TCA

Ward pilots TCA into next chapter — Taking The Hire Road

On this episode of DriverReach’s Taking The Hire Road, guest host Leah Shaver, president and CEO of the National Transportation Institute, chats with Jim Ward, president of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA).

Associations are an important part of the trucking industry, providing their members with a way to access professional development tools, establish and deepen relationships and advance the interests of their members.

A recent American Transportation Research Institute study even showed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ward-pilots-tca-into-next-chapter-taking-the-hire-road

Trucker named Highway Angel for rescuing family after rollover

Photo of driver Grant Quinton inlaid with photo of a Decker Truck Line big rig.

The Truckload Carriers Association has named trucker Grant Quinton, from Noble, Oklahoma, a Highway Angel for rescuing a man and his young grandson from their overturned vehicle and keeping them safe until authorities arrived.

In the early morning hours of Feb. 6, about 30 minutes before sunrise, Quinton was sitting in the passenger seat while training another Decker Truck Line Inc. driver. They were driving north on Interstate 35 near Tonkawa, Oklahoma, when they noticed an overturned Dodge Ram...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucker-named-highway-angel-for-rescuing-family-after-rollover

Viewpoint: NLRB sets its sights on independent contractor misclassification

The general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has set its sights on independent contractor misclassification under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Significantly, the initial target for implementing this new enforcement strategy was a group of affiliated transportation, logistics and brokerage companies. The general counsel recently issued a complaint against these affiliated transportation companies, alleging that they were joint employers who violated the NLRA by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-nlrb-sets-its-sights-on-independent-contractor-misclassification

Trucker named Highway Angel for helping tornado victim

Composite photo of trucker Charles Bearden and a Purdy Brothers tractor-trailer.

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named Charles Bearden, from Etowah, Tennessee, a Highway Angel for stopping to help another truck driver whose tractor-trailer was thrown into a field by a tornado.

The evening of Dec. 10, 2021, is one many people won’t forget for the string of devastating tornadoes that struck the South and Midwest. Bearden had picked up a load in Jackson, Tennessee, that day and was heading west on Interstate 155 near the Tennessee-Missouri border.

“It had been...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trucker-named-highway-angel-for-helping-tornado-victim

TCA names new chairman, winners of fleet, driver awards

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) named John Elliott, CEO of Load One, as its next chairman. Elliott will serve as the 2022-23 chairman.

The news was made as part of a series of awards announced by TCA at its Truckload 2022: Las Vegas event this week. The association also announced winners in its fleet safety award and driver of the year contests.

Elliott is a third-generation transportation professional. He founded Load One in 2003 in Taylor, Michigan. The carrier has grown to operate...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tca-names-new-chairman-winners-of-fleet-driver-awards

Highway Angel of the Year extinguished potentially deadly car fire

One early November morning in 2020, Christopher Lloyd was somewhere he wasn’t usually. The Airline Transportation Specialists driver had been pulled in to assist when another driver was unable to complete his run. Perhaps it was destiny.

“That wasn’t my normal run that night,” Lloyd said. “The driver that usually takes that run had broken down. The dispatcher called and asked if I could take it. I was delayed by over an hour, but somehow it all lined up for me to be there at that precise moment...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/highway-angel-of-the-year-extinguished-potentially-deadly-car-fire

Viewpoint: Truck parking remains key industry issue

Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Chairman Jim Ward describes our nation’s roads and bridges as a truck driver’s office, and good parking as their home away from home. But with only one truck parking space for every 11 drivers, the trucking industry desperately needs more parking.

Truck drivers consistently rank parking availability as a top concern in annual surveys. When drivers cannot readily find parking, they are forced to park illegally or continue searching, often violating federal...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-truck-parking-remains-key-industry-issue

‘As I See It’ from the Trucking Activist: Benchmarking in truckload

As we prepare to embark on yet another Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Annual Convention, I harken back 20 years ago when the TCA leadership reached out to me about the possibility of starting a benchmarking program for trucking, much like the “20 Group” programs found in the automobile and truck dealer industry. I remember those days in 1987 fondly as a member of a Truck Dealer group. It was by far the most important management move I ever made in my career. The benefit of sharing actual...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/as-i-see-it-from-the-trucking-activist-benchmarking-in-truckload

Canadian trucker named Highway Angel for helping spinout victims

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named Karl Scholl, from Calgary, Alberta, a Highway Angel for stopping to help a couple who landed in a ditch during icy road conditions.

On the morning of Dec. 27, Scholl was hauling a full truckload of freight on Canada Highway 3 near Moyie, British Columbia, when he noticed other drivers flashing their lights, signaling that there was something up ahead.

“The roads were in poor condition from ice and snow,” Scholl told the TCA. “As I crested a hill,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-trucker-named-highway-angel-for-helping-spinout-victims

TCA Scholarship Fund now accepting applications

The Truckload Carriers Association has opened the application process for its annual Scholarship Fund.

Deadline for submitting an application is March 14, 2022. The online application will be hosted and administered by the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges’ Scholarship Management Resources (SMR). All inquiries — such as how to apply, where to send course schedule and transcripts, etc. — will be answered by a SMR representative.

The application and more detailed information can be found at ht...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tca-scholarship-fund-now-accepting-applications

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