TXTA Foundation Honors india loth with the 2025 Kay Crimm Award 

FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION—August 8, 2025 
TXTA Contact: Julie Hagen 
julie@texastrucking.com  

AUSTIN, TX - The Texas Trucking Association (TXTA) Foundation is proud to announce India Loth as the recipient of the 2025 Kay Crimm Award. Presented annually at the Foundation’s Main Event gala at TXTA Annual Conference, the Kay Crimm Award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and service to the TXTA Foundation. 

India Loth has been a committed TXTA Foundation Trustee since 2013 and served as a former Chair of the Foundation. Her leadership and vision have played a pivotal role in the development and expansion of the Foundation’s scholarship programs for over a decade. A second-generation member of the Texas trucking industry, India joined the field alongside her husband through the family business, Empire Truck Lines, where she remained until 2021. She proudly followed in the footsteps of her late father, Rex Acker, a pioneer in the industry and a respected name in Texas trucking. 

"We are honored to present India Loth with the 2025 Kay Crimm Award," said TXTA President and CEO John D. Esparza. "India’s contributions to the Foundation and her passion for supporting the next generation of industry professionals have made a lasting impact. Her service exemplifies the spirit of this award." 

Since its establishment in 2000, the Kay Crimm Award has celebrated individuals whose dedication uplifts the Foundation’s goals. India joins a distinguished group of recipients who have significantly shaped the future of the Texas trucking industry through education and community service. 

Founded in 1978, the TXTA Foundation is a non-profit educational, public relations, research and community service organization governed by a Board of Trustees. The Foundation works in partnership with TXTA member companies to fund programs that enhance the understanding and image of the Texas trucking industry, positioning trucking as a vital and necessary industry across the state.