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Nuclear Verdicts, Hegins Valley Lines, and more!

Check out our hot cover story in the newest edition of NSRMCA’s Star Carrier on NUCLEAR VERDICTS! This important information plus news about USPS’ new Postmaster General, tariffs and import traffic, dash cams, NSRMCA’s legislative update, our member profile on

MMTA’s Person of the Year: Jack Saum, Beltway Companies

Say “hello” to MMTA’s 2025 Person of the Year: Mr. Jack Saum, Beltway Companies! Mr. Saum is featured as our cover profile in the newest edition of Behind the Wheel, Maryland Motor Truck Association’s terrific statewide magazine. We celebrate this

Excellence in Motion – XPO’s Al D’Angelo & Joe Hicks

In this upcoming edition, we feature the stories of two great men—Al D’Angelo and Joe Hicks—both with XPO. D’Angelo is Rhode Island Trucking Association’s chairman of the board and Hicks earned the first place rank in his class at NTDC

PODWHEELS: NTDC’s The Road to Minneapolis

Have y’all heard the news? https://trucking.org/news-insights/road-minneapolis-podwheels-selected-official-podcast-atas-ntdc-2025 Greg Thompson and his award-winning podcast network PodWheels has been named the official podcaster of the National Truck Driving and Step Van Championships by American Trucking Associations! Woot woot! “We believe that the Road

Sam Burhan, ITF Group, featured in Star Carrier

We are delighted to share another good-lookin’ edition of The National Star Route Mail Contractors Association‘s montly magazine, Star Carrier, with you! Be sure to catch our member profile on ITF GROUP ‘s Sam Burkhan on pages 20-22. Sam’s story

Nebraska Trucker Mar/Apr 2025

newest edition of Nebraska Trucker is off to the presses! Nebraska Department of Transportation Director Vicki Kramer plans to invest in capacity, technology and education to stave off worsening congestion. Our cover story this time around takes a deep dive

Caltrux Q1 2025 ~ Meet the Crusenberrys (JSG Trucking)

We’ve been bursting at the seams with excitement to share our newest Caltrux cover profile with you, and here it is… well, the cover image at least… Please meet the hottest thing in California trucking these days—The Crusenberrys, Rachel and

Tarheel Wheels Spring 2025 ~ The First 100 Days

Topsy-turvy is a ubiquitous term these days in reference to our current political climate. Our cover story in the newest edition of NCTA’s statewide magazine, Tarheel Wheels, takes a look at the Trump administration’s first 100 days and how it

Star Carrier ~ Attracting Top Diesel Technicians

Our March 2025 edition of NSRMCA’s national magazine, Star Carrier featuring an in depth look at attracting, developing and retaining technician talent. Akin to the driver shortage, trucking has been battling to find technicians to fulfill the industry’s great need

Conlan Tire’s Fleet First Mentality

Alexander Conlan epitomizes what it means to be an entrepreneur. Working his way up from being a mechanic—a job he had before he even had his driver’s license—to owner of “one if the most innovative companies in the tire retreading

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