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Expecting mom wins MVT quarterly award
By Al Muskewitz One of Royal Jones’ greatest pleasures as Mesilla Valley Transportation’s president and CEO is handing over a set of car k...
Dec 12, 2022
Bolduc Crowned NTDC Grand Champion
INDIANAPOLIS –Roland Bolduc knows his way on the road and his way to the winner’s circle.Bolduc, a professional driv...
Aug 22, 2022
Twice as Nice
'Excited' Thompson Wins Alabama TDC for Second Time By Al MuskewitzPELHAM, Ala. – After seven division wins in 10 years in three different clas...
May 28, 2022
Webber Wins LB3 TDC, Looking Forward to State
By Al MuskewitzWEDOWEE, Ala. – When LB3 owner Brian Lindley read Jason Webber’s name as the winner of the company’s third annual Jef...
May 20, 2022
ATA Honors Drivers, Professionals of the Year
The Alabama Trucking Association recognized its Driver of the Year Monday night at its annual Fleet Safety Awards banquet and both the winner and runn...
Mar 21, 2022
Peterbilt Brings Brand-New Model 579 to Smith Transport
Companies across the country are competing aggressively with one another to snag drivers to sit their trucks. A number of factors contribute to each ...
Jun 17, 2021
Veteran driver wins LB3 TDC
By Al MuskewitzWEDOWEE, Ala. – Stacy Langford has been driving for East Alabama trucking company LB3 before LB3 was even a trucking company. That i...
Jun 02, 2021
TMC Announces 2020 Wheel Master
Paul Meyers recently earned TMC's 2020 Wheel Master title. There was no better time to congratulate Meyers on his accomplishment than on his 25th ann...
May 20, 2021
SMMC 2021 Roadside Inspection
By Reagan Payne Last week, Brian Starks found himself in an interstate impasse when his driver-side air brake system malfunctioned. He knew it wa...
Apr 16, 2021
For LB3, the 3 Means 3 Winners
Small carrier wins big at Alabama Fleet Safety Awards By Al MuskewitzBrian Lindley was both honored and humbled last year when his LB3 trucking co...
Mar 26, 2021
While Many Park, Alabama Planning a TDC
By Al MuskewitzThe National Truck Driving Championship may be canceled for the second year in a row, but by popular demand the Alabama Trucking Assoc...
Mar 26, 2021
Werner Driver Wins Big
By Reagan Payne Allen Parker is known by his community for his singing voice. He belts out a proud national anthem at the Jefferson County Speedwa...
Mar 23, 2021
Million Mile Maxims
Collected from drivers with one million or more miles, here are some tips to keep drivers safe on their everyday treks. 1. Keep an eye out for ice...
Feb 23, 2021
5 Ways to Check for Trafficking
The following is a list of known indicators that some sort of human trafficking is occurring. If you or anyone you know witnesses any of these situat...
Feb 16, 2021
Destroying Distracted Driving
Distracted driving is an inescapable issue for everyone on the road. While safety policies are effective, the industry is turning to technology to he...
Feb 04, 2021
TCA Recognizes Fleet Safety Award Winners
5 HireMaster clients among 18 carriers honored for low accident frequency ratios Five trucking companies who trust HireMaster to find some of the ...
Nov 19, 2020
Frazier Receives ATA Award from Familiar Presenter
By Al Muskewitz BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – It’s been about six months since Matt Frazier was named Safety Professional of the Year by the Alabama Truc...
Oct 13, 2020
'Old-school' Driver Learns New Trick
Veteran Jeff Watson has come to embrace the TDC experience, wins LB3's in-house event over the weekend By Al MuskewitzWEDOWEE, Ala. – Jeff Watso...
Jun 08, 2020
LB3 Humbled by Major State Safety Award
By Al MuskewitzWEDOWEE, Ala. – LB3 has a simple yet award winningly effective approach to trucking safety on the highway. Keep maintanence s...
May 19, 2020
Alabama Carrier LB3 Hosting Its Own TDC
By Al MuskewitzThe state and national Truck Driving Championships may have been canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but one Alabama c...
May 17, 2020
ATA Recognizes Fleet Safety Winners
Four professionals, one fleet take home Alabama top honors during sharp social media presentation; ATA Comp Fund winners also announced By Al Musk...
May 01, 2020
Roadcheck Inspectors Looking at All, but Focusing on Requirements
By Al MuskewitzTruckers, have your papers ready and up to date.The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 33rd annual International Roadcheck gets un...
Feb 21, 2020
CFI recognized for safety
By Wright Media staff HireMaster client CFI is one of 18 trucking companies across North America recognized today for its outstanding safety practic...
Jan 09, 2020
TLD Uses Analytics To Improve Safety
By Al MuskewitzAnalytics turned a rebuilt Oakland Athletics team back into a 100-win pennant contender in 2002, made general manager Billy Beane an o...
Nov 04, 2019
TLD Promotes Jolly to Safety Manager
By Al MuskewitzNina Jolly has worn a lot of hats in her 12 years with TLD Logistics Services and late this summer another layer was added to her care...
Oct 21, 2019
Western Express adopts E-SMART tech across fleet
By Al MuskewitzWestern Express is always looking for ways to enhance its position as one of the most technologically advanced carriers in the industr...
Oct 06, 2019
Results from the 2019 International Roadcheck
Inspectors check more than 67,000 CMVs during June campaign, put more than 12,000 vehicles, 2,700 drivers out of serviceFrom CVSADuring the middle of...
Aug 30, 2019
After going back-to-back in NTDC, Woodrome goes back to work
By Al MuskewitzWright Media Editor So, Scott Woodrome, you just won the National Truck Driving Championship for the second year in a row – a rare ...
Aug 20, 2019
Woodrome repeats
Ohio driver goes back-to-back as Grand Champion at National Truck Driving Championships, first to do so since 1999By Al MuskewitzPITTSBURGH, Pa. -- S...
Aug 17, 2019
NTDC gets underway
Trucking’s 'Super Bowl of Safety' heads into the driving segment FridayPITTSBURGH, Pa. – More than 400 of the trucking industry’s best drivers ...
Aug 15, 2019