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Photos from the 2024 National Truck Driving Championships and Step Van Championships at Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis on Aug. 21-24.

FedEx Freight 4-axle driver Hobie Eirich in May added a state grand champion title for Tennessee to the one he claimed in California six years ago. 

FedEx Freight flatbed driver Matthew Boenisch from Wisconsin has made a quick rise to the NTDC arena. He'll be in Indianapolis for his second go-around on the national stage. 

Walmart Inc.’s initiatives to strengthen its in-house trucking operations have elevated it to No. 1 on this year’s updated Transport Topics Top 100 Private Carriers list.

Although freight market conditions have been favorable to shippers for the past two years, many of the largest private carriers in North America operate larger fleets now than in years past.

Even at a time when for-hire truck capacity is readily available at com­petitive rates, many shippers have continued to invest in their own private fleets.

DETROIT — Stellantis NV’s Trenton Engine Complex, which produces V-6 Pentastar engines for Rams, Chryslers and Jeeps, will shut down next week with workers temporarily laid off.

Program Aired: August 15, 2 p.m. ET Find out how you can take the risk out of the anticipated truck pre-buy ahead of 2027. Transport Enterprise Leasing’s Jacob Brazier, vice president of fleet leasing, and Aaron Thompson, vice president of asset management, join TT’s Seth Clevenger for a special interview on creating success strategies for trucking companies amid the shift to cleaner truck technologies.   

Law enforcement traffic specialists will tackle a series of challenges for the chance to define themselves as the nation’s premier safety inspectors at NAIC 2024 in Indianapolis.

Deere & Co. unexpectedly maintained its annual profit outlook as the world’s top tractor maker sought to cut costs in a slumping farm economy.