See photos, video and stories from the 78th annual National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships.
August 15, 2015Business
At NTDC 2015, Automatic Transmissions Unpopular With Drivers
ST. LOUIS — You might think that a heavy truck with an automatic transmission would make it easier to negotiate the tight course here at the 2015 National Truck Driving Championships. You would be wrong.
August 14, 2015Business
NTDC 2015: North Carolina Trooper Wins Inspectors' Grand Champion Title
ST. LOUIS — North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper J.D. Berrong was presented the Jimmy K. Ammons Award, the highest honor for roadside inspectors.
August 14, 2015Business
Fewer Women Qualify for NTDC One Year After Record
Eleven women drivers were in the National Truck Driving Championships competition last year — the most ever. But this year they lost ground, with only five women qualifying.
August 14, 2015Business
2015 NTDC Video: Truck vs. Duck Redux
Quack by popular demand, it's the truck vs. duck showdown from the skills course at NTDC. Watch the video to see if the bathtub toy is a sitting duck.
August 14, 2015Business
NTDC 2014 Champ Langenhahn Returns as 2015 Finalist
ST. LOUIS — Defending champion Jeffrey Langenhahn, of Con-way Freight and Plover, Wisconsin, is among the drivers who have advanced to today's finals of the National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Championships.
August 13, 2015Business
NTDC 2015: Darling, Graves Praise Drivers’ Dedication
ST. LOUIS — Scott Darling, in his first public appearance since his nomination to head the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, thanked the 431 truck drivers competing in the 2015 National Trucking Driving Championships for their “dedication to safety.”
August 13, 2015Business
NTDC Drivers Learn to Sweat the Small Stuff
ST. LOUIS — Even the best truck drivers in the nation have to be reminded sometimes that the little things count — or can count against them, in the case of the 2015 National Truck Driving Championships.
August 13, 2015Business
NTDC 2015 Competitors List by Company
Here's a list of the 431 drivers competing in the 78th annual National Truck Driving Championships and seventh annual National Step Van Driving Championships, sorted by the 85 companies represented.
August 11, 2015Business
NTDC 2015 State-by-State List of Competitors
Here's a state-by-state list of the competitors for the 78th annual National Truck Driving Championships and seventh annual National Step Van Driving Championships.
August 10, 2015