NTDC Press Room From PodWheels

Paul Barnes of UPS Earns Safety Drive’s Grand Champion Title

Safety Drive For A Cure 2026 became a memorable trip to Atlanta for Paul Barnes of UPS. The reigning Illinois State Sleeper Division Champion who finished sixth at NTDC 2025, Paul was part of a record field of over 250 professional drivers who helped Safety Drive...

Spotlighting NTDC Legend Ina Daly Ahead of Arizona’s TDC

In honor of International Women’s Day that was celebrated on March 8th, our podcast shines the spotlight on Ina Daly, the veteran XPO driver and the only woman to win a National Championship in the history of NTDC. With the Arizona State TDC just around the corner on...

Brent and Laura Darnell: Answering The Call and Winning By Serving Others

When the 15th edition of Safety Drive For A Cure opens its NTDC-style competition this Saturday, Brent and Laura Darnell will have already been onsite at the UPS Smart Hub in Atlanta before the sun rises. For Brent and Laura, along with a legion of volunteers led by...

Veteran Driver Tim Vogt Continues To Find Inspiration Through Annual Safety Drive Event

For Atlanta-based XPO veteran driver Tim Vogt, the 15th edition of the Safety Drive For A Cure Benefit scheduled to run this coming Saturday is one of the most important dates on the calendar. In addition to getting a highly competitive test of his TDC skills ahead of...

Inspired By 2025, New York’s Zack Bourque Looking To Take Next Big Step

How would you respond if you landed one point short of reaching the runoff in your vehicle division at Nationals? Zack Bourque, the two-time reigning Tanker State Champion from New York, was forced to look squarely into that very challenge the moment he got his...

NTDC Rewind: Celebrating Pennsylvania’s NTDC Legend Bob Dolan

With a record that was highlighted by five National Championships, one Grand Championship and the Professional Excellence Award during his NTDC days, Bob Dolan put together a hall-of-fame driving career and remains a legend in his home state of Pennsylvania. In this...

Spotlighting Darius Uible, Road Team Finalist and Man Behind The Camera For UPS

During this episode of the podcast, Darius Uible takes us behind the scenes with Team UPS. A finalist to serve as an America’s Road Team Captain for 2026-27 and a veteran driver for UPS, Darius has become a fixture at the NTDC in recent years with his video work....

NTDC 2026 Committee Chairman Heath Arnold Excited About Road To Pittsburgh

This episode of the series is highlighted by our feature interview with Heath Arnold, the Chairman of the Organizing Committee for NTDC 2026. Heath joins the podcast about 26 minutes into the episode, providing us an update on the onsite visit that the NTDC Organizing...

Rewinding To 2010: Recalling Carl Krites’ NTDC Grand Champion Run

For this episode of the show, we open the vault once again to feature the interview that Eugene Mulero had with Carl Krites, the Grand Champion of NTDC 2010. Last year, as Eugene was developing the second edition of the From Roadeo To TDC history book with co-author...

Merle Ashbaugh’s First National Title Makes History For DHL

Our NTDC Podcast closes out our series of conversations with the 2025 Vehicle Class National Champions by sharing the inspiring story of Merle Ashbaugh. In winning the Sleeper Class Division at NTDC 2025, Merle not only earned his first National title, but he also...

Nevada’s Sharp Superstar: First-Time NTDC Volunteer Celebrates Event

Mar 3, 2026

At The Top A PodWheels Column MINNEAPOLIS — On the morning of last year’s finals day at NTDC, I ran into volunteer David Sharp. A day earlier, Sharp...

Insights from ATA’s Jacob Pierce: Road to NTDC 2026 Is Off And Running

Feb 24, 2026

At The Top A PodWheels Column Hi Folks. We’re approaching late February. For many of us, it’s pretty darn cold outside. We’ve binged Netflix. New...

Are You Ready? 2026 State TDC Schedule Is Set

Feb 16, 2026

The countdown toward the Road To Pittsburgh and NTDC 2026 is underway as the schedule for the State Truck Driving Championships is set for the 49...

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...