29+ min ago   (1274+ words) Monica Brooks-Buck admits she went through a range of emotions upon learning about her selection to be a member of the Elite 11 in the Transition Trucking’s 2026 Driving For Excellence Award program. The early August announcement of the semifinalists provided an…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (655+ words) The commercial trucking industry has spent decades investing billions of dollars in safety technology, aerodynamics and predictive maintenance to ensure trucks run as efficiently as possible. Yet, the industry’s most critical component — the driver behind the wheel — has often been…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (957+ words) Much has been written in recent days about federal efforts to shut down CDL mills. (If you’ve been living under a rock, so-called “CDL mills” are truck driver training centers that send thousands of ill-prepared and potentially unqualified new CDL…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1263+ words) As he approached his 23rd birthday some 35 years ago, Gary Williams was seeking a path for his future that would make a college education a reality. At that time, the United States Army’s recruiting pitch highlighted money for college. That sounded…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (374+ words) PATTERSON, Calif. — Patterson High School is expanding its Supply Chain and Logistics Management Department with the addition of veteran truck driver and instructor Rob Caughey. According to an article submitted by Patterson High School to the Patterson Irrigator, Caughey brings…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (995+ words) For decades, the trucking industry has treated driver recruitment as a labor problem. That’s true, but it is also a geography problem. A carrier may need 40 drivers at a distribution center outside Dallas, 25 at a terminal in rural Georgia and…...