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Videosby Deborah LockridgeMay 21, 2025

Watch: Tammie Dean’s Mission to Empower Women Drivers at Lily Transportation

On this episode of HDT Talks Trucking, hear how Tammie Dean, a former truck driver, started a program to support other women drivers as a recruiter at Lily Transportation.

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PodcastsMay 14, 2025

Listen: How Western Star Helped a Young Gamer Become a Trucker

Connor Hudziak loved playing "American Truck Simulator" after school and world. He had no idea his love for the game would change his life.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 12, 2025

Fastport, ATA Join Forces to Help Veterans Launch Trucking Careers

Fastport and the American Trucking Associations are working together to help veterans find careers as truck drivers and diesel technicians.

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Articlesby StaffMay 7, 2025

Driver Shortage Ahead: Why Liquid Trucking Bet on a Bulldog to Win Recruiting Battles

Finding qualified commercial truck drivers may not be a primary concern for trucking fleet executives today, but that will change. Two companies are confronting the driver recruiting and retention challenge head-on.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 4, 2025

CVSA Adds English Proficiency to Out of Service Criteria

In response to an executive order, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is changing its out of service criteria, calling for commercial drivers without English proficiency to be pulled off the road.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 4, 2025

Easier Trucking Apprenticeships for Veterans in Senate Bill

A bill in the U.S. Senate would make it easier for veterans to use their VA education benefits for trucking apprenticeship programs.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeMay 2, 2025

Labor Department Won't Enforce Biden-Era Independent Contractor Rule

What the federal government considers an independent contractor vs. an employee is once again changing based on the change in administration.

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Articlesby Avery ViseMay 1, 2025

Private Fleets Continue to Outpace Trucking in Driver Employment

In the employment of heavy truck drivers — those operating Class 7-8 vehicles — private fleets historically have trailed for-hire operations by a wide margin. But that’s changing. FTR's Avery Vise digs into the numbers.

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HDT Talks Trucking: Connor Hudziak
Videosby Jack RobertsApril 25, 2025

How Western Star Helped a Young Gamer Become a Trucker

Connor Hudziak loves playing the "American Truck Simulator" computer game. Little did he know his passion for the game -- and trucking -- would change his life.

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2025

Thousands of Commercial Drivers Must Get New Medical Exams or Face CDL Downgrades

More than 15,000 commercial motor vehicle drivers will need to get new medical exams before May 10 after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration took action against two Houston-area chiropractors.

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