Taking on Responsibility: TCA Chairman Dennis Dellinger outlines agenda for coming year
The chairman of the board plays an extremely important role for a nonprofit organization. At the core of the chair’s duties, he or she generally
Lyndon Finney
- About 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.
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At The Truck Stop: Veteran driver who ‘always gives 110%’ snags National Carriers’ highest driver honor
The term good Samaritan is often used to describe a person who does good deeds out of compassion, not because of any hope of reward.
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 two
Capitol recap: A review of important news out of the nation’s capitol | March-April
Regulations take the spotlight in this edition of Capitol Recap. The Entry Level Driver Training rule has been delayed; the FMCSA has decided that that
An Upward Trajectory
Last March during the Truckload Carriers Association’s 2019 Annual Convention in Las Vegas, TCA Chairman Josh Kaburick said in his address that the Association would
At The Truck Stop – William York
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — At age 14, William York dropped out of school for the express purpose of riding shotgun to his truck driver
Somali immigrant driver shares story of happiness and success in trucking
Okay. The Christmas/New Year’s Day holiday is over, and it’s time to return to school. Let’s begin with geography. Today’s lesson is Somalia, a country
Small Business in Transportation Coalition petition seeks to defund FMCSA
WASHINGTON — Fresh off his effort to petition the White House to suspend the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, Small Business in Transportation Coalition Executive
Lamb, SBTC plans to introduce legislation to stop enforcement of ELD mandate
WASHINGTON — James Lamb is taking his fight against electronic logging devices right back to where the current mandate for ELDs was birthed. The head
Long-forecast damper on U.S. Class 8 truck sales evident in October numbers
The long-forecast damper on Class 8 trucks sales hit home in October with the number of units sold dropping 18.6% as compared to September, according
SBTC’s anti-ELD petition stalls, Lamb uses ‘phone call’ to put blame on OOIDA
In an online editorial we posted August 22, we described the Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC) as positioning itself to be a one-organization wrecking
SBTC to FMCSA: Reconsider denial of ELD exemption application for small carriers
WASHINGTON — The Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC) has asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to reconsider its application for exemption from the electronic
NHTSA issues ANPRM on camera monitoring systems as alternative to mirrors
WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking that could eventually lead to camera-based rear visibility
Washington Trucking Associations petitions FMCSA to preempt state meal, rest break law
WASHINGTON — The controversy between the trucking industry and individual states over state meal and rest break laws is moving up the West Coast to
Daimler to lay off 900 employees at North Carolina plants
PORTLAND, Ore. — Freightliner said Friday it is eliminating 450 jobs each at its Mount Holly, North Carolina, and Cleveland, North Carolina, plants. Daimler manufactures
For-hire trucking industry loses 9,300 jobs the past two months
WASHINGTON — The for-hire trucking industry has lost 9,300 jobs the past two months, according to the Department of Labor’s monthly job report released Friday,
Roadrunner to downsize its dry van business, eliminating 450 jobs
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — Roadrunner Transportation Systems Monday said it was downsizing its unprofitable dry van business, which is part of the company’s truckload segment.
FMCSA officially strikes long-dormant 34-hour restart provisions from HOS
WASHINGTON — A portion of the 2011 final rule on Hours of Service that caused consternation and controversy within the trucking industry has been officially
Witnesses at Capitol Hill hearing push lawmakers to move on infrastructure funding
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Wednesday took dead aim at Washington political gridlock during a hearing before the Transportation
Research group says proposed HOS changes would dangerously extend drivers’ workdays
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has expressed concerns about a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration proposal that the organization said