Lyft
Powerful Performance
Landstar Transportation Logistics Inc.
“Defensive driving remains one of the most effective ways to prevent crashes and save lives," said Lorraine Martin, NSC CEO. "The 2025 DDC award recipients are driving change by modeling safe behaviors and inspiring others to do the same. Their commitment to safety is helping to ensure everyone using our roads arrives safely at their destination."
To learn more about the NSC Defensive Driving Course, visit nsc.org/safety-training/defensive-driving. To learn more about NSC Awards, visit nsc.org/awards.
About the National Safety Council
The National Safety Council is America’s leading nonprofit safety advocate – and has been for over 110 years. As a mission-based organization, we work to eliminate the leading causes of preventable death and injury, focusing our efforts on the workplace and roadways. We create a culture of safety to not only keep people safer at work, but also beyond the workplace so they can live their fullest lives.
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