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Ways to Take Advantage of the PA Turnpike This Summer
Middletown, PA… As summer heats up, travelers can take advantage of benefits along the Pennsylvania Turnpike (PA Turnpike) beyond using the roadway as their safe and reliable connection to their summer destinations. Here are some things to see and note while heading onto America’s first superhighway this summer:
Additional Parking for Trucks: Over the past five years, there has been an 15% in commercial traffic. To accommodate the growing number of truckers who choose the Pennsylvania Turnpike, there will be new truck parking. There will be 63 more trucking spots at Sideling Hill, 77 at Lawn and 21 at Highspire service plazas. The additional parking is available now at Lawn, with Sideling Hill being complete by early Fall. The PA Turnpike will continue to provide alerts on parking availability on the Dynamic Message Sign (DMS), or large electronic message signs placed along the roadway. These signs provide updates between 5 p.m. and 2 a.m. each day near nine of the PA Turnpike’s service plazas. Truckers can also take advantage of the tire inflation pumps at all locations.
Discounted Parking Day at Hersheypark: On Thursday, June 20, Hersheypark enthusiasts and E-ZPass holders will only pay $20 to park, a $15 savings, when they show their PA E-Z Pass. While at the park, check out the Sunoco Twin Turnpike-Speedway sponsored by the PA Turnpike. Guests of all height categories can cruise along the Twin Turnpike, which was designed to mimic the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Guests can also participate in Turnpike Bingo while they wait to ride for Twin Turnpike, located in the Kissing Tower Hill?.
Farmers’ Markets: Through November, travelers can purchase locally-grown fresh produce and Pennsylvania-produced agricultural products seven days a week at the New Stanton Service Plaza.
New Pollinator Habitat: As part of its commitment to sustainability, the Pennsylvania Turnpike has added its sixth pollinator habitat along the roadway at the Allentown Service Plaza. This 7.5 acres plot was just seeded this week and will provide habitat, food, egg laying, and travel corridors to larger habitats. While it takes time to see positive results, travelers can expect to see the early stages of a pollinator habitat forming this summer. Compare it to other more established sites along the PA Turnpike, including Hickory Run Service Plaza, the PA Turnpike Administration Building (near Milepost 247), Harrisburg West Interchange, Irwin Interchange and Bensalem Interchange.
Pet Walking Areas: Although not a new feature this summer, pet walking areas are a popular feature for travelers looking to meet their pets’ walking needs. The PA Turnpike provides pet stations with free baggies and designated waste receptacles for clean environments and responsible waste disposal habits.
Sideling Hill Service Plaza Parking Expansion and Trailhead Project: The Pennsylvania Turnpike is expanding its Sideling Hill Service Plaza to provide additional parking areas for customers and access to a popular outdoor recreation area. While the Trailhead Project is not yet finished or accessible, travelers this summer will see the Sideling Hill Trailhead nearly complete. When it opens in Summer/Fall of 2025, the Sideling Hill Trailhead will serve as a connection to more than 600 miles of trails within a 25-mile radius of the plaza and feature additional amenities geared toward outdoor enthusiasts, including bike racks, bike repair stations, and a bike wash station. This supports the work currently underway by Bedford-Fulton Joint Recreation Authority to convert the abandoned turnpike roadway including the Sideling Hill and Rays Hill tunnels into a bike/pedestrian trail known as the Pike2Bike Trail or The Old PA Pike Trail (TOPP Trail).
And, as you take to the road, ramp up for summer travel with these tips and tools.
A national transportation leader, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) is the second largest tolling facility in the United States with the most miles and offers 24-7 roadside assistance, a dedicated maintenance force, 17 service plazas for safety and convenience, and a dedicated State Police Troop. PTC proudly works hard each day to support the roughly 550,000 daily customers who choose to use our roadway for a variety of reasons, including convenience, value and safety. Our 1,400 local workforce is unified through one mission; to operate a safe, reliable, customer-valued toll road system that supports national mobility and commerce.
For more information about PTC's mission and projects, please visit Home | PA Turnpike.
USDOT Clarifies Marijuana Testing Requirements Should Remain Intact Regardless of Reclassification
Washington, DC… During a House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure hearing, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg confirmed that his agency believes that the U.S. Department of Justice’s proposal to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug will not impact the transportation industry’s ability to screen for marijuana.
Secretary Buttigieg directed his comments to Congressman Rick Crawford (R-Arkansas), who cited two letters that the American Trucking Associations has sent to federal agencies seeking clarity on this major policy shift that could have negative consequences for highway safety.
“We are grateful to Congressman Crawford for elevating this serious issue, and we appreciate Secretary Buttigieg’s focus on providing the transportation industry with the clarity it needs to continue screening for marijuana use among safety-sensitive transportation workers,” said American Trucking Associations President & CEO Chris Spear. “If the trucking industry’s ability to conduct drug testing for marijuana use were to be restricted, a heightened risk of impaired drivers would threaten our nation’s roadways. DOT and ATA share the goals of achieving zero highway fatalities and ensuring the commercial driving workforce is qualified to safely operate, which is why we are committed to partnering with DOT to mitigate harmful impacts caused by the potential reclassification of marijuana.”
Marijuana and alcohol remain the most detected drugs in impaired driving crashes resulting in serious or fatal injuries. Between 2000 and 2018, crash deaths involving marijuana more than doubled, from 9% to 21.5%. Immediately following Canada’s 2018 legalization of marijuana, the country’s emergency rooms saw a 94% increase in the rate of marijuana-involved traffic injuries.
In response to Congressman Crawford’s line of questioning today, Secretary Buttigieg explicitly stated that USDOT anticipates that it will maintain the authority to conduct testing of marijuana use by commercial motor vehicle drivers and other safety-sensitive transportation workers.
“The American Trucking Associations has transmitted two letters to your agency highlighting [reclassification] concerns,” said Congressman Crawford. “Mr. Secretary, I think it's safe to assume that the number of all impaired drivers on our roadways would increase. Can you speak to what your Department is doing to ensure that transportation workers in safety reliant positions can continue to be tested for marijuana use if this proposal goes forward and how your Department plans to address transportation safety in light of DOJ's ruling?”
“Our understanding of the rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III is that it would not alter DOT's marijuana testing requirements with respect to the regulated community,” said Secretary Buttigieg. “For private individuals who are performing safety-sensitive functions, subject to drug testing, marijuana is identified by name, not by reference to one of those classes. So even if it was in its classification, we do not believe that that would have a direct impact on that authority.”
Parts and Labor Costs Continue Downward Trend in the First Quarter of 2024
Washington, DC… The American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council and Decisiv Inc. said that combined parts and labor expenses fell 1.7% during the first quarter of 2024, according to data released in the latest Decisiv/TMC North American Service Event Benchmark Report.
“Lower parts and labor costs are welcome news to fleets, who have been weathering substantial increases for much of the last several years,” said TMC Executive Director Robert Braswell. “This important parts and labor cost analysis report is an excellent tool to help Council members compare how their operations are performing relative to industry trends and plan accordingly.”
The report shows these costs across 25 key VMRS systems continued a downward trend seen in the previous quarter when those costs fell 1.4%. Reversing the upward trend seen earlier last year quarter-over-quarter combined parts and labor costs were up in only seven of the 25 VMRS systems, about 50% fewer than the 13 systems in the previous quarter.
Reflecting the data in the report is that the cost of parts rose in seven systems, and labor costs increased in 12 systems, but overall cost decreases were evident for both parts and labor. In the first quarter, parts costs were down 2.4%, the second quarterly decline in a row, and labor costs fell 0.8% after two consecutive quarterly increases.
On a year-over-year basis, combined costs also dropped, down 2.3% from the same quarter last year. However, labor costs from year to year rose 0.9%, although the increase was significantly smaller than the 4.0% rise seen in the previous quarterly report.
“While more new trucks and greater parts availability are helping commercial asset service operations realize an across-the-board drop in costs, the ongoing shortage of new technicians entering the workforce continues to drive up labor costs,” said Decisiv President and CEO Dick Hyatt. “The recent findings are certainly positive. The ongoing efforts by commercial asset service operations to streamline management and execution of maintenance and repair activities are clearly playing a role in keeping costs down.”
A continuing influx of new trucks and the resolution of supply chain issues are helping commercial asset service operations realize a widespread drop in parts costs. At the same time, however, the ongoing shortage of new technicians entering the workforce continues to drive up labor costs by requiring higher spending to attract and retain qualified help from a shrinking workforce.
The data that Decisiv collects and analyzes for the Decisiv/TMC North American Service Event Benchmark Reports on 25 Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standard system level codes accounts for more than 97% of total parts and labor costs for more than seven million assets and over 300,000 monthly maintenance and repair events at more than 5,000 service locations.
ATA’s Technology & Maintenance Council issues the reports to its fleet members. The reports are organized based on the Council’s Vehicle Maintenance Reporting Standards sorted by VMRS-coded vehicle systems and geographic location.
TMC fleet members will receive the report electronically via email. For more information on joining TMC, call (703) 838-1763 or visit https://tmc.trucking.org.
Kenworth Names 2024 Service Council
KIRKLAND, WA… Kenworth Truck Company has named its 2024 Kenworth Service Council. Leading Kenworth service managers in the United States and Canada serve on the council, and help promote service and product enhancements for The World’s Best® trucks.
Members of the 2024 Kenworth Service Council are: Chair – Jeff Minter, CSM Companies (Windsor, Wis.); Brett Duarte, Papé Kenworth (Seattle, Wash.); Dan Mills, Sioux Falls Kenworth (Sioux Falls, S.D.); Dan Ray, Kenworth Northeast (Rochester, N.Y.); Jerome Wasilieff, Inland Kenworth (Burnaby, British Columbia); Jude Becnel, Kenworth of Louisiana (Gray, LA); Jason Welborn CIT Kenworth (Normal, Ill.); Zach Newton, MHC Kenworth (Leawood, Kan.); Richard Williamson, Truckworx Kenworth (Birmingham, Ala.); Ryan Dicken, GreatWest Kenworth (Calgary, Alberta); Sean Warren, Kenworth Truck Centres (Toronto, Ontario); Tony Wiser, Kenworth of Pennsylvania (Carlisle, Penn.); and Kenworth Dealer Council representative Bill Kozek, CSM Companies (Windsor, Wis.).
The council works in partnership with Kenworth to support The World’s Best customer experience throughout the Kenworth dealer network in the United States and Canada, primarily through the Kenworth PremierCare® program.
Kenworth PremierCare Gold Certified dealers (www.kenworth.com/service) help fleets and truck operators maximize productivity by offering a full stock of parts and accessories, expert factory-trained and certified technicians, and mobile roadside assistance. To further maximize uptime, Kenworth PremierCare Gold Certified dealers offer a range of premium services, including ExpressLane availability, extended operating hours, well-stocked PACCAR MX engine parts inventories, dedicated Kenworth TruckTech+® personnel, comfortable driver lounges, and roadside assistance.
The PACCAR Parts 365 Customer Support Center (1-800-KW-ASSIST) is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is available to registered fleets. The service requires no registration fee for emergency roadside assistance and is available to any truck brand. The Customer Center handles emergency roadside assistance calls and schedules service for preventive maintenance customers, among other services.
Kenworth Truck Company, founded in 1923, specializes in the design and manufacture of The World’s Best® heavy- and medium-duty trucks. As a leader in the development of advanced diesel powertrains, zero emissions vehicles, connected truck technologies and advanced driver assistance systems, Kenworth is creating transportation solutions to drive a better world. Kenworth’s Internet home page is at www.kenworth.com. Kenworth is a PACCAR company.
Engine Technology Forum Calls on the EPA to Revise its Renewable Fuel Standards
WASHINGTON , DC… The Engine Technology Forum issued the following statement from Executive Director Allen Schaeffer about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s renewable fuel volume determinations, known as the Set Rule:
“American employees are losing jobs in the biofuel industry because the EPA’s renewable fuels policy isn’t supporting growth. Last summer’s announcement of disappointing future volumes for biomass-based diesel in the Renewable Fuel Standard were well-below expectations and production levels. As I said at the time, the volume set is out of touch with current conditions.
“The fallout from this policy is now becoming clearer. Fuel producers have closed down production lines causing the elimination of jobs, impacting hard-working throughout the country.
“In a May 24, 2024 letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, the Forum renewed its appeal from June 2023 and those recent calls by feedstock providers and advanced biofuel producers, to propose and finalize robust, growth-oriented 2026 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes by November. The need is great, not only because of the negative economic impact but also because of the environmental one, too.
“In addition, the Forum has launched a national education campaign to raise awareness about the importance of growth-oriented renewable fuel volumes.
“The use of those fuels immediately reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and every diesel engine, vehicle, and machine can use them. Every day that goes by when consumers and fleets aren’t given the choice to use those low-carbon fuels in their vehicles because of lack of supply is a missed opportunity, stalling progress on meeting climate goals.”
CVSA Releases 2024 Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative Results
Earlier this year, commercial motor vehicle law enforcement personnel and industry and association professionals from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. participated in this year’s Human Trafficking Awareness Initiative (HTAI).
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) invited its law enforcement and industry/association members to participate in an annual five-day human trafficking awareness and outreach campaign. Participating enforcement and industry members took that opportunity to raise awareness and train individuals on the crime of human trafficking, indicators to look for and what to do when a victim of human trafficking has been identified.
Participating members submitted reports to CVSA about their activities leading up to and during the initiative. Fifty-one jurisdictions took part in this year’s HTAI.
Examples of law enforcement’s activities include:
* Handed out human trafficking information to drivers to review during the portion of an inspection when the driver is waiting
* Observed and spoke with passengers in trucks to monitor for signs of human trafficking
* Distributed flyers and wallet cards and talked to the public at truck stops, city halls, train and bus stations, ports of entry, department of motor vehicle offices, weigh/inspection stations, etc.
* Displayed the human trafficking hotline on digital roadway billboards
* Posted messages, videos, infographics, etc., to social media
* Included brief information about human trafficking and a hyperlink to more information in new entrant and compliance review emails
* Delivered human trafficking awareness and prevention training to motor carriers
* Issued news releases, held news conferences, and spoke with reporters for print and television news segments
* Completed the human trafficking online learning modules
* In the U.S., participated in Wear Blue Day on Jan. 11 (#WearBlueDay)
For HTAI, CVSA collaborated with TAT (formerly known as Truckers Against Trafficking) to offer human trafficking identification and prevention training and reference materials to the motor carrier industry and law enforcement.
This year, 38,158 wallet cards, 13,510 window decals and 1,603 posters were distributed. There were 334 human trafficking outreach events, and 204 presentations were delivered. In addition, 692 media contacts were made and there were 107 reported social media posts.
In addition, CVSA worked with the Paramount/CBS network to create public service announcement (PSA) videos, which feature a human trafficking survivor, truck driver and commercial vehicle enforcement officer. The PSAs are available for public use and distribution as a 30-second video and an extended five-minute video. The PSAs aired during commercial breaks of streaming television shows and movies on Pluto TV, Paramount+ and local streaming service EYEQ Local. Combined, those PSAs yielded 15,652,611 impressions.
From Nov. 15, 2023, the day this year’s HTAI was announced, to the end of March, which was the month of Mexico’s HTAI, CVSA’s website saw 20,552 views on its Human Trafficking Prevention Program webpages.
CVSA’s Human Trafficking Prevention Program seeks to eliminate the crime of human trafficking through coordinated enforcement and investigations and educational awareness.
If you suspect someone is in a human trafficking situation or you are the victim of human trafficking:
* In the U.S., call 888-373-7888.
* In Canada, call 833-900-1010.
* In Mexico, call 800-5533-000.
To find out what your local jurisdiction is doing to increase human trafficking awareness and prevent human trafficking throughout the year, contact the agency/department responsible for overseeing commercial motor vehicle safety within your state, province or territory.
ATA Truck Tonnage Index Jumped 3.6% in May
Washington, DC… American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 3.6% in May after decreasing 1% in April. In May, the index equaled 115.9 (2015=100) compared with 111.9 in April.
“May was the first month since February 2023 that tonnage increased both sequentially and from a year earlier,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “While there was clearly an increase in freight before the Memorial Day holiday, it is still too early to say whether this is the start of a long-awaited recovery in the truck freight market.”
April’s decrease was revised up slightly from our May 21 press release.
Compared with May 2023, the index rose 1.5%, the first year-over-year gain in fifteen months. In April, the index was down 1.3% from a year earlier.
The not seasonally adjusted index, which represents the change in tonnage actually hauled by the fleets before any seasonal adjustment, equaled 120.4 in May, 7.1% above April. ATA’s For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index is dominated by contract freight as opposed to spot market freight.
In calculating the index, 100 represents 2015.
Trucking serves as a barometer of the U.S. economy, representing 72.6% of tonnage carried by all modes of domestic freight transportation, including manufactured and retail goods. Trucks hauled 11.46 billion tons of freight in 2022. Motor carriers collected $940.8 billion, or 80.7% of total revenue earned by all transport modes.
ATA calculates the tonnage index based on surveys from its membership and has been doing so since the 1970s. This is a preliminary figure and subject to change in the final report issued around the 5th day of each month. The report includes month-to-month and year-over-year results, relevant economic comparisons, and key financial indicators.
ATA Commends House Appropriators for Pushing Hair Testing Forward
Washington, DC… The American Trucking Associations applauded a provision in the House’s funding bill for the Department of Health and Human Services that would press HHS to establish hair testing guidance. The legislation passed the House Appropriations Committee today by a vote of 31-25.
ATA strongly supports the recognition of hair testing as a federally accepted drug testing method. Giving trucking companies the option to use hair testing as an alternative to urinalysis in meeting federal drug testing requirements would unlock tremendous cost and safety benefits for the trucking industry and the motoring public. Although it has been nearly a decade since Congress mandated that HHS create a procedure for hair testing, the guidelines have yet to be finalized.
“For far too long and across multiple administrations, HHS has ignored a congressional directive and dragged its feet on creating an option for motor carriers to use hair testing to deter and detect drug use. This interminable delay is unacceptable and inexcusable, and it puts highway safety at risk,” said American Trucking Associations President & CEO Chris Spear. “We appreciate the House Appropriations Committee exerting pressure on HHS to finalize its long-overdue guidance and implement this proven method for drug testing.”
In 1991, with the staunch support of the trucking industry, Congress passed and President George H.W. Bush enacted a requirement that CDL holders and other transportation employees in safety-sensitive positions be subject to mandatory drug testing, aligning with policies many motor carriers already had on their books.
In 2008, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report exposing the flaws in DOT’s drug-testing program. The report identified several weaknesses and loopholes in the testing process, especially concerning ways drivers can easily subvert the urine testing process.
In 2015, again with the trucking industry’s backing, Congress passed and President Barack Obama enacted a requirement that HHS issue scientific and technical guidelines for incorporating hair testing into the DOT drug-testing program.
In 2020, HHS published proposed guidelines that failed to comply with the 2015 law by stipulating that a positive hair test must be confirmed by a positive alternative specimen drug test, limiting its utility.
The report language approved by the House Appropriations Committee today would help restore congressional intent by instructing HHS to move forward with its guidelines for the use of hair testing as an alternative drug testing method for commercial motor vehicle operators and requests an update on HHS’ progress in its next budget justification.
ATA Applauds Anti-Predatory Towing Provision in House Appropriations Bill
Washington, DC… The American Trucking Associations commended the House Appropriations Committee for voting in support of a provision to crack down on predatory towing as part of the fiscal year 2025 transportation funding bill. The bill would direct FMCSA to facilitate discussions with local, state and private sector stakeholders to develop guidelines for towing and recovery regulations at all levels of government.
“Charging truck owners thousands of dollars for each unwanted tow and holding cargo hostage with excessive invoices are egregious practices that disrupt our supply chain,” said American Trucking Associations President & CEO Chris Spear. “ATA and our federation of state associations are fighting back against these predatory towers and ransom payments that target the truckers we depend on to deliver our nation’s goods. We welcome this important step forward to develop commonsense reforms that will inject more transparency and fairness into the system and hold unscrupulous companies accountable.”
Predatory towing entails any incident in which a towing operator severely overcharges; illegally seizes assets; damages assets by use of improper equipment; or illegitimately withholds release of a truck, trailer and/or cargo. According to a recent study by the American Transportation Research Institute, the most common types of predatory towing are excessive rates, experienced by 82.7% of motor carriers, and unwarranted extra service charges, experienced by 81.8% of carriers. A majority of carriers encountered additional issues such as truck release or access delays, cargo release delays, truck seizure without cause and tows misreported as consensual.
The report language on predatory towing was released after the House Appropriations Committee voted 31-26 last night to advance the bill to the House floor. Last month, ATA applauded a number of other victories for trucking that were folded into the legislation, including $200 million to expand truck parking as well as provisions that would:
* Preserve the fix ATA secured earlier this year to strengthen the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program;
* Block a waiver requested by California that would create a patchwork of meal and rest break rules, undermining safety and the supply chain;
* Prevent the Federal Highway Administration from moving forward with its proposal to impose greenhouse gas emissions performance measures on state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations, contrary to congressional intent; and
* Prohibit the implementation of any congestion tolling programs, such as the one planned by New York City that has now been indefinitely suspended.
60 Students to Receive Scholarships Totaling Over $168,000 from TCA Scholarship Fund
ALEXANDRIA, VA… The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), the only trade association whose sole focus is the truckload segment of the motor carrier industry, today named its 2024-25 TCA Scholarship Fund recipients who collectively will be receiving a total of $168,000.
Since 1973, the Fund has been providing scholarships to students associated with the trucking industry. Each scholarship recipient must be a student in good standing attending a four-year or two-year college or university and must be associated with a TCA member company.
TCA Scholarship Fund Chairman Joey Hogan of Covenant had this to say about today’s announcement and the large scholarship dollar amount. "TCA Scholarship Fund program is one of the best initiatives included in a TCA membership that helps to pay forward the honor of being a part of the truckload industry. We were proud to be able to increase the dollar awards by 25% even in a time of economic difficulty which exemplifies the priority of this program by the association. The Fund is excited to award scholarships to students at two-year colleges for the first time this year and we are very excited to continue to grow the program."
Congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients.
Endowed named scholarships to four-year university recipients:
Jay Freeman, Werner Enterprises, Inc., NAIT Scholarship – $6,250
Joe Smith III, Bar S Logistics, Inc., John Kaburick Scholarship – $4,500
Isabella Yust, CFI, Kai Norris Scholarship – $3,250
Kaur Kamaljit, Bison Transport, Darrel Clark Wilson III Scholarship – $3,250
Joshua Short, Cargo Transporters, Inc, Thomas Welby Scholarship – $3,250
Halee O’Brien, Paschall Truck Lines, Inc., Stoney Reese Stubbs Scholarship – $3,250
Kaden Buatte, Prime Inc., Robert Low Scholarship – $3,250
Speranza Albensi, Bison Transportation, Robert D. Penner Scholarship – $3,250
Ceira Lynch, Bison Transport, Thomas R. Schilli Scholarship – $3,250
Gitali Jain, NFI Interactive Logistics, Thomas R. Schilli Scholarship – $3,250
Morgan Munyan, NFI Interactive Logistics, Keith Tuttle Scholarship – $3,250
Jack Rodgers, Don Hummer Trucking Corp, Tom Kretsinger, Jr. Scholarship – $3,250
Maxwell Marten, Marten Transport, Ltd., Bill Giroux Scholarship - $3,250
Alexandra Wayne, Brown Trucking Co., Bill Giroux Scholarship - $3,250
Michael Henretty Jr., Werner Enterprises, Inc., Bill Giroux Scholarship - $3,250
Four-year university scholarship recipients at $2,725 each:
Martina Tolhurst — Bison Transport
Trace Harrington — Prime Inc.
Samuel Amanual — Kriska Holdings
Madeline Falknor — Fremont Contract Carriers, Inc.
Ava Loch — Garner Trucking, Inc.
Asa Weil — Epes Transport System, LLC
Logan Dudley — Knight-Swift Transportation
Jake Gross — Northern Logistics
Tanner Mihm — Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Tyler Waszak — Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Hayden Twining — Garner Trucking, Inc.
Gurjaan Rai — Bison Transport
Jennifer Miranda — Tucker Freight Lines
Jessica Bell — Roadmaster Drivers School Inc.
Jordan Evans — TVC Pro-Driver
Amy Pitzel — Bison Transport
Katie Pulliam — Greater Omaha Express, LLC
Theresa Stephens — McLeod Software
Connor Gates — Prime Inc.
Zamariya Fullwood — NFI Interactive Logistics
Olivia Thompson — Cheema Freightlines, LLC
Jorkaeff Nogales — Bennett Motor Express, LLC
Kevin White — Prime Inc.
Grace Rittenour — Thomas E. Keller Trucking, Inc.
Caleb Moore — J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Cameron Emmer — J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
Molly Nugent — PS Logistics
Kristi Kottke — Kottke Trucking Inc.
Nicholas Farrell — Load One, LLC
Gianna Terrarosa — GES
Danielle Sanchez — Prime Inc.
Annika Waltenberg — Bison Transport
Chase Norris — NFI Interactive Logistics
Anagha Menon — NFI Interactive Logistics
Dylan Regan — Werner Enterprises, Inc.
Nathaniel Linkous — W&B Service Company
Dylan Spivy — Wilson Logistics ($1,295 awarded)
Two-year college scholarship recipients at $2,000 each:
Kinley Porter — Maverick USA, Inc.
Carson Kunze — Grand Island Express, Inc.
Robert Tolhurst — Bison Transport
Ashlynn Lindsay — Load One, LLC
Katherine Berry — Hogan Transports, Inc.
Carson Holzwarth — Roehl Transport Inc.
Lucas Brooks — Givens Transportation Inc.
Alanna Severson — Marten Transport, Ltd.
The application process was managed by the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC). A selection committee, established by OFIC, scored the applicants, taking into considering the applicant’s GPA, major, extracurricular activities, hours worked, and more.
TCA congratulates this year’s recipients. To learn more about the TCA Scholarship Fund, or for information on how you can donate visit www.truckload.org/scholarships.