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Message of Safety Hits Home Leading Up to Illinois Truck Driving Championships
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FedEx Freight drivers Ritch Fundell and Miguel Corral are back and ready to repeat in the Illinois Truck Driving Championships on June 7-8. The event's primary safety focus will be on emphasizing adherence to Scott's Law, named after a Chicago firefighter who was struck and killed by a motorist while assisting at a roadside crash scene in 2000.
Overall FedEx Freight claimed five division championships in 2018. UPS took home two first-place finishes, and XPO Logistics and YRC Freight earned one apiece.
Troy Swenson Will Make Triumphant Return to Pittsburgh as South Dakota Grand Champion
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FedEx Freight driver Troy Swenson won the Sleeper class championship at the 2009 National Truck Driving Championships in Pittsburgh. He hasn’t been back to the Steel City since — but that’s about to change.
ATA’s Chris Spear to Testify Before House Committee on Trucking Policies June 12
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Transportation policymakers in the U.S. House of Representatives plan to hear from American Trucking Associations on June 12. ATA President Chris Spear will be among the witnesses scheduled to appear before the Highways and Transit Subcommittee.
Congress’ ‘Problem Solvers’ Tackle Infrastructure Policy
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Although President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats hit the pause button on infrastructure policy discussions earlier this year, a bipartisan group of policymakers opted to press ahead with a plan of action of its own.
West Virginia Trucking Association members receive a 2.7% discount
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