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COOKEVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 29, 2024--

This week in good trucking news: Averitt & Advantage Truck Group deliver holiday cheer, Highway Angel public voting opens, and Merchants Fleet & Lily Transportation donate.

DALLAS — Averitt associates are in their holiday spirit. They've prepared more than 15,000 personalized Christmas cards to be delivered to U.S. soldiers

Tennessee Tech University is deepening its longtime partnership with Averitt, the transportation and supply-chain leader that has called Cookeville home for more than 50 years.

The bill would exempt new branches of established CDL schools from a statutory two-year waiting period to receive GI benefits. Also: Illinois Volvo dealer gets EV certification; Averitt employees gave more than 10,000 hours of community service in 2022.

Navistar is recalling more than 1,400 medium- and severe-duty trucks for two issues. Also: Mack recalling Granite models for steering issue; CVSA accepting nominations for IDEA driver program; Averitt donates $1.2M to St. Jude.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Truck drivers and other employees of Averitt Express recently set a new standard for their largest donation to St. Jude Children’s

A new survey shows that while Americans mostly support and respect truck drivers, they mostly have no idea about the truck parking crisis. Also; Charitable efforts from Shell Rotella and Averitt Express.

State Representative Pat Marsh, a pioneer in the trucking industry whose career has spanned nearly 60 years, has been named a recipient of the Pinnacle Award, the highest honor bestowed

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (PRWEB) May 12, 2021 -- As part of its countdown to the Highway To Hope virtual benefit concert event on May 16, the St. Christopher Truckers