Talking TCA Archives

For Stokes Trucking’s Jason Douglass, driver retention is key to a company’s success

Kris Rutherford - May 3, 2024

Jason Douglass of Stokes Trucking knows the importance of driver retention. The 36-year-old, who serves as director of recruiting and retention for Tremonton, Utah-based Stokes

Safety first, last, and always: Modern Transportation hangs its hat on protecting drivers, environment

Dwain Hebda - May 1, 2024

One of the most common slogans used to lure new drivers to a trucking company is the promise of family time. “Home on weekends” —

New TCA award will recognize carriers based on driver satisfaction

Linda Garner-Bunch - April 30, 2024

WASHINGTON — The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has begun a new driver satisfaction awards program called TCA Drivers’ Choice Awards – The Elite Fleets. According to

TCA’s 2024 Professional Drivers of the Year working to make a difference in the industry

Truckload Authority Staff - April 26, 2024

On March 26, during the closing banquet of Truckload 2024: Nashville, the Truckload Carriers Association, along with program sponsors Cummins Inc. and Love’s Travel Stops,

Fortune, Bison take top honors in TCA’s 2024 Fleet Safety Awards

Truckload Authority Staff - April 25, 2024

The Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) 2024 annual convention, Truckload 2024: Nashville, culminated with the announcement of the winners of the 2023 TCA Fleet Safety Awards

Industry leaders honored with TCA’s 2024 Chairman’s Choice, Past Chairmen’s awards

Truckload Authority Staff - April 24, 2024

Each year during the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) convention, two industry leaders are presented with the coveted Chairman’s Choice and Past Chairmen’s awards. This year,

TCA President Jim Ward: Impacting the Industry

Truckload Authority Staff - April 23, 2024

Jim Ward, president of the Truckload Carriers Association, recently shared his thoughts on the association’s 2024 convention, held March 23-26 in Nashville, Tennessee. As I

Truckload Carriers Association retains new law firm

Erica N. Guy - April 5, 2024

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) President Jim Ward has announced that the association has hired the law firm Scopelitis Garvin Light Hanson &

TCA Scholarship Fund accepting applications

Erica N. Guy - April 4, 2024

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) recently announced that its scholarship fund is now accepting applications. TCA has also decided to begin accepting

‘Mr. Wonderful,’ Kevin O’Leary, gives keynote at TCA’s annual convention

John Worthen - March 26, 2024

NASHVILLE — Kevin O’Leary, also known as “Mr. Wonderful” on ABC’s award-winning “Shark Tank,” weaved his way through the ins and outs of how to

TCA announces the Elevate Young Leadership Program Class of 2024 inductees

Erica N. Guy - March 15, 2024

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has announced the selection of 15 young transportation executives to its 2024 Elevate TCA Young Leadership Program.

No Barriers: Knight-Swift driver Richard Boehrer soars above challenges to drive big rig

Kris Rutherford - March 7, 2024

When Richard Boehrer, one of the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) five 2023 Drivers of the Year, was a youngster, he dreamed of someday becoming a

Moving Memorial: Maverick takes pride in transporting The Wall That Heals

Linda Garner-Bunch - March 6, 2024

Since the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated November 13, 1982, it has become the most-visited site on the National Mall in Washington, drawing more than

Building a cohesive team is key to success, says Northern Logistics president Derek VanBlargan

Kris Rutherford - March 5, 2024

When a teenage Derek VanBlargan took a job delivering furniture following high school, he probably had no idea he was taking a big step toward

Nussbaum Transportation flourishes by putting people first

Dwain Hebda - March 4, 2024

It’s not a particularly novel thing for a company executive to say investing in people is their company’s primary strategy for success — but relatively

TCA announces Fleet Safety Award division winners

Erica N. Guy - January 12, 2024

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), along with presenting sponsor Great West Casualty Company and supporting sponsor Assured Partners, have announced the 18

Creating opportunities for growth is key to success for Western Flyer Xpress

Dwain Hebda - January 5, 2024

Steady growth is the key to — and a sign of — success in any company. Since 1996, steady growth is exactly what Oklahoma City-based

Doing what he loves: TCA Driver of the Year still having ‘a great time’ after three decades on the road

Kris Rutherford - January 3, 2024

“I guess I won’t retire until it stops being fun,” Thomas Sholar, 69, says after more than 30 years behind the wheel of a big

KRTS’s Matt Richardson takes the trucking industry to school

Dwain Hebda - January 3, 2024

When it comes to comprehensive educational offerings for the trucking and construction industries, Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists, Inc. — better known simply as KRTS —

Special Delivery: Werner Enterprises transports ‘The People’s Tree’ to US Capitol

Dwain Hebda - January 1, 2024

It wasn’t a sleigh full of toys pulled by eight tiny reindeer, but a pair of tractor-trailers, navigated by four Werner Enterprises drivers, generated holiday