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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 Drive For by the Truckload Carriers Association and CarriersEdge.Boyle, of Billerica, Mass., was…


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 stuck in traffic in a major American city for any length of…



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 morning tapping the refresh button every couple seconds before the appointed hour. Everyone wanted…


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 sporting the giant American flag became iconic during the track’s National Anthem performances, has died. The former trucker…


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 Children’s Research Hospital. Averitt employees raised a total of $1,000,001, marking the fifth…


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 practices in the 44thannual Fleet Safety Awards designated by the Truckload Carriers Association. The Joplin,…


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 a gem of the company’s driver trainer program. Driving a truck…