Magazine / Industry News
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Kristin White to Lead FHWA as Acting Federal Highway Administrator
WASHINGTON, DC… The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced Kristin White is serving as Acting Federal Highway Administrator, effective September 11, 2024. Ms. White previously served as FHWA Deputy Administrator since May 2024 and original... -
Finalists Announced for 2024 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award
CHILLICOTHE, OH… Finalists for the 9th annual “Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence” award were recently announced by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes program, Kenworth Truck Company and Fastport. This pres... -
Montgomery Logistics Names Powell Transportation Company As 2024 Q2 Carrier Of The Quarter
BIRMINGHAM, AL… Montgomery Logistics, a full-service logistics provider, recently recognized Powell Transportation Company, Inc. of Columbia, Miss., as its 2024 Carrier of the Quarter for Q2. Montgomery Logistics created the Carrier of the Qu... -
Trucking Cares Foundation Donates $25,000 to Fight Human Trafficking
Washington, DC… The Trucking Cares Foundation, the trucking industry’s charitable arm, donated $25,000 to TAT. The nonprofit organization, formerly known as Truckers Against Trafficking, is dedicated to ending human trafficking. “The deprav... -
Wisconsin’s Trucking Industry Can’t Afford EV Mandate
Consumer uncertainty has risen in recent months as the Environmental Protection Agency gears up for a crackdown on diesel-powered trucks and gas-powered cars: 30% of heavy-heavy-duty vocational trucks and 40% of regional day cabs will need to be zero... -
Transport For Christ
“Meaningless! Meaningless! , Everything is meaningless,” said the wisest man ever. In the book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon expressed this conviction around 35 times. “I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningl... -
Allies Storm The Beaches of Conneaut!
CONNEAUT, OH…. The invasion was launched at 3 o’clock in the afternoon on August 15-17 during the largest D-Day Reenactment in the Country, held in Conneaut, Ohio on the shores of Lake Erie. The event commemorated the 80th Anniversary of the No... -
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
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TAT Announces 2024 Harriet Tubman Award Winner
WESTLAKE, OH… Charles Bernsen, General Manager of the Petro in Florence, South Carolina, has been named the winner of the 2024 TAT Harriet Tubman Award presented by Progressive Commercial. Bernsen received the award, which includes a trophy and che... -
Veterans Poem
It is the veteran, not the preacher, who has given you freedom of religion. It is the veteran, not the reporter, who has given you freedom of the press. It is the veteran, not the poet, who has given you freedom of speech. It is the veteran, not the ... -
Iowa 80 Celebrates 60 Years of Service By Giving Away $60,000 in Cash & other Prizes!
Walcott, IA… Iowa 80 Truckstop is celebrating their 60th Anniversary in 2024 by sponsoring a $60,000 cash giveaway. The Iowa 80 60th Anniversary Sweepstakes is accepting entries until October 4, 2024 and contestants can enter up to 5 times a day.... -
In Memory of Mike Horan March 18, 1974 – August 7, 2024
It is with sadness that we report the death of Michael J. “Mike” Horan on August 7, 2024. A resident of Lafayette, Indiana, Mike worked in the trucking industry for nearly all of his life. Mike began working at the Iowa 80 Truckstop in his early ... -
Cerni Sneak Peek
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God’s Ways Are Perfect
We live in a troubled world and life doesn’t always play out like we would have hoped. Sometimes we blame God for not being there for us or working things out as we think they should be worked out. When something happens in our lives that we don’... -
Reminder of Hazmat and Width Restrictions in Baltimore Tunnels
The Maryland Motor Truck Association is encouraging restricted trucks to stay vigilant of restrictions in Baltimore tunnels on I-95 and I-895. According to MMTA, these are trucks that likely would have used I-695 before the Key Bridge Collapsed. MM... -
PA State Senator Proposes Near Zero Emission Truck Incentive Program
Sen. Rosemary Brown is looking for cosponsors for her bill State Senator Rosemary Brown, a Republican senator representing Lackawanna, Monroe, and Wayne Counties, circulated a memo to her colleagues soliciting cosponsors for a bill creating a state N... -
What Do Drivers Want?
Following last month’s Driver Appreciation Week, I think we should ask ourselves what do drivers want? After discussions with some of the drivers in our fleet, the main themes were Respect and Understanding. In an increasingly digital world, we hav... -
MY Truck – MY Choice
There is a battle going on over the right to choose how and when you drive and how hard you work. In question is the status of the Independent Contractor relative to the Company Driver. The U.S. Department of Labor is considering reclassifying In... -
Peterbilt Announces Availability of PACCAR TX-12 and TX-12 PRO Automated Transmissions on PACCAR PX-9 Engines for Medium Duty Applications
Denton, TX… Peterbilt is pleased to announce the availability of PACCAR TX-12 automated transmissions with PACCAR PX-9 engines for Peterbilt medium duty Models 548, 537 and 536. Both the standard PACCAR TX-12 and TX-12 PRO versions seamlessly integ... -
In Memory of Scot Marone October 6, 1965 – August 28, 2024
Jay Shetty said it best: “People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.” Scot Marone was a “people person”. He was a guy who came into your life, made an impact on it and left you a better person for having been his friend....