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 keeps America’s economy moving, the American Trucking Associations has compiled…
Articles by Al Muskewitz
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 Muskewitz Everybody laughs at those loud, often obnoxious television ads from lawyers going on about how much money they…
‘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 Muskewitz WEDOWEE, Ala. – Jeff Watson is a self-described old-school trucker. A solitary soul, content to stay…
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 Muskewitz Nick Guarnieri was a little worried when his managers at Mesilla Valley Transportation called him back…
Record Ride
Big G Express driver’s Motorcycle Ride draws 148 bikes, raises $25,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital By Al Muskewitz It takes a lot to impress Tim Chelette. Suffice to say impressed doesn’t even come close…
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 Research Hospital By Al Muskewitz Every day of the year truck drivers across the country…
LB3 Humbled by Major State Safety Award
By Al Muskewitz WEDOWEE, Ala. – LB3 has a simple yet award winningly effective approach to trucking safety on the highway. Keep maintanence standards high and treat every car encountered on the road as if it’s…
Alabama Carrier LB3 Hosting Its Own TDC
By Al Muskewitz The state and national Truck Driving Championships may have been canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but one Alabama carrier plans to conduct its own truck rodeo next month as part…
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 to small businesses in its county. The masks, which can be used up to 15…
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 Jim Peters is a generally and genuinely optimistic guy, so it was…