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A truck driver stands with arms crossed in front of a white semi-truck, wearing a maroon jacket, featured in the ATA’s DRIVEN series highlighting professional drivers in the trucking industry.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 11, 2025

'Driven' Trucking Documentary Debuts on YouTube

A new series, Driven, produced by the American Trucking Associations, highlights the stories of professional drivers and the critical role trucking plays in keeping America’s supply chain moving.

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ArticlesMay 1, 2020

Ice Road Truckers’ Lisa Kelly Talks Trucking, Reality TV

Lisa Kelly was a professional driver before the cameras began to roll on Ice Road Truckers – the reality TV show that brought Alaska’s Dalton Highway into family living rooms.

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Videosby Jim ParkOctober 11, 2019

Focus On: Alaska DOT’s Granite Snow Plows [Video]

What kind of a truck does it take to keep Alaska’s Thompson Pass clear of snow in winter? This Mack Granite snowplow has earned the respect of the DOT crews that patrol the snow capital of North America.

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Videosby StaffSeptember 3, 2019

Focus On... Behind the Scenes of Mack RoadLife 2.0 [Video]

Mack Trucks sent a film crew to Valdez, Alaska to shoot an episode of its RoadLife video series about a Mack Granite snowplow and the Alaska DOT crew that works to keep the Thompson Pass open in winter. Equipment Editor Jim Park went with the crew to film the filming of RoadLife 2.0: Alaska DOT. 

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Articlesby Jim ParkApril 18, 2019

How Alaska DOT Uses GPS for Precision Plowing

If snow plow drivers who work Alaska's Thompson Pass worried about driving in white-out conditions, the road would never get cleared. But thanks to an ultra-precise GPS system, these snow plow crews are able to get the work done.

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Articlesby Jim ParkMarch 6, 2019

The Challenge of Logistics in Alaska

Transportation is the lifeblood of America's largest state, but challenges posed by geography and weather mean options are severely limited for eight months of the year.

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Photo Galleriesby Jim ParkFebruary 27, 2019

Meet a Mack Snowplow Built for Tough Alaskan Winter [Photos]

Equipment Editor Jim Park shares photos from Valdez, Alaska, where he joined Mack Trucks' video crew filming an episode for season 2 of the Road Life series. The series is about Mack customers and their trucks, and this episode features a Mack Granite snowplow specially built for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.

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