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Heading out of summer recess, congressional Democrats and senior White House officials are spotlighting a batch of legislative achievements in the run-up toward midterm elections this fall.

INDIANAPOLIS — At the final round of the National Truck Driving Championships on Aug. 19, as she waited her turn on the course, Ina Daly sat between two former national grand champions.

U.S. House Transportation leaders recently pressed the Federal Communications Commission to open access to a band of communications spectrum set aside for safety operations for transportation entities.

INDIANAPOLIS — As Aaron Sharp watched the parade of competitors taking their place on the floor of the Indiana Convention Center for the National Truck Driving Championships’ “Walk of Champions” Aug. 19, he kept his eyes peeled for one participant in particular — his father, David Sharp.

INDIANAPOLIS — The thrill of victory ... and ... that's it. Just the thrill of victory. There is no agony of defeat at the National Truck Driving Championships, as Roland Bolduc — who won his second Grand Champion crown — noted there are no losers. "The drivers are not against each other," the FedEx Express driver representing Connecticut said. "We're against the course."

INDIANAPOLIS — Former grand champions Roland Bolduc, Jeff Langenhahn, Alphonso Lewis and Mike White are headlining the final round at the National Truck Driving Championships.

Professional drivers will tell you they don't make it to the National Truck Driving Championships on their own. They are bolstered by the support of friends, colleagues and families, many of whom have traveled to the Indiana Convention Center to personally cheer on their favorite driver.

INDIANAPOLIS — Among those taking the course in the second day of driving at the National Truck Driving Championships was the 2013 national champion in the tanker class. The degree of difficulty was just what Ina Daly expected.

INDIANAPOLIS — For the National Truck Driving Championships to function well, organizers must be dedicated to planning and executing. In Rick Cates, the NTDC’s organizing committee found a workhorse who has adapted to changes and updates industrywide for 50 years.

INDIANAPOLIS — The intricate course at the National Truck Driving & Step Van Driving Championships is pushing competitors to perform at a high level.