Christmas this year just got a bit brighter with Pilot Flying J’s newest promotion, the Hauliday Giveaway. Visit their Facebook page and leave a comment under one of the multiple prizes they are giving away and you will be entered to win. There are different prizes per post on different…
The nomination period is now open for Women in Trucking’s 2021 Female Driver of the Year award. This annual award finds an outstanding female professional driver who is a leader in the industry when it comes to safety and the industry’s public image. Sponsored by Walmart, this second annual award…
In its 12th year, Truckers for Tots is helping Toys for Tots and providing toys for kids in need throughout Central Wisconsin and into Minnesota. Midstate Trucking has raised over $50,000 this year and is spreading Christmas cheer in Wausau, Stevens Point, Marshfield, Eau Claire, and Duluth. Thanks to those…
Darryn Carabeno, a trucker out of Weslaco, Texas, has spent the last 20 Thanksgivings making sure that families in need have food on the table. With contributions from the community, he will be giving away 500 turkeys this year. Carabeno enjoys giving to his community because they have done so…
Thanksgiving is about gathering with friends and family and giving thanks for all that we have. There are many people out there who could use some help this Thanksgiving season and a couple of trucking businesses in Oregon have teamed up to make sure those families have a turkey on…
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…
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…
FreightWaves has announced the winners of the 2021 FreightTech 100 Awards. This is the third year for these awards. The FreightTech spotlights innovative companies in the transportation/trucking industry. FreightWaves readers put in over 500 nominations for over 200 companies across the country. Next, during the FreightWaves LIVE@HOME virtual conference Nov….
In their official magazine Redefining the Road, the Women in Trucking Association has named the “Top Women to Work for in Transporation” for 2020. This award is to help acknowledge the accomplishments transportation businesses have taken to include women in their employment. These businesses are on this list because of…
At the Delaware State Fairgrounds this last weekend, two hundred truckers showed up to help raise money for the Special Olympics Delaware. The annual Truck Convoy has been running for 18 years and has collectively, including the $40,000 plus raised over the weekend, raised almost $700,000. This event was held…