During the South Dakota Trucking Association’s Annual Convention in the Sioux Falls Convention Center, Wade Wagemann of YRC Freight was named the South Dakota Driver of the Year for 2019. Wagemann began his trucking career 27 years ago and has been with YRC Freight in Watertown for 16 years and…
Jerry Joyner has driven exclusively for Wal-Mart for almost 29 years and has logged 3.5 million accident-free miles. He has also won competitions showcasing his driving skills and his understanding of safety in this industry. Joyner claims that the job can be quite physical but Wal-Mart’s support makes the job…
Truckers Against Trafficking has teamed up with the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking. This partnership will further raise awareness about trafficking and supply a hotline for reporting suspicious activity to the Canadian authorities. There is an industry overlap with trucks driving over the border between the U.S. and Canada,…
Podcasts for truckers are becoming quite the popular thing to pass time on the open road. This popular genre is branching out further and dark narratives about trucking has become the next big thing. Alice Isn’t Dead, was a popular one for this genre and now there is Carrier to…
Navistar, a leading producer of commercial vehicles will be investing $250 million into a new manufacturing plant in Texas. This investment will bring around 600 jobs to the San Antonio area. This benchmark facility will be one that builds Class 6-8 vehicles and complements its other facilities around the country….
Today, SOEDESCO has released Truck Driver for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. This game allows you to build a career as a truck driver working with trucks and the community. It is currently available for both consoles physically and digitally and will be available on Steam in November. Get…
For the “Workforce Development and Learning” category, U.S. Xpress has been named a finalist for the 2019 Stevie Award for Great Employers. This award recognizes employers and their human resource achievements who create and sustain a successful working environment. U.S. Xpress utilizes their Professional Driver Development program that creates a…
The Coalition for Independent Truckers has announced its inaugural class of five for its Independent Contractors Ambassador program. These people will be advocating for the independent contractor model in the trucking industry. Independent contractors make up a large portion of the 71% of freight movers in this country. Together, these…
Pilot Flying J has opened its 28th location in Marshall, Illinois. It’s located off Illinois 1 near Interstate 70, at 104 West Trefz Drive. For the locals it’s projected to help bring in $2.7 million annually in taxes and add 50 jobs to the community. It has 8 diesel lanes,…
Charlie Schmidt, of Hydrite Chemical Co., has been awarded with the National Driver All-Star Award given by the National Private Truck Council (NPTC). Schmidt has been a professional driver for Hydrite for 22 years, drives around 1,500 miles a week, and sticks around the Midwest area. With his time at…