One of our favorite events of the year is our annual Trucks and Toys campaign and we are so flattered with everyone’s generous efforts to make the campaign successful year in and year out. We are proud to pass along that this year Kottke Trucking employees, friends and family raised $11,496 worth of toys and goods for Trucks and Toys!

We are so proud that these donations can stay local and go to organizations near our terminals in Minnesota and in Florida. It warms our heart to know that these donations will be going towards brightening the holiday season for people directly in our communities.

We want to send a big thank you to everyone who helped make this year another successful one. Your work on this cause and your donations do not go unnoticed. Thank you all so very much.

Trucks and Toys was one of the causes that was very near and dear to the hearts of Duane and Connie Kottke. They poured a lot of heart and soul into this initiative, so thank you for helping us continue their legacy in this way. It does truly mean the world to the Kottke family. Again, thank you.

May your light shine bright this holiday season! Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas!

Shopping for toys in Minnesota

Raf with Pastor David Berry from The Mission of Winter Haven picking up toys from our Trucks and Toys toy drive.

A big thanks to everyone who made this video possible. Thank you Logan Karl for making this vision come to life.

Kottke Trucking is proud to announce Derrick Johnson as the recipient of the Jim Doering Award of Excellence for the 2^nd Quarter of 2021. Derrick has been with Kottke Trucking for almost nine years with no accidents and no violations. He has been in the trucking industry for over 24 years.

Derrick’s nominator said: “Derrick is deserving of the award because he is very hard working and a go-getter, he plans his loads well and is never late. If you need him to do something, all you need to do is ask him and he will go above and beyond to insure that that job gets done on time. Derrick is a true example of what Kottke Trucking is all about.”

The Jim Doering Award of Excellence was established in 2014 in honor of Kottke Trucking’s first employee and nearly 40-year employee Jim Doering. The award is designed to honor a driver each quarter that has the same great qualities that made Jim such a special man. Derrick is the 2^nd Quarter recipient for this award and is now a finalist for the Duane and Connie Kottke Distinguished Driver of the Year Award.

Congrats, Derrick! We thank you for your hard work, dedication and for #BleedingBlue!

We had the pleasure of teaming up with our friends at Viking Signs for a softball team for Buffalo Lake Days and, of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve teamed up!

Our relationship goes back decades with Duane Kottke and Red Jones and continues to this day. This weekend had four members of the Jones family and one Kottke on the field together en route to a second place finish in the Buffalo Lake Lions Club Softball Tournament! We know Duane and Red would have had a ball!

Thanks to everyone that came out to Buffalo Lake Days! It was great fun to see our small town filled with smiling faces and celebrating our community.

Kottke Trucking is proud to announce Glenn Lopp as the recipient of the Jim Doering Award of Excellence for the First Quarter of 2021. Glenn has been with Kottke Trucking for two years and has been in the trucking industry for over 15 years.

Glenn’s nominator said: “Glenn is one of those go getter drivers that always approaches each task with a “we will succeed” attitude. He exemplifies what a good American Trucker should be. He is a strong asset to Kottke Trucking and embodies the spirit of what the Jim Doering Award of Excellence is all about.”

The Jim Doering Award of Excellence was established in 2014 in honor of Kottke Trucking’s first employee and nearly 40-year employee Jim Doering. The award is designed to honor a driver each quarter that has the same great qualities that made Jim such a special man. Glenn is the First Quarter recipient for this award and is now a finalist for the Duane and Connie Kottke Distinguished Driver of the Year Award.

Congrats, Glenn! We thank you for your hard work, dedication and for #BleedingBlue!