Mid-America Trucking Show

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

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

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

Live from Mid-America Trucking Show – WTT

On today’s episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Dooner is joined by SuperTrucker Justin Martin, who is LIVE in Louisville, Kentucky, at the Mid-America Trucking Show. 

We’ll be taking you inside the event as we take a look at the most badass drivers, trucks and tech in the industry.

Special guests include Gord Magill, Lee and Lisa Schmitt, Dan Lindsay, Charles Gracey, Paul Gibson, Andy Dishner, Christian Gonzales, Chris Daniel, Todd Ziegler, Tom Thaxton, Anthony Talanca  and maybe even a surprise maniac...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/live-from-mid-america-trucking-show-wtt

La FMCSA quiere más comentarios para ayudar a eliminar a los intermediarios corruptos 

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La Administración Federal de Seguridad de Autotransportes anunció el martes una sesión de escucha...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/la-fmcsa-quiere-mas-comentarios-para-ayudar-a-eliminar-a-los-intermediarios-corruptos

FMCSA wants more feedback to help weed out corrupt brokers

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced on Tuesday a listening session it will hold at a major truck show to get more public input that will help the agency crack down on illegal brokering.

FMCSA, which will host the session March 31 at the Mid America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Kentucky, wants to hear comments on two matters: interim guidance issued in November on the agency’s interpretation of how brokers and bona fide agents are defined, and a proposal issued on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/fmcsa-wants-more-feedback-to-help-weed-out-corrupt-brokers

Trucker Path moves into dispatching, opens with dozen dispatchers

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trucker Path is getting into the dispatching business, creating a unit that will compete with the army of private dispatchers servicing owner-operators and small fleets.

Kicking off the Mid-America Trucking Show here, the first gathering of the large truck show in three years, Trucker Path CMO Chris Oliver said the initiative would begin with roughly a dozen dispatchers. They are full-time employees of Trucker Path and cannot remain independent dispatchers while also managing...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucker-path-moves-into-dispatching-opens-with-dozen-dispatchers

Survey shows 69% of carriers believe reducing empty miles is important to their business

Convoy has released its Q1 2022 Carrier Sustainability Survey in conjunction with this week’s Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS). 

Convoy surveyed approximately 700 small and midsized trucking companies all over the United States to gain insights on sustainability in trucking. Dispatchers, drivers and owner-operators were among the respondents.

The survey found that 38% of respondents feel pressure to reduce carbon emissions in their businesses — an increase from the previous year. While last...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/survey-shows-69-of-carriers-believe-reducing-empty-miles-is-important-to-their-business