Ken Rageth of FedEx Freight won the Flatbed to become Grand Champion at the 2019 Wyoming Truck Driving Championships.
June 10, 2019Business, Safety
Ken Rageth, Wyoming’s Grand Champion, Is Also a Team Player
Business, Safety
2019 Minnesota Truck Driving Championships
Photos from the Minnesota Truck Driving Championships held June 8-9 in Coon Rapids.
June 10, 2019Business, Safety
XPO's Ernie Budlowski Drives Straight to Connecticut Grand Champion Title
Ernie Budlowski of XPO Logistics drove straight to the Straight Truck title en route to claiming Grand Champion honors in the Connecticut Truck Driving Championships in Windsor Locks on June 8.
June 10, 2019Business, Safety
2019 Wyoming Truck Driving Championships
Photos from the 2019 Wyoming Truck Driving Championships held June 8 in Cheyenne. (Wyoming Trucking Association)
June 10, 2019Business, Safety
Texas Champ Brent Dotts Is Ready to Compete at NTDC
The Grand Champion of the Texas Truck Driving Championships, Brent Dotts, is no stranger to competition.
June 10, 2019Business, Safety
FedEx Freight 3-Axle Ace Ritch Fundell Repeats as Illinois Grand Champion
For the second year in a row, Ritch Fundell had a grand old time at the Illinois Truck Driving Championships. Fundell, a 3-Axle ace with FedEx Freight, conquered the Pheasant Run Resort course in St. Charles on June 7-8 to earn his second straight trip to the National Truck Driving Championships.
June 10, 2019Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous
Michelin Plans to Deploy Einride’s T-Pod
Tire maker Michelin Group announced it will deploy an autonomous electric transport system, called T-Pod, from Einride beginning in 2020.
June 10, 2019Government, Business, Safety, Logistics
Hundreds of Barges Stalled as Floods Hinder Midwest Supplies
Hundreds of barges are stalled on the Mississippi River, clogging the main circulatory system for a farm-belt economy battered by a relentless, record-setting string of snow, rainstorms and flooding.
June 10, 2019Business, Safety
2019 Pennsylvania Truck Driving Championships
Photos from the Pennsylvania Truck Driving Championships in York, Pa., June 7-8, 2019.
June 7, 2019Business, Safety
Steven Clark Takes Top Honors at Surprising Utah Truck Driving Championships
The unexpected was the norm at the Utah Truck Driving Championships. Defending Grand Champion Russell Atkin finished fifth in the Tank Trunk division, and rookie William Plevney took first place in the 5-Axle. When the dust settled, FedEx Freight driver Steven Clark was the 2019 Grand Champion after besting his closest challenger by 62 points in the 3-Axle class.
June 7, 2019