By Al MuskewitzWhen Craig Zeller set off to start his own trucking company shortly after the turn of the century, the only goal he had in mind was get...

By Al MuskewitzEditor, Wright MediaWages for the American trucker rose significantly in 2021 as the demand for drivers increased competition for talen...

By Al MuskewitzThe room was buzzing with activity. Meeting goers were scurrying about trying to collect themselves into orderly groups based on the pl...

Averitt Express drivers are starting to notice a hefty difference in their paychecks.The Tennessee-based carrier recently announced several changes to...

‘We want to teach them to be real truck drivers. We want you leave with what you came for.’ - Alex Blevins, Jefferson StateBy Al Muskewitz...

The World Games will draw athletes from all over the world to Birmingham, Ala., in July and in an effort to keep the participants and spectators as sa...

By Al MuskewitzEditor, Wright MediaOne of the reasons Deep South Freight has been well below the soaring national truck driver retention average is ...

'Excited' Thompson Wins Alabama TDC for Second Time By Al MuskewitzPELHAM, Ala. – After seven division wins in 10 years in three different clas...

By Al MuskewitzWEDOWEE, Ala. – When LB3 owner Brian Lindley read Jason Webber’s name as the winner of the company’s third annual Jef...

By Al MuskewitzCandace Rivers is all about promoting healthy lifestyles for the nation’s fleet of professional truck drivers and having fun on t...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking applications to fill as many as 10 spots on a newly formed Truck Leasing Task Force to eval...

The Alabama Trucking Association recognized its Driver of the Year Monday night at its annual Fleet Safety Awards banquet and both the winner and runn...

Visit the Hiremaster Booth (67072) in the West Wing at MATS By Al MuskewitzAs the country and its truckers continue to come out of the COVID-19 pande...

Empire Express, a Memphis, Tenn.-based carrier dedicated to delivering its no-touch freight in a safe and timely manner, is now offering its drivers t...

Known for his professionalism and excellentrepresentation of TMC Transportation’s training standards, Matthew Nadeau has been named the company&...

On March 6, 1972, a flatbed from Chicago pulled a load of steel into a yard in Des Moines, Iowa, and thus began an adventure that became the largest e...

After a year off from participating in the program, HireMaster client TLD Logistics is back among the Best Fleets to Drive For.The Knoxville, Tenn.-ba...

Covenant Logistics Group is joining the growing list of trucking companies doing its part to help the environment with a plan to add 50 zero-emission ...

By Al MuskewitzWhen Royal Jones and Jimmy Ray first started their company in 1982 with two trucks out of a small mobile home on a dirt lot in New Mexi...

TMC Transportation has long been a leader in the flatbed trucking industry and now it’s expanding its reach in the hospitality business, in ef...

By Al MuskewitzDarrien Henderson remembers a conversation he had with a long-time trucker early in his driving career when gas was cheap and the roads...

Transportation company marks official date of its 50-year anniversary with celebrations across the country; 5 drivers drawn for 2022 trucks COOKEVILL...

A big reason drivers move into the arena of becoming trainers is the influence their own trainers have had on their careers.That's what prompted Richa...

Montgomery Transport has consistently been out front with innovations for its employees and it continued that tradition this week by announcing a new ...

As our nation’s military veterans seek to move into civilian jobs after their service, they often find the transition a difficult one. Many of t...

JOPLIN, Mo. –CFI has reorganized and expanded into one company with five distinct services, doubling in size and supporting more than 5,000 fami...

By Al Muskewitz NASHVILLE, Tenn. –Harold Sumerford Jr., CEO of Birmingham, Ala.-based J&M Tank Lines, was elected chairman of the American ...

In the ever-present interest of digital transformation in the transportation and logistics industry, TMC is collaborating with Mastery, led by industr...

With over thirty years of driving experience, Charles Duncan still loves what he does. Seventeen of those years have been with TMC. TMC attempted to ...

By AL MUSKEWITZ For the past two years Mark Colson has diligently traveled throughout his state -and the country, really -enthusiastically pr...

Companies vie for drivers every day in this industry. Cent-by-cent increases are commonplace and many come with conditions. This year, A.D. Trans...

The shortage of truck drivers in the United States has become so severe that companies are attempting to hire drivers from other countries in increasi...

By Al MuskewitzWillie Fulton was hanging out at the terminal one day when he got called into the office. It wasn’t like one of those called to the pr...

By Al MuskewitzAfter breaking more records again this year, Tim Chellette is looking to cross two big milestones next year with his Big G Motorcycle ...

LB3's Heflin takes top spot in Alabama Virtual Truck Driving Championship By Al MuskewitzNathan Heflin has always been good at taking tests and th...

Werner Enterprises, a premier transportation and logistics provider, opened a new terminal located in Lehigh Valley, Pa. There will be 200 traile...

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, and Deputy Administrator Meera Joshi of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admini...

XPO Logistics Inc. announced a slew of new advantages for drivers in its training programs, effective immediately. During the seven-week program, stu...

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Scholarship Fund announces its provision of financial assistance to the most recipients in its 48-year histo...

A regional and national carrier, Cargo Transporters Inc., recently announced a second wage raise for its OTR drivers. On Sunday, the second salary rai...

Weigh stations are a dreaded stop for drivers, especially when law enforcement is standing by to perform inspections. By June 30, several states cut ...

By Ford BoswellMONTGOMERY – The Alabama Trucking Association Board of Directors has elected Truckworx Kenworth president Will Bruser to serve as its ...

By Maggie Stem Jeremy Rayl had long held the dream of building a facility that would help his growing trucking company expand and attract the top per...

By Maggie Stem CRST Expedited Inc. has a long history of delivering "large and bulky" commodities; it also has a nationwide LTL network that it uses ...

Four community colleges in Arkansas, affiliated with the state’s two university systems, have teamed up to form the Arkansas Trucking Academy, the st...

Transportation and Logistics Systems Inc. (TLSS) recently stated that it has reached an agreement to buy all of SalSon Logistics' outstanding shares....

Forward Air is now pursuing a growth strategy including both organic and inorganic infrastructure expenditures. This includes its ongoing LTL network...

The life of a professional truck driver is a varied one. Now that the economy is steadily improving, truck driving has become a viable option for peo...

This year's holiday season will be full of cheer thanks to System Transport, which will deliver the United States Capitol Christmas Tree to Washingto...

By Al MuskewitzTrucking companies all across the country are wrestling with ways to find drivers to keep their trucks moving. Approaches are as diver...

The global pandemic may seem to be coming to an end for many, but TDDS Technical Institute in Lake Milton, Ohio, is still feeling the effects and has...