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Truckload Authority is the official digital and print magazine of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), published in partnership with The Trucker Media Group. Truckload Authority includes current and proposed governmental regulations and legislative issues affecting the trucking industry, insider perspectives by industry leaders and information about TCA programs, activities and topics affecting its truckload carrier members.
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DIGITAL EDITIONS
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Digital Editions
Truckload Authority – November/December 2020 Digital Edition
Truckload Authority November/December 2020 Digital Edition: Overnight Chemistry: Red Eye Radio longtime hosts Gary McNamara, Eric Harley dominate late-night airwaves. Also in this edition: Q&A with Elaine Chao | Blurred (State) Lines | Spec’ing Your Truck
Digital Editions
Truckload Authority – September/October 2020 Digital Edition
Truckload Authority September/October 2020 Digital Edition: Power Team: Lorie Tudor is one of two women driving the future of transportation in Arkansas. Also in this edition: No Agreement, No Surprise | Fading Fast | Sustaining the Momentum
TRENDS IN TRUCKING
In depth articles on trends in the trucking industry
Trends in Trucking
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.,...
Trends in Trucking
Going nowhere: Republicans gear up to halt Democrats’ bill with hefty insurance minimum
No one would deny that liability insurance for bodily injury and property damage is a necessary part of any trucking business. Controlling the cost...
Trends in Trucking
Fading fast: Hope for new highway funding bill dwindling amidst D.C. bickering
The year 2020 has been a strange year for several reasons, but there’s one factor that is as normal as can be. Political posturing...
Trends in Trucking
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...
Trends in Trucking
Power Team: Lorie Tudor and Shannon Newton are driving the future of transportation in Arkansas
In March, Lorie Tudor took the reins as director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), becoming the first woman in the state’s history...
TCA HIGHWAY ANGELS
Highway Angel program has recognized professional truck drivers for the exemplary courtesy and courage
TCA Highway Angels
Highway Angels | September-October
Professional truck drivers Douglas Brown, Dylan Goodman, Evert Gott, David Hill, Patrick Lablanc and Nathalie Rivard, Harvell “Keith” Martin, Travis Smallwood, and Greg Truitt...
TCA Highway Angels
Highway Angels | July-August
Professional truck drivers Chris Delancey, John DeGood, Eric Eaton, and Frank Martin have been named Highway Angels by the Truckload Carriers Association for performing...
TCA Highway Angels
‘An amazing moment in time’: Team drivers rescue motorist from burning car in 36 minutes, earn 2019 Highway Angels of the Year Award
Most truck drivers spend the better part of the year over the road. In the overall calculations of the total minutes on the road,...
Talking TCA
Highway Angels | May-June 2020
Professional truck drivers Kyle Fitzgerald, Paul Hopson, William Lyons, and Steve Marcy have been named Highway Angels by the Truckload Carriers Association for performing...
Log in to TCA’s educational workshops for valuable info about communicating in a virtual environment
ARLINGTON, Va. — Since the onset of COVID-19, the world has seen many changes in business practices — in particular, the now-common practice of...
VIDEOS
TT News Channel Videos
The Trucker News Channel — Toyota Looks to Electrify
In this episode, we cover Toyota looking to get into the Class 8 electric truck market, border patrol sends a drug-smuggling attempt down the...
TT News Channel Videos
The Trucker News Channel — Dashcam Fireball
In this episode, we cover work-zone traffic monitoring in the air, a fleet of low-emission trucks christen the long-awaited Port of Long Beach bridge....
TT News Channel Videos
The Trucker News Channel — Primetime Driver
In this episode, we cover a special thanks to truck drivers during the Primetime Emmy Awards and roughly 15,000 Volvo trucks are being recalled...
TT News Channel Videos
The Trucker News Channel — GPS Fail
In this episode we cover a trucker stuck on an ATV/Snowmobile Road in Oregon as well as a hand-drawn license plate attempt in Kentucky....
TT News Channel Videos
The Trucker News Channel — Special Convoy
In this episode we have a story about a couple truckers who got to haul a record-breaking load in Washington while an unexpected discovery...
TT News Channel Videos
The Trucker News Channel — Road Warriors
In this episode we have a story about a trucker abandoning a military tank along the interstate, Pilot Flying J's Road Warriors contest winners,...
Trucking News Videos
The Trucker News Channel – SC Port Terminal
In this episode we cover: Beer logistics going green | Paper products exempt again | SC ports new terminal
Tucker Russ:
Hey, truckers, I'm Tucker. Anheuser-Busch's...
TT News Channel Videos
The Trucker News Channel — Wild Ride
In this episode we cover: Wild Ride in Florida | SuperRigs | Remembering Bill Mack
Tucker Russ: Hey, truckers. I'm Tucker. A Florida man causes...
TT News Channel Videos
The Trucker News Channel — Stuck Truck
In this episode we cover: Stuck Truck in Massachusetts | Renewable diesel in California | CAT Scale Rig of the Week | Fittest Driver:...
TT News Channel Videos
The Trucker News Channel — Truck Stop Pop
In this episode we cover: Truck Stop Pop | Truck Stop Face Coverings | Self-driving is a Decade Away
Tucker Russ:
Hey, truckers, I'm Tucker. A...
TRUCKING LEGISLATIVE ISSUES
Major legislative and regulatory issues facing trucking industry
Legislative Issues facing Trucking
No agreement, no surprise: Trump, Biden far apart on trucking industry issues
In a year that has already seen a pandemic accompanied by an economic collapse, U.S. voters will select the president and vice president, along...
Legislative Issues facing Trucking
Four more races Republicans need to win to ensure keeping Senate
In the last edition of Truckload Authority, we highlighted four races for U.S. Senate seats that Democrats are hoping will enable them to take...
Legislative Issues facing Trucking
Capitol recap: A review of important news out of the nation’s capitol | September-October
Trucks and trade top the list of articles in this edition’s Capitol Recap. Leading off is the effort to encourage Congress to suspend the...
Legislative Issues facing Trucking
Senate showdown: Democrats eye four seats they say are key to gaining majority
Then Chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Bill Shuster, a Pennsylvania Republican, stood before delegates to the American Trucking Associations Management Conference...
Legislative Issues facing Trucking
Capitol recap: A review of important news out of the nation’s capitol | July-August
The months preceding the expiration of a highway reauthorization bill normally feature a whirlwind of activity, but a new bill is rarely passed and...
Legislative Issues facing Trucking
Holding out hope: Industry looking to bipartisan bill to be catalyst leading to increased truck-parking capacity
The latest, and hopefully most successful, initiative to at last increase truck-parking capacity is the bipartisan bill known as the Truck Parking Safety Improvement...
Legislative Issues facing Trucking
Capitol recap: A review of important news out of the nation’s capitol | May-June
Even with the nation’s capitol consumed with the COVID-19 crisis, the Washington wheels continue to turn, albeit probably more slowly than usual. The top...
TALKING TCA
Articles and stories discussing TCA programs and services
Talking TCA
Log in to TCA’s educational workshops for valuable info about communicating in a virtual environment
ARLINGTON, Va. — Since the onset of COVID-19, the world has seen many changes in business practices — in particular, the now-common practice of...
Talking TCA
There’s still time to register for exclusive VIP safety course offering for TCA members
ARLINGTON, Va. — Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) members still have time to register for Brian Fielkow’s Making Safety Happen webinar series at a discounted rate...
Talking TCA
Just one week left: Entry deadline for TCA’s Fleet Safety Awards is Friday, Oct. 2
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Oct. 2 entry deadline for Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) 2020 Fleet Safety Awards is rapidly approaching, and carriers are encouraged to...
Talking TCA
Tune in to the Dave Nemo Show on SiriusXM’s Road Dog Trucking Radio at 9 a.m. Eastern Tuesday to hear a special salute to...
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In honor of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 13-19, the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and its sponsor, Tenstreet, will host a...
NATIONAL NEWSMAKERS
Feature article exploring a national issue affecting the transportation industry in the form of an interview with a widely known personality
National Newsmakers
The Oak Ridge Boys’ Joe Bonsall: Following his parents’ road map to success
“One thing about truck drivers is that they never change.”
Those are the words of Joe Bonsall, one of four members of The Oak Ridge...
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