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The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge are pleased to announce the opening of the 2011 Best Fleets to Drive For contest and survey, an annual evaluation of the best employers in the trucking industry.

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is proud to announce that it will provide college scholarships to 19 deserving students for the 2010-11 school year.

The latest Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Highway Angel is John Manering, a professional truck driver for Minstar Transport of Eagan, Minnesota. Manering was named a Highway Angel for helping minimize a victim’s pain at the scene of an accident.

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named Steffen Racher, a professional truck driver for ABF Freight System, Inc., of Fort Smith, Arkansas, as a Highway Angel for helping minimize injuries and save one or more lives at the scene of an accident.

Terry Claybrook, a professional truck driver for FTC Transportation, Inc., of Oklahoma City, Okla., has been named a Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Highway Angel for helping eliminate an electrical fire and rewire an unsafe building.

Over the last two years, despite a major economic recession, the trucking industry and its more than 7.3 million workers have managed to keep North American stores well stocked and consumers satisfied.

Michael Taylor, a professional truck driver for FTC Transportation, Inc., of Oklahoma City, Okla., has been named a Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Highway Angel for helping a man survive a medical emergency.

The Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) latest Highway Angel is Lonnie Davis, a professional truck driver for Hostess Brands/IBC Trucking, LLC, of Columbus, Georgia.

John Boyd, a professional truck driver for ABF Freight System, Inc., of Fort Smith, Ark., has been named a Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Highway Angel for helping a severely injured man trapped in a dangerous location.

Andrew Burkhart, a professional truck driver for FFE Transportation Services of Lancaster, Texas, has been named a Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Highway Angel for helping two children who lost most of their family in a horrific accident.

Harry Kimball, vice president of safety for Freymiller, Inc., of Oklahoma City, Okla., has been named 2010 Safety Professional of the Year by the Safety & Security Division of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA).

Shawn Hubbard, a professional truck driver for Ruan Transport Corporation of Des Moines, Iowa, has been named a Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Highway Angel for saving the life of a young man who was trapped inside a burning car.

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) will open the application process for its annual scholarship program on May 15, 2010, and will accept submissions until the final deadline of Friday, June 11, at 5:00 p.m., ET.

Shane Brooks, a professional truck driver for Pegasus Transportation of Jeffersonville, Indiana, is the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) latest Highway Angel. Brooks helped a woman and three children who were trapped inside their overturned SUV.

Joseph Weavil, a truck driver for Epes Transport of Greensboro, North Carolina, is the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) most recent Highway Angel.

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is pleased to honor Peter Pearce, a truck driver for Flying J, Inc., of Ogden, Utah, as a Highway Angel for helping extract an accident victim from her overturned car.

Danny Carmichael, a professional truck driver for Trucks, Inc., of Jackson, Georgia, has been named a Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Highway Angel for helping a motorcycle accident victim who was severely injured.

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is pleased to name Marten Transport truck driver James McDowell as a Highway Angel for assisting a young child who was choking.

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is pleased to announce that its prestigious Past Chairmen’s Award was awarded to Gary Baumhover, a long-time trucking executive and past chairman of TCA.

Richard P. Gassman of Dubuque, Iowa, a truck driver for Greatwide Logistics Services, LLC, of Dallas, Texas, has been named the second place winner in the Truckload Carriers Association's (TCA) prestigious Company Equipment Driver of the Year contest.

Gordon "Butch" Colvin of Udall, Kansas, a truck driver for Con-way Truckload of Joplin, Missouri, has been named 2009 Company Equipment Driver of the Year by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA).

Steven J. Recker of New Hampton, Iowa, an owner operator leased to Warren Transport, Inc., of Waterloo, Iowa, has been named the TCA Owner Operator of the Year by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA).

Larry L. Severson of Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, an owner operator leased to Dart Transit Company of Eagan, Minnesota, has received third place in the Truckload Carriers Association's (TCA) prestigious TCA Owner Operator of the Year Contest.

Woodrow Walker of Memphis, Tennessee, an owner operator leased to Dart Transit Company, of Eagan, Minnesota, has received second place in the Truckload Carriers Association's (TCA) prestigious Owner Operator of the Year Contest.

Brian D. Rhodes of Sparta, Missouri, a truck driver for Con-way Truckload of Joplin, Missouri, has been named the third place winner in the Truckload Carriers Association's (TCA) prestigious Company Equipment Driver of the Year contest.

The Professional Truck Driver Institute, Inc. (PTDI) has presented the tenth annual Lee J. Crittenden Memorial Award to Ray Haight, executive director of MacKinnon Transport, Inc., of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

During last night’s Annual Banquet and Awards Dinner, the highlight of Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Annual Convention at the Wynn Las Vegas, Virginia "Ginny" DeRoze, TCA’s director of education and training, was given a surprise farewell by members and staff before she retires on March 12 after 14 years with the association.

John Kaburick, president of Earl L. Henderson Trucking Company, Salem, Illinois, has been elected as the 2010-2011 chairman of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA).

In the 21st annual Company Equipment Driver of the Year contest, sponsored by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and Truckers News, three TCA-member company drivers were honored as the nation’s best.

In the 23rd annual TCA Owner Operator of the Year contest, sponsored by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and Overdrive magazine, three owner operators were honored as the nation’s best.

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and Great West Casualty Company are pleased to announce that Erb International Inc., of New Hamburg, Ontario, has been named the grand prize winner of TCA's 34th National Fleet Safety Awards for the category of truckload companies with total annual mileage of less than 25 million miles.

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and Great West Casualty Company are pleased to unveil the grand prize winners of TCA's 34th annual National Fleet Safety Awards: Erb International Inc., of New Hamburg, Ontario, won the award for truckload companies in the small carrier division (total annual mileage of less than 25 million miles), and Roehl Transport, Inc., of Marshfield, Wisconsin, won in the category for truckload companies in the large carrier division (total annual mileage of 25 million or more miles).

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and Great West Casualty Company are pleased to announce that Roehl Transport, Inc., of Marshfield, Wisconsin, has been named the grand prize winner of TCA's 34th National Fleet Safety Awards for the category of truckload companies with total annual mileage of 25 million or more miles.

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), an organization dedicated to representing the interests of truckload carriers, and CarriersEdge, the leading provider of online driver improvement programs, have announced the overall winners of the second annual Best Fleets to Drive For survey and contest: Boyd Bros. Transportation of Clayton, Alabama, was selected as Best Fleet for Company Drivers, and Dart Transit Company of Eagan, Minnesota, was selected as Best Fleet for Owner Operators.

The Professional Truck Driver Institute, Inc. (PTDI), an organization whose mission is to raise the quality of truck driver training courses by establishing and promoting minimum training standards, and by certifying courses that meet those standards, has awarded the 12th annual Lee J. Crittenden Memorial Award to Mark Johnson, director, Teamsters national training, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT).

During the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Annual Convention at the Wynn Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, the organization announced a formal partnership with the National Association of Independent Truckers (NAIT), effective immediately.

This morning, Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) recognized 19 of its members as part of an Ambassador Club ceremony honoring the longevity of the companies with the organization.

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA), in conjunction with CarriersEdge, is pleased to announce the winners of the second annual Best Fleets to Drive For survey and contest:

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is pleased to announce the finalists’ names for its prestigious 2009 Company Equipment Driver of the Year contest, co-sponsored by TCA and Truckers News, and the Owner Operator Driver of the Year contest, co-sponsored by TCA and Overdrive magazine.