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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
SalSon Logistics Supports TLSS Expansion
Transportation and Logistics Systems Inc. (TLSS) recently stated that it has reached an agreement to buy all of SalSon Logistics' outstanding shares....
Jun 24, 2021
Trucking Jobs Rising in May
Nearly all trucking companies are seeking help and offering incentives such as pay increases, bonuses, and helpful packages. However, the Bureau of L...
Jun 16, 2021
Freight Transportation Research Trucking Conditions Index
FTR (Freight Transportation Research) Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) achieved a record-high of 16.82 in April, outperforming their previous record-s...
Jun 16, 2021
US Demands Standards for Automatic Braking in Heavy Trucks
Since 2015, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended that vehicles come standard with automatic emergency braking or collision...
Jun 14, 2021
Up the Speed with TMC
TMC is excited to announce that starting immediately, they will be working towards turning their trucks' maximum speed from the previous 62 mph t...
Jun 09, 2021
J&R Schugel Wraps Truck in Support of Mental Health Awareness
To support Mental Health Awareness Month in May, J&R Schugel Trucking wrapped a 2022 Kenworth T680 semi-truck to raise awareness about a topic th...
May 27, 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
SMMC 2021 Roadside Inspection
By Reagan Payne Last week, Brian Starks found himself in an interstate impasse when his driver-side air brake system malfunctioned. He knew it wa...
Apr 16, 2021
Truckers of Tomorrow from the Troops of Today
By Reagan Payne Young ladies all across the country are being introduced to the world of transportation with fun activities and role models that ...
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
Legislation for the Ladies
By Reagan Payne Senator Tammy Baldwin shattered Wisconsin’s glass ceiling when the 2nd Congressional District elected her the state’s first f...
Mar 26, 2021
Beat the Bottlenecks
What causes a truck to slow to 45 miles per hour on a major roadway? You probably ask yourself that every time you get caught up in one of those slow...
Feb 24, 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
U.S. Xpress Shifts to Impress
A change in leadership promises a focus on drivers; new CCO Jake Lawson wants to focus on developing a stronger team By Reagan PayneJake Lawson is...
Jan 25, 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
Forward Air Pushes Forward
By Reagan Payne Any company looks good in the good times. While odds seem to pile up against its favor, Forward Air broke into a new 52-week high...
Jan 07, 2021
Putting an End to the Pandemic
By Reagan Payne With COVID-19 continuing to ravage the country, the American public is excited to learn the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FD...
Dec 14, 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
Indiana College Launches CDL+ Training Program
By Reagan PayneIt is clear to anyone involved in the trucking industry there is a crippling driver shortage. In an effort to shorten the gap between ...
Nov 11, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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