The CUTR Transportation Achievement Award is presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to transportation. Previous award recipients include:
- A. Wayne Rich, former chairman of the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority and co-founder of TEAMFL (2013)
- José Abreu, Director, Miami-Dade Aviation Department (2012)
- Florida Senator Malcolm Beard (2011)
- Ben Watts, former Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation (2010)
- Florida Senator James T. Hargrett, Jr. (2009)
- Bob Burleson, President of Florida Transportation Builders Association (2008)
- James Ely, former Executive Director of the Florida Turnpike Enterprise, Florida Department of Transportation (2007)
- K. Earl Durden, Chairman, CEO, and Director of Rail Management Corporation and Durden Enterprises (2006)
- U.S. Congressman John Mica (2005)
- David Brown, former Florida Transportation Commission Chair (2004)
- Don Crane, former President of Floridians for Better Transportation (2003)
