NTDC Press Room From PodWheels

Appreciating The Performances and Achievements By Nation’s Top Drivers at NTDC 2025

As this year's celebration of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week begins, the NTDC 2025 Podcast dedicates our 80th episode release of the year to take an initial look back at a number of the top performances across the nine vehicle divisions in the competition...

NTDC Wednesday Rewind: Alex Ayala Values Carrying H-E-B’s Banner and Promoting Safety

As we continue our NTDC 2025 Rewind Series from our time onsite in Minneapolis, PodWheels is rolling it back to Wednesday of NTDC Week when we caught up with a friend we met in Columbus two years ago. In 2023, PodWheels Executive Producer was introduced to Alex Ayala,...

Championship Saturday Moment Rewind: Jersey Legend Wilbert Vano Continues To Inspire

Not long after the finalists had been announced and the vehicle parade ended on Championship Saturday in Minneapolis, PodWheels witnessed a moment that we will be featuring with this rewind episode which truly embodies the full spectrum of competition and respect that...

Rewinding To Two Weeks Ago, Looking Deeper Into NTDC 2025

Recorded four days after the closing night of NTDC 2025, PodWheels Executive Producer Greg Thompson and Transport Topics Senior Reporter Eugene Mulero sit down for an extended look at what took place in Minneapolis during NTDC Week for 2025. As you will hear, Greg is...

Maine NTDC Rewind: Lewis Now Four Generations Deep In Reaching Nationals

One of the many highlights of PodWheels’ onsite coverage of NTDC 2025 in Minneapolis was the time that we spent with the Lewis family. As part of our NTDC 2025 Rewind Series, PodWheels Executive Producer Greg Thompson takes us back to Friday of NTDC week when he...

Minnesota NTDC Rewind: Proud Mom Lindy Jackson Blazing Trails In Step Van

On Friday of NTDC Week, we caught up with FedEx Step Van driver Lindy Jackson, who will forever own a piece of Minnesota TDC history with her 2024 first-place finish in the Step Van Division. Lindy’s victory last year made her the first woman to ever win a state...

NTDC Host Rewind: Minnesota’s John Hausladen Inspired By Professional Drivers

On Thursday of NTDC Week, PodWheels had the opportunity to sit down and have an extended conversation with John Hausladen, who has served as the President & CEO of the Minnesota Trucking Association since 1996. As you will hear in this episode of the podcast, NTDC...

NAIC Rewind: Looking Back At 2025 Inspector’s Challenge Competition

In this NTDC Rewind edition of the podcast, we are going to highlight the North American Inspectors Challenge, which is the annual event conducted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance. We will hear the acceptance speech from this year’s winner of the Inspector’s...

Looking Back At NTDC 2025 Grand Championship With The Comings Family

About 45 minutes after David Comings held the Bendix NTDC Grand Championship trophy for the first time while his entire family celebrated the realization of a career dream on the NTDC 2025 stage in Minneapolis, PodWheels Executive Producer Greg Thompson was able to...

Rewind With ATA Chairman: Dellinger Salutes Commitment To Excellence At NTDC

Recorded on the opening day of NTDC 2025 Week, ATA Chairman Dennis Dellinger tells our podcast that he was so impressed with his visit to the National Championships in 2024 that he made plans to be onsite in Minneapolis for the entire run of NTDC 2025. As you will...

NTDC’S Iron Man: XPO’s Jeff Langenhahn

Sep 13, 2025

By Eugene Mulero PodWheels Chief Correspondent MINNEAPOLIS — In the minutes immediately after FedEx’s David Commings was declared the National Truck...

Living in the FedEx Era: NTDC 2025 Delivers the Purple Promise

Sep 4, 2025

By Eugene Mulero PodWheels Chief Correspondent MINNEAPOLIS — In sports, there are moments marked by a team’s dominance. Then, there are those eras...

Complete List Of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Finalists In Each Division

Aug 25, 2025

Staff Report MINNEAPOLIS __ Our PodWheels Team kept a close eye on Championship Saturday and we have the full list of the National Champions as well...

GOAT Roams NTDC… New NTDC Grand Champ Joins the Gillespie Club

Aug 24, 2025

By Eugene Mulero PodWheels Chief Correspondent NTDC All-Time Great Richard Gillespie is saluted by all the previous Grand Champions in the house at...