by gregthompson | Aug 31, 2023 | Featured, NTDC
Mindy Rathjens had worked hard through the years to break through the highly competitive field in her home state of Iowa, always seeking to reach the National Championships. In 2023, Mindy not only won the state championship in her classification, but she also claimed...
by gregthompson | Aug 22, 2023 | Featured, NTDC
As the second day of the driving competition began rolling, ATA Chairman Dan Van Alstine sat down with Jimmy Mac. Dan, who is the President and Chief Operating Officer at Ruan Transportation Management Systems, will be concluding his one-year term as ATA Chairman in...
by gregthompson | Aug 22, 2023 | NTDC
For more than 50 years now, Rick Cates has been involved in working on the National Truck Driving & National Step Van Driving Championships. Known as the “Senator,” because of this long tenure with the NTDCs, Rick takes some time with Jimmy Mac to look...
by gregthompson | Aug 21, 2023 | NTDC
Byron and Bob Bramwell are one of the greatest father-and-son acts in the trucking industry. Not only did Bob follow in his father’s footsteps as a multiple state champion to join Byron as a competitor at the NTDCs over the years, but Bob also joined his dad as...
by gregthompson | Aug 18, 2023 | Featured, NTDC
Considered by his fellow competitors as one of the greats in the history of NTDCs, Tony Spero talks with Jimmy Mac about his upcoming retirement from truck driving and the emotional ride he has experienced on his road back to the NTDCs. While looking back at his time...
