Are you a broker looking to optimize, grow, and scale your business? Do you want to maximize your profits and learn innovative strategies to help your brokerage succeed? If so, there’s a conference you can’t afford to miss – DATCON, taking place on October 10-12 at Houston’s Westin Galleria. DATCON isn’t just another industry conference.…
Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) began in 2009 with the understanding that truckers are critical frontline observers in a unique position to disrupt human trafficking. “…research shows that traffickers wanting to make fast money often target truckers at truck stops and rest areas (because they’re everywhere and easy to reach right along highways) to sell their…
Recent studies have shown that a strikingly large percentage of truckers suffer from serious health conditions. One report suggests more than 70% of the estimated 3.5 million truck drivers in the U.S. have at least one “serious health problem,” ranging from obesity to diabetes to heart disease. The St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund…
No segment of America is immune from hunger and food insecurity, and that includes the trucking community. Carriers nationwide face difficulty in finding basic nutrition on a daily basis (particularly during down markets), and Meals for 18 Wheels was established to combat that very problem. Meals for 18 Wheels is based on Facebook and operates…
It’s no secret that long hauls are a breeding ground for loneliness and isolation. And when phone calls or conversations at truck stops aren’t enough to break through that loneliness, some truckers elect to add four legs to their 18 wheels. Operation Roger Trucker’s Pet Transport is a 501(c)(3) charity that matches pets in need…
In November 1992, a truck driver named Gary King contacted a grade school in Williams Bay, WI, and asked the principal for permission to write to a class of students as “pen pals” And so began Trucker Buddy, a program that matches truck drivers with school children nationwide (screening and background checks are conducted to…
We’ve all heard the tales of truck drivers falling ill, suffering an injury, or tragically passing away while out on the road. These are the natural pitfalls of a life lived on the highways of North America. But if these or other life-altering experiences occur, there is a charity dedicated to providing help. Truckers Final…