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Savvy Sandoval once again leads Mesilla Valley drivers in MPG performance
By Al MuskewitzRoberto Sandoval became a professional truck driver because he saw it as a solid, steady job with good pay to provide for his growing f...
Jan 26, 2023
Reyes Coaches MVT Drivers to Best Fuel Efficiency
By Al Muskewitz While he hasn’t actually heard anyone call him this around the yard, truth be told Jose Reyes is the “Fuel Whisperer&rdqu...
Dec 29, 2022
Expecting mom wins MVT quarterly award
By Al Muskewitz One of Royal Jones’ greatest pleasures as Mesilla Valley Transportation’s president and CEO is handing over a set of car k...
Dec 12, 2022
MVT Green Giant of Trucking Industry
By Al MuskewitzThe primary colors in Mesilla Valley Transportation’s corporate logo are red, royal blue and purple – the hues of the deser...
Nov 28, 2022
Averitt Recognized for Green Commitment
Averitt Express recently was honored by the Tennessee Trucking Association for its commitment to envrionmental responsibility.The Clean Diesel Award i...
Oct 06, 2022
Updated COVID Vaccines Can Help Keep You Trucking Along
From Healthy Trucking of America Commercial truck drivers are the lifeblood of America’s supply chain. To borrow a famous saying: When you snee...
Oct 05, 2022
Trucking groups seek feedback
Two nationwide trucking support groups have put out a call for feedback for their biggest initiatives of the year.The Truckload Carriers Association a...
Sep 06, 2022
FirstFleet rewards drivers for referrals
Charles Blankenship has a sharp eye for driving talent and now he has a sharp new truck to show for it.Blankenship, a FirstFleet driver from Circlevil...
Sep 06, 2022
Bolduc Crowned NTDC Grand Champion
INDIANAPOLIS –Roland Bolduc knows his way on the road and his way to the winner’s circle.Bolduc, a professional driv...
Aug 22, 2022
Forsage a carrier living the American dream
By Al MuskewitzEditor, Wright MediaThe founders came to the United States with $100 in their pockets and a belief in the American dream.After gettin...
Aug 22, 2022
Finalists emerge at NTDC
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Alphonso Lewis, the only Alabama driver to win the National Truck Driving Championship is among the 45 professional drivers...
Aug 19, 2022
Zeller Transportation celebrates 20 years of growth
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...
Aug 10, 2022
Trucking Wages Rise in 2021
By Al MuskewitzEditor, Wright MediaWages for the American trucker rose significantly in 2021 as the demand for drivers increased competition for talen...
Aug 10, 2022
Motivational speaker inspires attendees to make a difference
By Al MuskewitzThe room was buzzing with activity. Meeting goers were scurrying about trying to collect themselves into orderly groups based on the pl...
Aug 05, 2022
Averitt increases compensation packages
Averitt Express drivers are starting to notice a hefty difference in their paychecks.The Tennessee-based carrier recently announced several changes to...
Jul 22, 2022
One of Alabama's largest community colleges offering CDL training
‘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...
Jul 15, 2022
Alabama Sets Hazmat Restrictions in July
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...
Jun 28, 2022
Deep South continues doing right for drivers, boosts vacation program
By Al MuskewitzEditor, Wright MediaOne of the reasons Deep South Freight has been well below the soaring national truck driver retention average is ...
Jun 21, 2022
Twice as Nice
'Excited' Thompson Wins Alabama TDC for Second Time By Al MuskewitzPELHAM, Ala. – After seven division wins in 10 years in three different clas...
May 28, 2022
Webber Wins LB3 TDC, Looking Forward to State
By Al MuskewitzWEDOWEE, Ala. – When LB3 owner Brian Lindley read Jason Webber’s name as the winner of the company’s third annual Jef...
May 20, 2022
Stepping Up for Better Trucker Health
By Al MuskewitzCandace Rivers is all about promoting healthy lifestyles for the nation’s fleet of professional truck drivers and having fun on t...
Apr 12, 2022
FMCSA To Examine Truck Leases, Seeks Applications for Task Force
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...
Apr 07, 2022
ATA Honors Drivers, Professionals of the Year
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...
Mar 21, 2022
Hiremaster Expands Presence at MATS
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...
Mar 18, 2022
Empire Express Rolling Out Largest Pay Increase
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...
Mar 18, 2022
TMC Names Nadeau Trainer of the Year
Known for his professionalism and excellentrepresentation of TMC Transportation’s training standards, Matthew Nadeau has been named the company&...
Mar 15, 2022
TMC Celebrates 50 Years in Business
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...
Mar 11, 2022
TLD Logistics, ACT Among Best Fleets
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...
Feb 01, 2022
Covenant Bringing Zero-Emission Class 8 Trucks into Fleet
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 ...
Jan 11, 2022
MVT Celebrates 40 Years in Trucking
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...
Jan 07, 2022
TMC Transportation Offers Drivers Room at the Inn
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...
Dec 09, 2021
J&M Tank Lines' Henderson Driven by Safety, Giving Back
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...
Nov 26, 2021
Averitt Express Celebrates 50 Years
Transportation company marks official date of its 50-year anniversary with celebrations across the country; 5 drivers drawn for 2022 trucks COOKEVILL...
Nov 18, 2021
Robida Earns TMC's Monthly Trainer Award
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...
Nov 17, 2021
Montgomery Transport Announces New Pay Program, Other Benefits
Montgomery Transport has consistently been out front with innovations for its employees and it continued that tradition this week by announcing a new ...
Nov 16, 2021
TMC Once Again Receives Military Friendly Designation
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...
Nov 12, 2021
CFI Expands, Reorganizes into One Company with 5 Distinct Services
JOPLIN, Mo. –CFI has reorganized and expanded into one company with five distinct services, doubling in size and supporting more than 5,000 fami...
Nov 09, 2021
Alabama Trucking Accelerates Drive for Workforce Development
By AL MUSKEWITZ For the past two years Mark Colson has diligently traveled throughout his state -and the country, really -enthusiastically pr...
Aug 22, 2021
Z Honors Veterans with Eye-Catching Truck Wrap
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...
Aug 10, 2021
Big G Ride Breaks Records Again, Eyes Milestone
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 ...
Aug 05, 2021
Right Up His Alley
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...
Aug 03, 2021
Bruser Elected ATA Chairman of the Board
By Ford BoswellMONTGOMERY – The Alabama Trucking Association Board of Directors has elected Truckworx Kenworth president Will Bruser to serve as it...
Jul 02, 2021
Teaming Up for Arkansas' First Public Trucking Academy
Four community colleges in Arkansas, affiliated with the state’s two university systems, have teamed up to form the Arkansas Trucking Academy, the ...
Jun 25, 2021
TLD Goes to the Mat to Pin Down New Drivers
By Al MuskewitzTrucking companies all across the country are wrestling with ways to find drivers to keep their trucks moving. Approaches are as diver...
Jun 22, 2021
Drivers Want More, Consistent Information on Parking Spots
By Al Muskewitz Finding a safe and secure place to park for their breaks was the No. 1 industry issue among truck drivers in 2021.Drivers report p...
Jun 14, 2021
Colson Asks South Alabama Officials to Re-think Truck-Only Toll Option
By Al MuskewitzMark Colson is all for improving the state's infrastructure, reducing traffic congestion and the building of the I-10 Mobile River Bri...
Jun 10, 2021
Chapter Two: Former Alabama Police Investigator Starts Service to Help Small Operators
By Al MuskewitzWho ever said there’s never a cop around when you need one? If you are a single-truck owner-operator or the owner of a small truckin...
Jun 06, 2021
Veteran driver wins LB3 TDC
By Al MuskewitzWEDOWEE, Ala. – Stacy Langford has been driving for East Alabama trucking company LB3 before LB3 was even a trucking company. That i...
Jun 02, 2021
SmartHop Helps Small Trucking Operations Compete With Big Players
Founder's underdog story mirrors company's story of growth and acceptance By Al Muskewitz When Guillermo Garcia emigrated to the United States ...
May 14, 2021
Alabama Cancels Planned In-Person TDC
By Al MuskewitzAlabama Trucking Association officials were confident and excited about the prospect of holding their own Truck Driving Championship l...
May 12, 2021
Major Changes Move LTI Out Front of the Competition
By Al Muskewitz The management team of LTI Trucking Services looked around the landscape a few months back and figured it was time to make some ma...
Apr 16, 2021
Covenant Realigns Executive Management Team
Covenant Logistics Group, the parent company of Covenant Transport and other entities, has announced key changes to its executive leadership team.Joe...
Apr 08, 2021
For LB3, the 3 Means 3 Winners
Small carrier wins big at Alabama Fleet Safety Awards By Al MuskewitzBrian Lindley was both honored and humbled last year when his LB3 trucking co...
Mar 26, 2021
While Many Park, Alabama Planning a TDC
By Al MuskewitzThe National Truck Driving Championship may be canceled for the second year in a row, but by popular demand the Alabama Trucking Assoc...
Mar 26, 2021
MVT Retools Operations for Better Home Time
Almost every driver and industry survey conducted in recent years has indicated that more home time is among the biggest factors (behind better pay) ...
Mar 17, 2021
Bay & Bay Ups Its Pay for Independent Contractors
EAGAN, Minn. – Bay & Bay Transportation has been aggressively raising its pay package for its over-the-road professionals and last week made an...
Mar 15, 2021
DRIVE Safe Act Introduced in Both Houses
The idea of professional truck drivers under 21 crossing state lines to deliver their goods, a potential solution to the industry's growing driver sh...
Mar 11, 2021
Big G Driver's Charitable Motorcycle Ride Gets Bigger
By Al MuskewitzTim Chelette’s Big G Motorcycle Ride has been growing at a record pace since its inception five years ago, but the introduction of a...
Feb 24, 2021
Opportunities 'Endless' for Growing Illinois Carrier
By Al MuskewitzIn a little over three years Always Insured Logistics has grown from a start-up straight truck delivery service in Chicagoland to a sp...
Jan 18, 2021
Wilson Logistics Breaks Through in Best Fleets
By Al MuskewitzIt was just about lunch time on the West Coast. The news had been out for just about six hours and Scott Manthey admitted it still had...
Jan 11, 2021
Best Fleets to Drive For
4 HireMaster client carriers among the Top 20 and Fleets to Watch By Al Muskewitz and Reagan PayneWright Media staff writersThe Truckload Carriers...
Jan 06, 2021
Roehl Announces Pay Increases, Home Daily Jobs
Roehl Transport has announced it is offering a sweeping pay increase for company drivers that will add thousands of dollars to their annual earnings ...
Dec 23, 2020
Bay & Bay Offers Pay Increase, Sign-on Bonus
Bay & Bay Transportation has recently announced a 4-cents-a-mile pay bump for experience drives and a $10,000 sign-on bonus for company drivers j...
Dec 23, 2020
TransAm Announces Pay Increase
TransAm Trucking, Inc. recently announced a pay increase for their long-haul company drivers and a rate increase for their independent contractors. ...
Dec 11, 2020
Determined to Drive
Determined Alabama trucker overcomes obstacles to get CDL to continue family legacy By Al MuskewitzMikey Ledford has wanted to be a truck driver f...
Dec 09, 2020
Covenant Offering Largest Pay Increase in Its History
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Covenant Logistics has taken its boldest step yet to continue its commitment to making its drivers the best paid in the indust...
Dec 08, 2020
Trucking notes
Pride Transport boosts driver pay, Averitt Dallas associates give back, Schneider wins award By Wright Media staffPride Transport has given its dr...
Dec 04, 2020
Truckers Call for Prioritized Vaccine Access
By Al MuskewitzAfter months of seemingly nothing but bad news on the COVID-19 front worldwide, it brought a ray of hope when news of the development ...
Dec 02, 2020
TCA Recognizes Fleet Safety Award Winners
5 HireMaster clients among 18 carriers honored for low accident frequency ratios Five trucking companies who trust HireMaster to find some of the ...
Nov 19, 2020
WITA Unveils Powerful Trailer Design, Names It 'WITney'
By Al MuskewitzIt was one of the organization’s most closely guarded secrets of the year, but Friday afternoon the Women In Trucking Association un...
Nov 13, 2020
Driving in Winter Weather S'no Fun
Veteran TLD driver makes it through his first snowfall of season, expects more to come By Al Muskewitz The first snow of the year usually gets ...
Nov 11, 2020
Lehr Honored, Humbled to Drive Another Schneider Ride of Pride Truck
By Al Muskewitz In 19 years as a professional truck driver and training engineer for Schneider, Tom Lehr has hauled everything from airbags to zip...
Nov 08, 2020
Opportunities Expand as Hornady Completes Merger with BTC
By Wright Media staffFourteen months after it was announced by Daseke Inc. as part of a company-wide operational plan, Hornady Transportation has an...
Nov 06, 2020
Rising Above the Crowd
Boyd Bros. recognizes and appreciates the contributions of its female professionals By Al MuskewitzIt’s no secret trucking is a male-dominated i...
Nov 04, 2020
Want Back In? Roehl Has a Seat
Roehl Relaunch Program designed to get drivers who've left the industry back on the road By Al MuskewitzHave you been a trucker in a past life, mo...
Nov 02, 2020
Driver Shortage Again Industry's Top Concern
By Al MuskewitzYou can’t have a trucking industry without truck drivers and for the fourth year in a row the driver shortage is the top concern ove...
Oct 27, 2020
Trucking Answered the Call in 2020
By Al MuskewitzThe profile of the American trucker has been raised perhaps to its highest level in a generation as the nation battles to maintain its...
Oct 27, 2020
ACT Consistently a Best Fleet and Top Transport Company for Women
By Al Muskewitz American Central Transport (ACT) has long been out front as one of the nation’s premier dry van trucking companies, but over the...
Oct 23, 2020
Truckers Deliver the Goods and Get the Word Out
By Al MuskewitzBig rig trucks are known for delivering the essential goods and products that keep America moving, but their immense size also make th...
Oct 15, 2020
Frazier Receives ATA Award from Familiar Presenter
By Al Muskewitz BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – It’s been about six months since Matt Frazier was named Safety Professional of the Year by the Alabama Truc...
Oct 13, 2020
CFI Celebrates 35 Years Serving Mexico, Expands Services, Facilities
In-country operations will be rebranded CFI Mexico At a time when other companies are scaling back cross-border operations, CFI sees an opportunit...
Oct 07, 2020
New WIT Tour Trailer Promises to Turn Heads
Rolling museum with simulator to be introduced in November, formal roll out at MATS By Al Muskewitz Sometime in early 2021, coming to a school,...
Oct 01, 2020
Ready for the HOS Rules Changes?
Updates based off feedback from commercial drivers go into effect Sept. 29; FMCSA to form an advisory committee of 20-25 CMV drivers. By Al Muskew...
Sep 25, 2020
Schneider Recognized as a Best Employer for Women
By Al Muskewitz The number of women drivers in the trucking industry is growing, perhaps not at as fast enough pace for some but growing nonethele...
Sep 21, 2020
Stepping Up to Help
Continuing its long-standing commitment to help, CFI steps up to provide local schools logistics solution for masks By Al Muskewitz Nobody has...
Sep 17, 2020
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week Well Underway
Carriers finding ways to recognize their drivers' work in this age of COVID-19; general public plays a role, too By Al MuskewitzNational Truck Dri...
Sep 15, 2020
TCA Announces Scholarship Winners
College students with connections to several HireMaster clients were among the more than 50 recipients of Truckload Carriers Association scholarships...
Sep 10, 2020
FMCSA Moving Forward on Program to Open Interstate Commerce to Young Drivers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is moving forward with a proposal and request for comment on a pilot program to allow younger commerc...
Sep 04, 2020
Driving Into History
4 Women Drivers Take Part in Historic Convoy to Recognize the Anniversary of First Women’s Vote By AL MUSKEWITZ Four pioneering women in the ...
Sep 03, 2020
ATTACA Calls on Truckers to Help Attack Child Abuse
By Al Muskewitz Rodney Timms is a man of many talents and interests – and causes. And the cause he champions these days is a very personal on...
Aug 25, 2020
Hirschbach Offers Top Tier Incentive for New Lease Operators
Hirschbach Motor Lines wants its drivers to be “All In” and is taking its pay structure to the next level to incentivize them to be just that. ...
Aug 24, 2020
Drivers, Riders Gather To Help A Friend
By Al Muskewitz Friends and colleagues of LB3 driver Jeff Watson are putting together a fundraising motorcycle ride around Alabama's scenic Calhou...
Aug 24, 2020
Red Letter Day for Young Trucker
Iowa driver celebrates career milestone of buying his first brand-new truck By Al Muskewitz When Ryan Smith was 16 he remembers vividly telling...
Aug 20, 2020
TLD Raises Profile With Addition of Glass Division, Seeks Drivers
By Al Muskewitz TLD Logistics Services has been delivering consistent, quality and on-time service to its customers in the automotive and food suppl...
Jul 31, 2020
TLD Logistics Spreading Its Wings
Tennessee carrier expands into second building for accounting, brokerage divisions By Al Muskewitz Jim Peters always knew the time would come whe...
Jul 28, 2020
TLD Logistics Grows During Challenging Times
By Al MuskewitzWhile businesses all across the country were trying to figure out ways to keep their operations afloat during the early stages of the ...
Jul 24, 2020
Heavy Hauling
Trucks moved 11.8 billion tons of freight in 2019, generating $791.7B in revenue As if you really need any convincing that trucking is engine that...
Jul 13, 2020
Jury Awards Continue to Rise; Carriers Seek Tort Reform
Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in November 2019 and has been reprinted with updated information.By Al MuskewitzEverybody laughs at t...
Jun 26, 2020
'Old-school' Driver Learns New Trick
Veteran Jeff Watson has come to embrace the TDC experience, wins LB3's in-house event over the weekend By Al MuskewitzWEDOWEE, Ala. – Jeff Watso...
Jun 08, 2020
Guarnieri Named MVT's Quarterly MPG MVP
Veteran driver rewarded with new car for being Mesilla Valley's fleet-wide fuel efficiency leader for the quarter By Al MuskewitzNick Guarnieri wa...
Jun 08, 2020
Record Ride
Big G Express driver's Motorcycle Ride draws 148 bikes, raises $25,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital By Al MuskewitzIt takes a lot to ...
Jun 02, 2020
Going the Extra Mile
Big G Express driver Tim Chelette rolling out his fifth annual motorcycle ride through Tennessee next weekend to benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Re...
May 22, 2020
LB3 Humbled by Major State Safety Award
By Al MuskewitzWEDOWEE, Ala. – LB3 has a simple yet award winningly effective approach to trucking safety on the highway. Keep maintanence s...
May 19, 2020
Alabama Carrier LB3 Hosting Its Own TDC
By Al MuskewitzThe state and national Truck Driving Championships may have been canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but one Alabama c...
May 17, 2020
Indiana Carrier Donates 500 Face Masks to Local Firms
Indiana-headquartered Fraley and Schilling Trucking recently stepped up as a good corporate neighbor and donated 500 reusable protective face masks t...
May 12, 2020
Peters Offers an Optimistic Outlook
TLD president says ‘worst of what we’ve dealt with is behind us’ in relation to the COVID-19 shutdown, ‘better days to come’By Al Muskewitz...
May 08, 2020
Research Confirms COVID-19 Impact on Trucking
By Wright Media staff Joint research between the American Transportation Research Institute and the Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association Fo...
May 05, 2020
Weathering the Storm
Wisconsin reefer WEL Companies experiences two months of record hiring growth during challenging timesBy Al MuskewitzThe nation has just come through...
May 01, 2020
ATA Recognizes Fleet Safety Winners
Four professionals, one fleet take home Alabama top honors during sharp social media presentation; ATA Comp Fund winners also announced By Al Musk...
May 01, 2020
DART's Drivers Are The Advantage
By Al MuskewitzEver been caught in traffic behind one of those DART trailers with the big picture of a driver on the back door calling potential new ...
Apr 29, 2020
DART Process Seats Drivers in Hours, Not Days
By Al MuskewitzThe recruiting team at DART Transit had been looking for ways to streamline its driver orientation program. They were rolling it out s...
Apr 20, 2020
Alabama flatbedder thanks its truckers
By Al MuskewitzWhile the drivers of the Montgomery Entities have been delivering essential goods to keep the country moving during the coronavirus pa...
Apr 14, 2020
TLD Ambassadors Answering the Call
By Al Muskewitz The trucking industry seems to have settled into the new normal that is the nation's coronavirus response, but there are still quest...
Apr 13, 2020
Armour’s DeRidder Named WIT Inaugural Female Driver of the Year
Canadian driver recognized for her commitment to trucking, community, safety; award sponsored by WalmartBy Al MuskewitzIn a time of national emergenc...
Apr 07, 2020
'Total' Team Effort
Mississippi Carrier Total Transportation Taking Orientation To DriversBy Al MuskewitzIn an effort to help ease some of the pressure on getting driver...
Mar 30, 2020
Transco Lines Doing All It Can To Keep Its Drivers Safe
By Al MuskewitzEvery driver who comes through orientation at Transco Lines gets a couple of things before heading out on the road – a set of keys a...
Mar 26, 2020
CVSA Postpones International Roadcheck
Normal roadside safety inspections and traffic enforcement will continueBy Al MuskewitzThe Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has postponed this year...
Mar 25, 2020
Trucks Get Through Tough Spots Quicker as Traffic Thinned by COVID-19
By Al Muskewitz TLD Logisitics independent contractor Buddy White told Wright Media two weeks ago how breezy his usual bumper-to-bumper morning rush...
Mar 24, 2020
Iowa Providing Lunches for Truckers
By Al MuskewitzTruckers moving goods across Iowa the next two days will have access to a box lunch provided in appreciation of their efforts by the I...
Mar 24, 2020
Truckers, Now 'National Interests,' Leading the Way in Crisis Relief
By Al MuskewitzIn the most ordinary of times, the American economy runs on trucking. But these are extraordinary times and the country is looking tow...
Mar 22, 2020
FMCSA Provides Relief for Drivers During Outbreak
WASHINGTON – The federal government provided relief to the nation’s truckers today by issuing an expanded national emergency declaration to provi...
Mar 18, 2020
Montgomery Entities Operating at Full Capacity
By Al MuskewitzWhile companies across the country are wrestling with ways to keep their businesses going through the challenge of the coronavirus cri...
Mar 17, 2020
COVID-19: One Driver's Tale of Caution
By Al MuskewitzBuddy White was on his way to the Pacific Northwest earlier this week with his usual load of meat for a major food processor and he co...
Mar 15, 2020
MATS Canceled Over Virus Threat
UPDATED 3/13/20Show officials have announced "with a heavy heart and deep regret" that they have canceled this year's Mid-America Trucking Show due t...
Mar 12, 2020
Taggart keeps you moving
By Al Muskewitz Like a lot of trucking companies in the United States, Taggart Transportation is always looking for a few good men (and women) to pu...
Mar 11, 2020
TLD Begins Relief Effort for Tennessee Storm Victims
By Al Muskewitz TLD Logistics Services prides itself on being a good corporate neighbor and in times like these in Tennessee it has put that commitm...
Mar 04, 2020
Best of Best Fleets Named
By Wright Media StaffKISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Boyle Transportation and Nussbaum Transportation have been named overall winners of the 2020 Best Fleets to D...
Mar 02, 2020
Roadcheck Inspectors Looking at All, but Focusing on Requirements
By Al MuskewitzTruckers, have your papers ready and up to date.The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 33rd annual International Roadcheck gets un...
Feb 21, 2020
N.J. Still Nation's No. 1 Bottleneck
Atlanta’s I-285/I-85 interchange remains No. 2 on list, but Nashville connector jumps five spots to No. 3 By Al Muskewitz Any driver who has been...
Feb 19, 2020
TLD Ambassadors Help Keep Lines of Communication Open
By Al MuskewitzKevin Freeman runs a pretty straightforward dedicated refrigerated route for TLD Logistics between Tupelo and the Upper Midwest, so wh...
Feb 12, 2020
ATA's Spear Again Advocates Young Drivers to Congress
By Al Muskewitz Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations told lawmakers Tuesday something that seems a fundamental answe...
Feb 04, 2020
TLD a Best Fleet For 5th Year in Row
UPDATEDBy Al MuskewitzThe senior management team at TLD Logistics Services huddled over the laptop in president Jim Peters’ office early Thursday m...
Jan 30, 2020
Talladega, Trucking, NASCAR Mourn the Death of John Ray
By Russell BranhamTalladega SuperspeedwayTALLADEGA, Ala.–John Ray, one of Talladega Superspeedway’s treasured family members whose diesel big rig...
Jan 27, 2020
Averitt Employees Donate Record $1M to St. Jude
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Averitt Express drivers and other employees stepped up in 2019 to produce the company's first $1 million donation to St. Jude ...
Jan 16, 2020
ATRI Research Redefines Government Role in Autonomous Trucking
By Al MuskewitzNational research has found while most governmental activities designed to guide the industry attempt to create a framework for safe t...
Jan 13, 2020
CFI recognized for safety
By Wright Media staff HireMaster client CFI is one of 18 trucking companies across North America recognized today for its outstanding safety practic...
Jan 09, 2020
Crane Gem of a TMC Trainer
By Wright Media staff DES MOINES, Iowa – Bill Crane was in the jewelry business before he signed on to drive with TMC Transportation. Now, he’s ...
Jan 06, 2020
FMCSA doubles down on drug testing in 2020
By Wright Media staffMore drivers can expect to get that letter informing them to report for random drug testing this year as the FMCSA has increased...
Jan 02, 2020
Drivers Aren't Only Ones Affected When a Company Shuts Down
 By Al Muskewitz When a trucking company shutters its operation like Celadon did earlier this week the fallout leaves a lot more than drivers scram...
Dec 13, 2019
Teddy's Trucker's Offering Support to Celadon Drivers
By Al Muskewitz When a trucking company closes its doors the timing, regardless of the rumors, is sudden and the impact, especially if it’s a big ...
Dec 09, 2019
TLD Offering Wellness Expo to Employees
By Al MuskewitzTLD Logistics makes it a point to keep its employees up to date on all the services the company has available to them. It’s one of t...
Dec 04, 2019
Jury Verdicts Continue to Rise; Carriers Seek Tort Reform
By Al MuskewitzEverybody laughs at those loud, often obnoxious television ads from lawyers going on about how much money they can win for their clien...
Nov 21, 2019
Isaac Named TMC September Trainer of the Month
DES MOINES, Iowa –David Isaac started at TMC Transportation on Valentine’s Day 2014 and has been in love with the Black and Chrome ever since. ...
Nov 13, 2019
Porter Capital Clients Enjoy Field Day
By Al MuskewitzIt has been held under a variety of names over the years, rain or shine, but no matter what it’s been called or the weather, everyon...
Nov 13, 2019
Covenant Introduces Landmark Driving Program for Hiring Veterans
By Wright Media staff CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Appropriately on Veterans Day, Covenant Transport has created a landmark military hiring program it ho...
Nov 11, 2019
Great Dane FleetPulse Monitoring System 'More Than GPS'
By Al MuskewitzDrivers and fleet managers have enough to worry about getting their trucks and loads across the country without having a surprise thro...
Nov 06, 2019
Report: Operational Costs Rise 7.7 Percent in 2018
By Al Muskewitz The cost of everything seems to be going up these days and the American trucking industry that brings almost all of it to the consum...
Nov 04, 2019
New Hinge Makes Rocketail Areo System a 'Better Mousetrap'
By Al MuskewitzBuild a better mousetrap, they say, and the world will beat a path to your door.If that’s true, 18-wheelers could soon be lining up ...
Nov 04, 2019
TLD Uses Analytics To Improve Safety
By Al MuskewitzAnalytics turned a rebuilt Oakland Athletics team back into a 100-win pennant contender in 2002, made general manager Billy Beane an o...
Nov 04, 2019
TLD Promotes Jolly to Safety Manager
By Al MuskewitzNina Jolly has worn a lot of hats in her 12 years with TLD Logistics Services and late this summer another layer was added to her care...
Oct 21, 2019
Wright Ideas: Communication key to mutual success
The road to success is never a journey taken alone. Teams don’t win championships without all the pieces of the franchise working together for a co...
Oct 15, 2019
ATA honors Covenant Transport for outreach program
By Al Muskewitz When Covenant Transport chairman David Parker would speak to groups he’d often ask for a show of hands among those in the crowd wh...
Oct 08, 2019
Women making a mark in trucking
By Al MuskewitzOpportunities for women in the trucking industry have grown substantially over the past few years – both inside the truck and in the...
Oct 07, 2019
Driver shortage, HOS remain top industry issues
Two new issues land on ATRI list: Driver compensation, detentionBy Al Muskewitz SAN DIEGO – The driver shortage and hours-of-service rules – the...
Oct 06, 2019
Western Express adopts E-SMART tech across fleet
By Al MuskewitzWestern Express is always looking for ways to enhance its position as one of the most technologically advanced carriers in the industr...
Oct 06, 2019
Oakley Dishes the Dirt on Big-Time Sports
By Al MuskewitzLike most American sports fans, Oakley Trucking operations manager Nick Dulaney will find himself watching some of the MLB playoffs at...
Oct 01, 2019
Hawes Named TMC's August Trainer of the Month
By Al Muskewitz DES MOINES, Iowa –When it comes to life on the road, James Hawes is no stranger to the trucking industry. He came to TMC Transporta...
Sep 30, 2019
Big Rig at 'Dega
Iconic Peterbilt part of the Talladega Garage ExperienceTALLADEGA, Ala. – When NASCAR fans at Talladega Superspeedway see Johnny Ray’s iconic Pet...
Sep 25, 2019
ATA Golf Classic enjoys record day
By Al Muskewitz PRATTVILLE, Ala. – All you needed to know about the health, strength and vibrancy of the Alabama trucking industry was to look at ...
Sep 25, 2019
5 drivers win big during Averitt's NDAW activities
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Five lucky Averitt Express over-the-road drivers had their names drawn to be assigned brand-new 2020 Freightliners, highlightin...
Sep 25, 2019
Big G appreciation
Tennessee carrier's largest Driver Appreciation Week program just an extension of what it does for drivers all year longBy Al MuskewitzThe management...
Sep 20, 2019
Oakley drivers always moving
The dry bulk commodities the Arkansas-based carrier handles keep the business as ‘recession proof’ as you can get By AL MUSKEWITZ The question ...
Sep 18, 2019
Results from the 2019 International Roadcheck
Inspectors check more than 67,000 CMVs during June campaign, put more than 12,000 vehicles, 2,700 drivers out of serviceFrom CVSADuring the middle of...
Aug 30, 2019
Wiegand remembered as leader, friend
TLD Logistics' safety manager passed away Aug. 9 leaving behind a legacy of service to country, industryBy Al MuskewitzThe last time TLD Logistics pr...
Aug 30, 2019
Colson may not drive a truck, but he's a trucker
Alabama Trucking Association’s new president brings passion, enthusiasm to spread the state industry’s storyBy Al MuskewitzWright Media EditorMar...
Aug 28, 2019
After going back-to-back in NTDC, Woodrome goes back to work
By Al MuskewitzWright Media Editor So, Scott Woodrome, you just won the National Truck Driving Championship for the second year in a row – a rare ...
Aug 20, 2019
Collaboration Never Looked So Good
Cell phone company is stepping out of their comfort zone to grow! ...
Aug 19, 2019
Woodrome repeats
Ohio driver goes back-to-back as Grand Champion at National Truck Driving Championships, first to do so since 1999By Al MuskewitzPITTSBURGH, Pa. -- S...
Aug 17, 2019
NTDC gets underway
Trucking’s 'Super Bowl of Safety' heads into the driving segment FridayPITTSBURGH, Pa. – More than 400 of the trucking industry’s best drivers ...
Aug 15, 2019
Garrett first winner of TLD scholarship
Grandson of TLD driver heading to University of Mississippi to study psychologyBy Al MuskewitzWright Media Editor-in-ChiefAustin Garrett is about to ...
Aug 15, 2019
Industry groups applaud proposed HOS changes
By Al MuskewitzWright Media Editor-in-Chief For truck drivers who have long complained about the scheduling pressures put on their day by current re...
Aug 14, 2019
Affordable Prices on Diesel
The EIA (Energy Information Administration) projects lower prices for the time being, so enjoy while you can. In the month of August there has...
Aug 09, 2019
Leech wins TMC June trainer award
DES MOINES, Iowa – Anthony Leech twice has taken a leap of faith and he’s discovered both times he really enjoys what was on the other side.The l...
Aug 08, 2019
Trucking and everything that goes with it
Freight, Jobs, Employment, Uprise In almost every search involving the trucking industry these past two months, speculators have insisted that t...
Aug 06, 2019
Re-assessing never hurt anyone
When the business needs a fresh set of eyes Allied Alloys took it upon themselves to seek out a professional that could assist them with finding w...
Aug 06, 2019
Exciting NEW changes for this company!
Summers Trucking allows all employees to own a piece of the pie The companies 91 dedicated employees recently received exciting news from the owne...
Aug 06, 2019
Heath moving the (supply) chains
Pro football veteran starts second career as president of Atlanta-based 3PL startup, HeathPro Logistics By Al MuskewitzWright Media Editor-in-Chie...
Aug 05, 2019
Traveling Companions
Everyone knows that pets make days so much brighter Many companies allow drivers to bring their pets a long as they travel long distances. It has...
Aug 02, 2019
Wright Media Launching 2 New Products at GATS
Exciting opportunities for clients and drivers at Booth 3339 in the Dallas show's recruiting pavilion By Al MuskewitzWright Media Editor-in-ChiefN...
Aug 01, 2019
Oakley Starts Work on New Building
By Al MuskewitzWright Media Editor-in-ChiefNORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Dennis Oakley has always liked the idea of having every aspect of Bruce Oakle...
Aug 01, 2019
Trucking is Robust
ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Associations released its annual data compendium Wednesday – ATA American Trucking Trends 2019 – which s...
Jul 31, 2019
HireMaster Tool Makes Hiring Events Easy
By Al Muskewitz Wright Media Editor-in-Chief There is probably nothing more frustrating to a trucking company’s recruiting effort than to schedule...
Jul 30, 2019
Averitt Recognized as a Best Large Employer
Averitt Express was recently named to Forbes magazine’s list of 2019 America’s Best Large Employers. The Cookeville, Tenn.-based carrier c...
Jul 30, 2019
Non-Profit Launches 2019 Trucking Survey
ATRI is the trucking industry's 501c3 not-for-profit research organization. The launching of this annual survey allows for drivers, brokers, i...
Jul 30, 2019
Growing Company...Great for Local Economy
Manito Transit creates traction and growth Its always good to see that regardless of the unforeseen transit and freight slow down that there a...
Jul 30, 2019
Make sure to keep your certifications up to date
Don't get caught not having up to date credentials when hauling freight Drivers have plenty to stay on top of when hauling their freight day to da...
Jul 29, 2019
Youth movement
Knoxville-based TLD Logistics making concerted effort to recruit millennials for its workforce By Al MuskewitzWright Media Editor-in-Chief You ...
Jul 26, 2019
Get Paid Faster with this NEW App
Steady cash flows are critical to helping trucking companies operate smoothly. Faster payment solutions like mobile factoring with instant payouts ca...
Jul 25, 2019
Covenant Gives Thumbs Up to DClimate APUs
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. –Comfortand efficiency are big selling points when you spend all your time on the road and Covenant Transport is making it happe...
Jul 25, 2019
Trucking on the RISE
Slow Summer Months Start to Take a Turn for the Better According to The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that the economy added 224,000 w...
Jul 25, 2019
ATA Releases Driver Shortage Analysis
Study shows a slight improvement in 2019 driver shortage projections but not necessarily "for the right reasons"By Al MuskewitzWright Media Editor-in...
Jul 24, 2019
Fleet Forward Conference
Are you attending this informative and networking event? Coming up in mid November in San Jose is the always fabulous Fleet Forward Conference. W...
Jul 24, 2019
Very easy rider
TLD’s Dickerson spends his down time seeing all the USA on his motorcycleBy Al MuskewitzWright Media Editor-in-ChiefThe recreational activities an ...
Jul 24, 2019
Encouraging the Younger Generation
Can a virtual reality concept become a recruiting tool in the trucking industry? In order to attract the younger generation, trucking companies ar...
Jul 24, 2019
Trucking...a noble profession
Concerns of Autonomous Trucks The industry is starting to see new technology grow and on the horizon the autonomous truck is becoming more prevale...
Jul 15, 2019
Driver Mentors...
Growing Interest with Women and Trucking There has been more traction and interest with women and choosing to drive trucks. However, there have b...
Jul 15, 2019
Butts TMC Trainer of Month
DES MOINES, Iowa – Captain Jelly Bean, Mr. Positive, Deputy Sunflower. No, they’re not the newest group of superheroes in the Marvel Universe, ju...
Jul 11, 2019
Carriers Offering Second-Chance Opportunities
Trucking Companies Provide Employment Options for Those With Records By HireMaster staff Persons living with a criminal conviction on their rec...
Jul 08, 2019
"Pulling for Hayden"
Great Plains Trucking steps in to help... One of their own, Steve Murnahan, prayed for ways to help his son as he is in need of a kidney transplan...
Jul 08, 2019
Perks of Being an Owner Operator
In today’s growing trucking industry, there are many benefits of being an owner operator. Company drivers often have little or no say in where they...
Jul 02, 2019
Milan Celebrates Turning 50
Tennessee carrier commemorates golden anniversary By Wright Media staff JACKSON, Tenn. — Milan Supply Chain Solutions celebrated 50 years in...
Jul 02, 2019
Nice Touch on Independence Day
Visit your nearby TravelCenter of America and EAT FREE On July 4th, all TravelCenters of America are saluting all active duty military, veterans a...
Jul 02, 2019
Facebook...Recruiting tool?
Is your company utilizing Social Media to recruit drivers? For the most part trucking companies have their own systems for recruiting and retentio...
Jul 02, 2019
Trucking used as an advertising CATALYST for a major tourism campaign
Moving Billboards Enhances Tourism West Virginia is taking advertising to the next level when it comes to tourism. Utilizing the trucking indu...
Jul 01, 2019
Workforce Development Addresses Shortage of Truck Drivers in ALABAMA
Alabama moves in the RIGHT direction! Recently, Governor Ivey signed a bill that would allow individuals to move into the Trucking industry ...
Jul 01, 2019
“Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence” award
Written by Wright Media Staff: There are more incentives in the trucking industry then you can count on one hand, whether it is great pay,...
Jun 26, 2019
New PILOT program created by the Dept. of Transportation
NEW PROGRAM TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR 18-20 YEAR OLDS Written by Wright Media Staff: The Transportation Department created a pilot program to hel...
Jun 26, 2019
HIRE LOCAL, DRIVE LOCAL...
Cargo Transporters is trying something NEW Written ByHireMaster Staff It's no surprise transportation companies are figuring out ways to improv...
Jun 26, 2019
Wright Ideas: A Company on the Grow
By Al Muskewitz Wright Media Editor-in-Chief When Kenny Wright, founder and president of Wright Media Corp., reflects on the explosive growth h...
Jun 26, 2019
Trucker Advisor Connects Truckers
The country is wide, the road is long and there is a lot going on in between. Sometimes, a driver just needs a little advice when he’s in an unfami...
Jun 26, 2019
AIRLESS TIRES...WHAT?!?!
Potential to radically change rolling rubber...... Michelin makes great strides in tire innovation. Looking to design and develop an airless tire ...
Jun 26, 2019
What does it take to be a Long Haul Driver today?
Starting a career in the trucking industry is a fairly easy process as long as certain boxes can be checked on the application. With becoming a Long ...
Jun 25, 2019
Alabama Gov. Signs Under-21 Driving Bill
Bill pertains to intrastate commerce and carries restrictions By Al Muskewitz Wright Media Editor-in-Chief PELHAM, Ala. – Frank Filgo’s ...
Jun 25, 2019
Hawk soars to Alabama TDC crown
Ten-year FedEx Freight veteran credits hard work for bringing overall title By Al Muskewitz Wright Media Editor-in-Chief PELHAM, Ala. – Da...
Jun 25, 2019
Martinez Calls for Updated Crash Study
FMCSA head tells senators 'many changes' prompt new data By Al Muskewitz Wright Media Editor-in-Chief It has been 15 years since government ...
Jun 21, 2019
Nation Draws Closer to Under 21 Truckers
By Al Muskewitz Wright Media Editor-in-Chief The trucking industry has moved closer to allowing commercial drivers under the age of 21 to o...
Jun 21, 2019