October 07, 2020

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September 14, 2020

Today, the West Virginia Trucking Association, along with American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the entire trucking industry is beginning a week long celebration of the millions of professional truck drivers who deliver America’s freight safely and securely every day.

“Our nation’s professional truck drivers deliver for America in the most important ways, and they are deserving of our praise, recognition, and appreciation,” said Traci Nelson, President of the West Virginia Trucking Association. “We’re proud to work in an industry filled with so many honorable people, none more so than the American truck driver. We are thrilled to have an opportunity to recognize their hard work and dedication during this year’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.”

Celebrated annually, this year’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week runs from September 13-19, 2020 and takes on a special meaning due to the spread of COVID-19. Professional truck drivers stepped up when they were needed most and have kept the economy on its feet despite facing unprecedented obstacles.

There are more than 3.5 million professional truck drivers nationwide, including more than 34,000 in West Virginia – delivering the essential goods our families rely on – from food to fuel to medicine to clothing. The hard-working men and women behind the wheel safely transport over 10 billion tons of goods and products every year, which accounts for 70% of America’s total annual freight. 80% of U.S. communities depend solely on trucking to deliver goods.

This year, the West Virginia Trucking Association asks you to join them and ATA in recognizing the significant contributions our professional truck drivers make to our lives. Their efforts contribute greatly to our quality of life and truly move America forward.

July 09, 2020

Thank you to the @WVTruckingAssoc, office of the @WVGovernor, and @WVDOT DMV for your assistance in expediting appointments so new @UPS service providers could get licensed to deliver life-saving medical shipments, PPE and household essentials to residents across West Virginia! pic.twitter.com/oSSpcnuHke

— UPS Public Affairs (@UPSPolicy) July 9, 2020

April 07, 2020

From Chris Spear - President & Chief Executive Officer, American Trucking Association

Dear Professional Truck Drivers, ATA Members and State Trucking Association Executives:

As our industry provides essential services throughout our great nation, most notably to the front lines in the fight against COVID-19, protecting the health, safety and well-being of our workforce is most important to us.  Today we are facing an unprecedented challenge that affects our businesses, families, communities and way of life.

As state and local authorities across the country place restrictions on public activity to slow the spread of COVID-19, many state trucking driving championships and step van driving championships have had to postpone or cancel competition. Accordingly, the decision has been made to cancel the National Truck Driving Championships & National Step Van Driving Championships (NTDC/NSVDC) this year, which had been scheduled for August 19-22 in Indianapolis, IN.

Our industry’s creed and the very spirit of these competitions is “safety first,” and this decision reflects that. It’s made out of an abundance of caution on behalf of the professional drivers competing at the state level, along with the state associations, companies and family members who organize, host and cheer on the competitors. With most drivers unable to practice and states unable to hold competitions, we believe this decision is necessary to maintain the integrity of a “national” championship.

As I have said many times, NTDC is the event I most look forward to every year. Know that we do not take this decision lightly. The Super Bowl of Safety has not been cancelled since World War II, which is a testament to just how unprecedented this present challenge is.

We congratulate all of the drivers who have driven accident-free over the past year and the scores who have accumulated millions of accident free miles. Thank you for every mile you run and every delivery you make. You make your families, our industry and entire country proud.

In the words of the President of the United States: “You are our heroes.”Because ATA has had to make the difficult decision to cancel the National Truck Driving Championship, we have also had to make the same difficult decision for West Virginia.  The WV Truck Driving Championship which we postponed last week to July 18th has now been cancelled.  Keep up the good work you are doing!  You will be back better than ever next year!  We are so proud of our drivers – the best of the best – delivering life’s essentials every day!  Stay safe!

June 11, 2019

On Saturday, June 8th, WV Drivers competed in the 2019 WV Truck Driving Championship. Congratulations to our Truck Driving Championship Winners!