Lyndon Finney
Lyndon Finney’s publishing career spans over 55 years beginning with a reporter position with the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, Arkansas, in 1965. Since then he’s been a newspaper editor at the Southwest Times Record, served five years as assistant managing editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock and from November 2004 through December 2019 served as editor of The Trucker. Between newspaper jobs he spent 14 years as director of communications at Baptist Health, Arkansas’ largest healthcare system. In addition to his publishing career he served for 46 years as organist at Little Rock’s largest Baptist church.
A culture of performance: TCA President John Lyboldt lauds staff work ethic during pandemic
It has been over a year since the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) last met in person because of the COVID-19 pandemic.TCA hosted its virtual...
Seizing the Moment: New TCA Chairman Jim Ward calls on members to tout importance...
During his 30 years in trucking, Truckload Carriers Association Incoming Chairman Jim Ward says he’s watched the industry transition through three interesting cycles. During...
‘Mr. Fixit’: Biden rolls out plan to repair 20,000 miles of highways, 10,010 bridges
“Mr. Fixit” was a popular Canadian instructional series that aired on CBC Television from 1955 to 1965.The series demonstrated home repairs and construction by...
Extolling the virtues of TCA: Outgoing Chair Dennis Dellinger, incoming Chair Jim Ward speak...
It is a traditional rite of passage at the Truckload Carriers Association’s annual convention:The outgoing chairman stands before the audience of some 1,200 members,...
Game changer: Technology sparks development of truck safety systems
Oh, how technology can change the playing field. Smartphones are a prime example.As smartphones have become a constant companion for most people in the...
Virtual Involvement
In his acceptance speech at Truckload: 2020 in Kissimmee, Florida, Truckload Carriers Association Chairman Dennis Dellinger called on association members to get involved with...
Looking back at 2020, pressing onward to 2021
In December, John Lyboldt completed five years as president of the Truckload Carriers Association. It has become tradition for the president to discuss the...
Biden’s Box of Infrastructure Chocolates: Crumbling roads, unsafe bridges, and dwindling funds
Most Americans are familiar with the iconic phrase uttered by actor Tom Hanks in the Academy Award-winning film “Forrest Gump,” spoken as he sits...
Inside Out: Ryan Snyder has definitely found a home at TCA
Ryan Snyder chuckles when he recalls his mother’s reaction to the fast-paced secondary school years he and his sister experienced while growing up in...
An Entrepreneurial Spirit: Daymond John of ‘Shark Tank’ parlays $40 purchase into multimillion dollar...
The best entrepreneurial spirit often grows out of less-than-ideal circumstances. As one of the most iconic urban fashion designers of modern times, that is...
The Home Stretch: Dennis Dellinger enters the final quarter of his successful chairmanship
Horse-racing enthusiasts can still hear the voice of Dave Johnson ringing in their ears.For many years he called races for ABC and NBC Sports....
Inside Out: TCA’s Caitlin Smith hit the ground running as Meetings Coordinator
Not many college graduates are fortunate enough to walk across the stage in May and be on staff at one of the nation’s most...
Overnight chemistry: Red Eye Radio longtime hosts Gary McNamara, Eric Harley dominate late-night airwaves
One is from the southern U.S. border.The other from the northern border.One trained to become a manager at a 7-Eleven and even contemplated following...
Family man: Strong support of wife, children, grandchildren behind success of TCA Chairman Dennis...
Like others before him, Dennis Dellinger has spent countless hours carrying out his duties as chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association. He, like the...
Holland driver Herschel Evans is dedicated to trucking advocacy, nonprofit volunteerism
Ask almost any professional truck driver when he or she was hit by the trucking “bug,” and they can point to a specific time...
Proposed guidelines for hair drug testing stir debate in trucking industry
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in September published proposed mandatory guidelines for federal workplace drug-testing programs that includes guidelines...
Easier said than done: Driver shares story of team battling COVID-19 while on the...
Before deciding to become a professional truck driver in 2005, Glenn Helmly spent 25 years working as an EMT, often coming to the aid...
From football to driving: Jerry Seaman shares story of a successful career stemming from...
As a teen growing up in Onida, South Dakota, Jerry Seaman’s two professional love interests were trucking and football.He’d driven his first truck when...
Tip of the iceberg: Industry learning the true value of ELDs
Dear Wikipedia:Since you have become perhaps the most widely Googled “encyclopedia” in the United States with the disappearance of the best-known printed volumes (R.I.P.,...
Sustaining the momentum: Industry must be passionate about retaining PR gains made during pandemic
Ed Nagle was talking with a reporter about trucking and the lack of respect shown to the industry and especially its drivers, who are...
