13 of the top executives in the trucking industry have been chosen to make up the LEAD ATA leadership training program. Sponsored by Trimble Transportation, this group of men and women will receive exclusive educational opportunities, encounter real-world problem solving and have access to advanced industry knowledge. This year-long program…
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and Attorney General Ashely Moody have teamed up to create the Highway Heroes campaign. Together, they will be asking half a million truck drivers to join the fight against human trafficking. They will be mailing out materials to Florida’s CDL holders…
Starting this week, the Wyoming Department of Transportation is working on more winter truck parking along I-80. This project will bring almost 100 new spaces to both the Fort Steele Rest Area and the Quealy Dome. When winter conditions get bad and I-80 has to be shut down, these new…
Proctor & Gamble have named the five who have been given the title of “Driver of the Year” and one of those titles belongs to Althea Thompson of Hogan Transport. Thompson has been driving with Hogan since 2011 and feels like part of the family there. In order to qualify…
The Kansas Department of Transportation’s KanDrive is a traveler information tool and has recently been updated to give trucks more useful information. This mobile-friendly site gives those driving along Kansas highways information regarding winter roads, flooded roadways, crashes, closed highways, and much more. The commercial vehicle mode allows truckers to…
Warren Greeno, out of Loveland, Colorado, has been driving with Walmart since 1982 and has driven 5 million accident-free miles. On Wednesday, he was escorted by police to the Walmart distribution center in east Loveland to celebrate his milestone. Greeno’s family was there to help him celebrate along with his…
It’s been over 40 years since Burt Reynolds brought us Smokey and the Bandit and now it’s making a comeback as a TV series. The series is being put together by David Gordon Green (Eastbound and Down), Danny McBride, Seth MacFarlane, Jody Hill, Brandon James, and Erica Huggins, with talks…
Alabama Trucking has announced that they will be joining others within the industry to fight against truck-only tolls in Rhode Island. ATA’s CEO has promised support and finances to put a stop to this proposed plan put forth by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. It is argued that if…
Red Kap and Cracker Barrel are making sure truckers are finding a warm meal while out there on the road. It’s easy for a trucker to skip a meal and it’s not always easy for truckers to find a good meal while making deliveries these days. Together, these two have…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have given us its U.S. Winter Outlook. Truck drivers should always have an idea of what kind of weather they are heading into and if the conditions are going to be safe or not. According to the NOAA, winter in the South is going…