Expect some fresh faces at the Minnesota Truck Driving Championships, taking place June 8-9 at Rihm Kenworth in Coon Rapids, a northern suburb of Minneapolis.

Rhode Island may be the smallest state, but that doesn’t mean it lacks talented truck drivers.

Different class, same goal in the Nevada Truck Driving Championships. FedEx Freight driver Gragg Wilson is setting his sights on capturing a third consecutive Nevada Grand Champion crown, this time by besting the field in the Straight Truck class on June 1. Last year, he prevailed in the Sleeper Berth division en route to claiming the overall title.

Wade Wagemann of YRC Freight will be gunning for his ninth appearance at the National Truck Driving Championships as he competes for the 13th time at the South Dakota Truck Driving Championships, which are being held May 18 at the Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls.

The Tar Heel State is set to test its top drivers at the North Carolina Truck Driving Championships hosted by the North Carolina Trucking Association. The competition will be held May 9-11 at the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.

The Kentucky Trucking Association will host its Truck Driving Championships on May 17-18 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta.

Transport Topics now offers a daily news briefing available each weekday morning via smart speaker devices, such as Amazon Echo and Google Home.

Universal Logistics Holdings Inc. reported its best quarter ever, marking its eighth consecutive reporting period in which a revenue record was set.

GTI Transport Solutions has purchased the specialized heavy-haul division of Precision Truck Lines and will move the business to a new location in Brantford, Ontario, where it will continue to operate with the same management and personnel under the name Precision Specialized Inc.