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The Playbook Makes a Bold Debut at MATS 2025

LOUISVILLE, KY — The Playbook, a newly launched knowledge hub and support platform for small fleets and owner-operators, made a powerful first appearance at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) this weekend, offering a fresh, on-the-ground perspective and leaving a lasting impression on the industry.

Throughout the three-day event, The Playbook team handed out over 500 copies of its inaugural Small Carrier Almanac, a quarterly publication packed with insights, tools, and planning guidance...

https://www.freightwaves.com/playbook/the-playbook-makes-a-bold-debut-at-mats-2025

VIDEO: Drivers voice frustrations with FMCSA enforcement

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Pressing regulatory concerns, including English proficiency requirements for drivers and the issuance of non-domiciled CDLs to asylum-seekers, took center stage Thursday during the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration leadership meeting at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS).

Attendees voiced frustration over enforcement inconsistencies and the perceived lack of clear policy direction. Those issues, along with broader discussions on regulatory fairness, fraud prevention...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/video-drivers-voice-frustrations-with-fmcsa-enforcement

How to Maximize Your MATS Experience as a Small Carrier/Owner-Operator

Attending the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) can be overwhelming. With over 50,000 attendees, thousands of vendors, and over a million square feet of exhibition space, it’s easy to get lost in the spectacle. If you go in without a plan, you’ll end up wandering aimlessly, snapping pictures, and walking away with a bag full of brochures but no real business impact. If you’re intentional, MATS can be one of the most productive events of your year.

I remember my first time at MATS over a decade...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-to-maximize-your-mats-experience-as-a-small-carrier-owner-operator

Uber Freight extends Powerloop drop-and-hook network nationally

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Managed transportation provider Uber Freight announced Wednesday at the Mid-America Trucking Show that it has expanded its drop-and-hook solution Powerloop nationally and enhanced its load bundling options, and that it’s utilizing new trailer technology to help shippers fight fraud.

Powerloop, first introduced in 2018, enables Uber Freight’s shippers to access over 1,000 dry van...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/uber-freight-extends-powerloop-drop-and-hook-network-nationally

Women truckers photo collection heads to MATS, powered by Uber Freight

In partnership with Uber Freight, the photo collection Sisters of the Road by photographer Anne Marie Michel begins its U.S. tour on Friday outside San Francisco, honoring the women’s trucking community for Women’s History Month. 

Deb Desiderato photo from Sisters of the Road collection. (Photo: Anne Marie Michel)

Sisters of the Road dives into the lives of female truckers across the U.S., highlighting their struggles, industry improvements and the need for ongoing progress. Michel found...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/women-truckers-photo-collection-heads-to-mats-powered-by-uber-freight

Truck drivers at MATS rank truck parking as top industry challenge

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As thousands of truck drivers poured into the Kentucky Exposition Center this week to attend the Mid-America Trucking show to look at the freshly polished show trucks, check out new products and scoop up some vendor swag, drivers also had a lot to say about some of the top challenges they face while out on the road. 

FreightWaves interviewed several drivers at MATS, and most agreed that the lack of safe truck parking is a daily struggle.

Truckers also voiced complaints about...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/truck-drivers-at-mats-rank-truck-parking-as-top-industry-challenge

Axion Structural Innovations to highlight consistent, predictable performance of its composite mats at 2018 International WorkBoat Show

STRUXURE® Composite Mats will not absorb water or other liquids and resist salt and most chemicals for long service life in any environment. Pictured is a two-year-old installation on an Orion Marine barge in Channelview, Texas. Axion Structural Innovations photo

Axion Structural Innovations, Zanesville, Ohio, a leading provider of proven, tested structural composite solutions for a wide variety of industrial applications, will showcase its STRUXURE® Construction Mats at the 2018 International WorkBoat Show Nov. 28-30 in New Orleans.

Axion’s STRUXURE® Construction Mats, cribbing and industrial supports are impervious to moisture and resistant to insects and rotting over time in either damp, dry or arid environments. STRUXURE® mats are engineered for...

https://www.workboat.com/news/people-and-products/axion-structural-innovations-to-highlight-consistent-predictable-performance-of-its-composite-mats-at-2018-international-workboat-show/