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Connor Hudziak at Star Nation.
Articlesby Jack RobertsMay 21, 2025

How an Unexpected Gift Turned a Gamer into a Real-Life Trucker

Connor Hudziak was thrilled when he won a free trip to Western Star’s Bend, Oregon, proving grounds and customer center. But the best was yet to come.

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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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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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Videosby Deborah LockridgeJuly 19, 2024

Adding Truck Driver Training to High School Career Programs [Video]

Learning to drive a truck in high school? Learn what the Next Generation in Trucking Association is doing to bring more drivers and technicians into trucking as a first career choice.

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A group of diverse young people in front of a line of heavy-duty trucks.
Newsby StaffMarch 11, 2024

Spending Bill Provision Could Get Younger Driver Pilot Program in Gear

Tucked away in the funding bill signed by President Biden March 9 was a provision to reduce some of the red tape that some in trucking believe has been holding back progress on a pilot program to allow under-21-year-olds to drive commercial trucks in interstate commerce.

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Newsby David CullenOctober 10, 2022

Truckload Group Presses Congress on Key Trucking Issues

The Truckload Carriers Association puts fleets in touch with members of Congress to keep key issues, such as truck parking, younger drivers and AB5, on the front burner on Capitol Hill.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicJuly 22, 2022

3 Things That Attract Younger Truck Drivers to a Fleet

Younger drivers identified practices for building a community-driven company culture. Is your fleet doing these things?

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Newsby Jack RobertsSeptember 1, 2021

HDTX: How HDT Innovators Handle the Driver Shortage

Dealing with the driver shortage was top of mind during a panel discussion with HDT’s 2020 and 2021 Fleet Innovator honorees at Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange.

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Newsby StaffAugust 4, 2021

ATRI Assessment Tool Shows Promise for Identifying Safe, Younger Drivers

In beta test results of its younger driver assessment tool, the American Transportation Research Institute found that drivers deemed “less safe" exhibited difficulties with cognitive control.

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Locking It Inby Rolf LockwoodJune 11, 2021

The Driver Shortage: We're Not Alone

The challenges facing truck drivers and the trucking companies trying to hire them share commonalities around the globe, says Rolf Lockwood in his latest Locking it In blog post.

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