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Transport Topics: Industry Professionals Recognized for Black History Month

Trucking Moves America Forward recognized eight industry professionals as Black History Month Leaders. They personify excellence in trucking and are being featured for their contributions to the industry. Read More.

The Trucker: Black History Month leaders: Driver Herbert Holmes believes in giving 110% to his career

During Black History Month, Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF) is recognizing the achievements of professional truck drivers for their modern-day successes in the trucking industry. Herbert Holmes, a driver for Dayton, Ohio-based MTS, is recognized as one of this year’s Black History Month Leaders who are helping to move America forward every day. Read More.

The Trucker: Black History Month leaders: Driver Ericka Rountree finds peace on the open road

During Black History Month, Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF) is recognizing the achievements of professional truck drivers for their modern-day successes in the trucking industry. Ericka Rountree a driver for Dayton, Ohio-based MTS, is recognized as one of this year’s Black History Month Leaders who are helping to move America forward every day. Read more.

The Trucker: Charitable Works: Trucking organizations continue to give back during year of unprecedented challenges

Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF), an industry-wide education and image movement, shared stories of the unique ways that the trucking industry has continued to give back to their communities over the holiday season. Trucking companies and organizations submitted their stories of charitable works to TMAF after a call for submissions through email and social media. […]

Fox News: A cross-county trip with the Capitol Christmas Tree

Truck driver Theron Schmalzried joins ‘The Daily Briefing’ to discuss the journey of a lifetime View video news story.

The Hill: Capitol Christmas tree completes its journey to DC

The Capitol Christmas tree, which arrived in Washington, D.C., on Friday, is not the first selected from the state of Colorado, but its journey was a “once in a lifetime” experience for professional truck driver Theron Schmalzried. View article.

FoxNews.com: Truck Driver Theron Schmalzried: Delivery of a lifetime – driving Capitol Christmas tree from Colo. to DC

The opportunity to deliver the Capitol Christmas Tree, from Colorado to the lawn of the U.S. Capitol, is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity View the story on FoxNews.com.

NBC Denver: Capitol Christmas tree makes stop in Denver before heading out for Washington D.C.

On the back of a hundred-foot truck, Christmas is delivered from Colorado to Washington. In a city with a lot to see, perhaps the biggest attraction on a Saturday afternoon was the Capitol Christmas tree that stopped in Denver in the middle of its cross-country road trip. “Very excited to see the big Christmas tree,” […]

The Daily Sentinel: Capitol Christmas Tree makes stop in GJ on way to D.C.

In all his years driving for Apex Transportation, Butch Hanna has never felt so much pressure on a delivery. He’s delivered many items in his time, but this year is the first he’s ever transported the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. For the first time since 2012, the tree that will shine bright in Washington, D.C., […]

Transport Topics: Transport Topics’ COVID Heroes

At American Trucking Associations’ 2020 Management Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 27, three of Transport Topics’ Trucking’s Frontline Heroes were honored as 2020 COVID Heroes for their courage and selflessness in helping their communities manage the frightening early days of the COVID-19 pandemic’s spread. They are (left to right above) Reggie Barrows of Falmouth, Mass., a driver […]

Fox News: Coronavirus pandemic presents new challenges, hurdles for truckers: ‘This is our work from home’

American truck drivers are still moving the vast majority of American freight, even as the coronavirus upends their lives and industry. “We keep America moving. That’s just how it is going to be out here,” Ron Round, a Maine-based truck driver, tells “Tucker Carlson Tonight“. Round starts each day at 5 a.m., running hauls from Bangor to various wood pulp […]

Fox News: UPS driver ‘honored’ to deliver 88 drums of hand sanitizer to hard-hit NYPD April 2020

A UPS driver says he was “honored” to deliver thousands of gallons of hand sanitizer to the hard-hit New York Police Department. John McKown — a veteran and former police officer — said Saturday on “Fox & Friends Weekend” that he “jumped at the chance” to help protect cops in the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. “My whole career’s been […]