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It was four years earlier at MATS that TMAF was born, created to accentuate and project a positive image of the trucking industry. Every year when MATS rolls around, TMAF marks its unofficial birthday by releasing their annual report, which this year was titled “The Many Faces of Trucking.”

With a commercial truck driver shortage looming, a high school in Patterson, Calif., decided to take a proactive approach by creating a truck driving school program dedicated to bringing new drivers into the industry. The area surrounding Patterson High School has become a mecca for distribution centers the past several years, bringing in companies such […]

Since its inception four years ago at the Mid-America Trucking Show, TMAF has raised more than $4 million. During a press conference Wednesday, in which the group announced its 2017 accomplishments, TMAF executive committee member Elisabeth Barna said the group raised money at the National Truck Driving Championships last year, as well as through the […]

This holiday season, trucking’s message resonated throughout the country from TMAF members. Below is a sampling of editorials and appearances in the news from national cable television programs to local weekly newspapers. You can view full media stories by clicking on the bolded links. In early December, Larry Spiekermeier, the owner-operator of Montana-based Whitewood Transport […]

Lawrence Spiekermeier, the truck driver who transported the national tree to the U.S. Capitol, says it was the highlight of his career.

“It’s refreshing,” says Burch, to hear the president use words like “heroes” to describe those in the trucking industry. Burch is the president of Jet Express, a roughly 330-truck fleet that hauls loads for the automotive industry. He’s worked in trucking for north of four decades.