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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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