A 2023 NTDAW op-ed authored by Kevin on behalf of TMAF was published in The Well News.

Trucking is the critical link in our supply chain, making the final delivery of many of the goods that American families rely on, from the food in our refrigerators and the gas in our cars to the medicine and supplies at our local pharmacies and hospitals. America’s 3.5 million professional truck drivers traveled over 327 billion miles collectively in 2022 to move our nation’s goods.

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Transport Topics: Meet the Grand Champ of the 2023 National Truck Driver Champion, the “Superbowl of Safety,” Gregg Wilson

Louisville Courier-Journal: Meet the truck driver who is top in safety!

Kenneth Tolliver built a career on road safety and has earned the distinction of the NTTC Driver of the Year.

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Baltimore Sun: Maryland Motor Truck Association encourages high schoolers to become truck drivers.

As the cost of higher education continues to skyrocket, many high school graduates are looking to skills-based learning to jump-start their careers by eschewing the more traditional route of a four-year college degree. In Maryland, the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future set a goal for 45% of high school graduates completing an apprenticeship or an industry-recognized occupational credential by the 2030-2031 school year.

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Fleet Equipment: TMAF details all the great charity in the industry this holiday season.

Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF) is sharing the many ways that the trucking industry gave back to its communities and charities this holiday season. Trucking companies and organizations nationwide shared their stories of charitable works and giving with TMAF after the industry movement issued their annual industry-wide call for submissions through email and social media.

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Asheville Citizen Times: Opinion: A special delivery by truck for all Americans this holiday season

A North Carolina couple had the special privilege of delivering the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree from their home state of NC to the Capitol.

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Overdrive: Overdrive covers TMAF polling results.

The public’s perception of professional truckers is overwhelmingly positive, and up markedly from three years ago, with 87% of respondents in a recent survey saying they had a favorable impression of the trucking industry — up from 67% in 2019.

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Commercial Carrier Journal: CCJ covers TMAF polling results

Hair metal rockers Cinderella struck gold (double-platinum, actually) in the late 1980s with “You don’t know what you’ve got (till it’s gone)” – a nearly 6 minute power ballad about love lost.

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2022 Industry Poll Results

Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF) recommissioned research in September 2022 to measure the impact of the awareness and education campaign among American motorists since previous surveys.

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The Trucker: TMAF campaign calls on public to #ThankATrucker

Trucking Moves America (TMAF) is thanking America’s professional truck drivers during their annual #ThankATrucker campaign during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 11-17.

“The campaign, which encompasses outdoor, broadcast and digital advertising, is designed to educate the motoring public on the essential job of the truck driver as a highway hero, along with trucking’s overall contributions to American communities and the nation’s economy,” a news release stated. “It also shines a light on the jobs available within trucking as the industry faces a projected annual driver shortage of 60,000-80,000 drivers over the next decade.”

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