Kevin Mailand’s biggest challenge en route to winning Grand Champion honors at the 2019 Kansas Truck Driving Championships was getting to Topeka in the first place. Five years earlier, he was diagnosed with Stage 3 esophageal cancer.
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NTDC Promises Packed Schedule, Tough Course for Top Truckers
Hundreds of top truck drivers soon will descend on Pittsburgh for the 82nd annual National Truck Driving Championships.
How One State Brought Its Truck Driving Championship Back to Life
Since 2009, when the Ohio Truck Driving Championships returned to the hands of the Ohio Trucking Association, the competition not only has been a success with drivers, it has turned into a self-sustaining event.
CVSA Prepares for Annual Inspectors Championship
As the nation’s top truck drivers prepare to convene in Pittsburgh for the National Truck Driving Championships, another group of safety professionals — law enforcement officers — will meet in the same city for its own competition.
Demystifying the NTDC Scoring Process
The National Truck Driving Championships involves a considerable amount of fanfare, including a rousing breakfast, a parade of equipment and a celebratory awards ceremony. However, there’s a less flashy (but no less important) aspect of NTDC that receives little attention: the scoring process.
2019 North American Inspectors Championship Competitors
Here’s the list of inspectors competing at the 2019 North American Inspectors Championship.
The maintenance dilemma
Fleet size, type among factors to when considering in-house vs outsourcing.
Valvoline opens acquired franchised QuickLube Center in Topeka, Kansas
New location marks company’s 8th service center in Kansas and expands network of more than 1,300 company-owned and franchised quick lube locations.
The partnership approach
Maybe it is time to reconsider your approach to human resource management. Speaking at a recent NationaLease HR Summit, Dianne Michels of Possibility Partners, a strategic communication consulting firm, talked about the partnership approach, an empow
Warning signs your fuel injector needs attention
Fuel injectors are the heart of a vehicle’s fuel system. Because they keep the fuel supply running smoothly, when an injector experiences a problem, the whole engine suffers the consequences.
Because of the critical role fuel injectors play, it’s es