By Al MuskewitzAlabama Trucking Association officials were confident and excited about the prospect of holding their own Truck Driving Championship later this month even if the national “rodeo” had been canceled for the second year…
The idea of professional truck drivers under 21 crossing state lines to deliver their goods, a potential solution to the industry’s growing driver shortage, moved a step closer to reality when a bi-partisan group of…
By Al Muskewitz BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – It’s been about six months since Matt Frazier was named Safety Professional of the Year by the Alabama Trucking Association, but he only received his award Monday (Oct. 12).That’s…
By Al Muskewitz Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations told lawmakers Tuesday something that seems a fundamental answer to the age-old question of solving the national driver shortage: Change the law. It has…
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 who had ever encouraged their child or grandchild to become…
Alabama Trucking Association’s new president brings passion, enthusiasm to spread the state industry’s story By Al MuskewitzWright Media Editor Mark Colson’s duties as the new president and CEO of the Alabama Trucking Association are about what one…
Study shows a slight improvement in 2019 driver shortage projections but not necessarily “for the right reasons” By Al MuskewitzWright Media Editor-in-Chief Bob Costello has a warning that goes beyond putting drivers in the seat. Costello, the chief…
By Al Muskewitz Wright Media Editor-in-Chief The trucking industry has moved closer to allowing commercial drivers under the age of 21 to operate in interstate commerce and while two of the country’s largest industry advocacy…