Eleven women, a record number, are competing for top honors this week at the National Truck Driving Championships.
August 13, 2014Business
NTDC: Competition Breeds Better Drivers, Safety Directors Say
If anyone is measuring the enthusiasm in the viewing stands this week at the National Truck Driving Championships in Pittsburgh, some of the loudest cheering probably will be from the safety directors working at carriers large and small.
August 12, 2014Business
Inspectors Champion Returns as Judge for 2014 Competition
When would-be champions ask Derek Canard, the Arkansas Highway Police corporal who won the 2013 North American Inspectors Championship, how best to approach the competition, his message is simple.
August 11, 2014Business
Family Pride Plays Large Role at National Truck Driving Event
When Andy Rynearson of Reedsburg, Wisconsin, climbs into the cab this week to compete at the National Truck Driving Championships in Pittsburgh, he might be thinking about his dad, David, a retired trucker.
August 11, 2014Editorial, Business
Editorial: Superior Effort, Superior Results
Cheering squads, trophies and yellow ducks notwithstanding, there is a very serious aspect to the National Truck Driving Championships.
August 20, 2012Business
FedEx Freight Driver Named Truck Driving Grand Champion
Don Logan, a FedEx Freight driver from Topeka, Kan., was named the Grand Champion at the 2012 National Truck Driving Championships.
August 13, 2012Editorial, Business
Editorial:They’re All Winners
The swimmers, sprinters, gymnasts, weightlifters and fancy horse riders have finished their two weeks in the sun, bathed in the world’s adoration as they competed against the best of their respective sports for that elusive gold medal.
August 13, 2012