NTDC Press Room From PodWheels

Meet Miguel Corral of UPS: Your 2026 NTDC Grand Champion

On Friday, the National Truck Driving and National Step Van Driving Championships crowned the 30th Grand Champion since the inception of the competition’s top trophy in 1987. After earning the 4-Axle National title earlier in the evening, Miguel Corral of UPS heard...

FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs Making The Most Of His Week At NTDC 2026

For our 80th episode of the NTDC 2026 Series, PodWheels has the distinct privilege and honor of welcoming Derek Barrs, the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, to join us for our onsite coverage in Pittsburgh. During an interview with PodWheels...

Placing Our Spotlight On The North American Inspector’s Championship

Just a little more than 25 years ago, the American Trucking Associations and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance began holding Trucking’s National Championships concurrently with the North American Inspector’s Championship. NAIC is law enforcement’s equivalent to...

Honoring Rick Cates: Forever ‘The Senator’ Of NTDC

As we release the 78th episode of our series this year, we are on the eve of Finals Friday, the day all the State Champions are honored and the National Championships will be decided. One of the most personal parts of Championship morning is watching all the State...

Roland With Jim Kohr: Looking Back, Looking Ahead and Talking About The Heart Of NTDC

Recorded a few weeks before the onsite start of NTDC 2026, we held this special edition Rollin’ With Roland until the driving days of the competition began during NTDC Week. Two-Time National Grand Champion Roland Bolduc sits down with New York TDC Titan Jim Kohr, who...

Day One of NTDC 2026: Semifinal Driving Course Revealed

The Road To Pittsburgh has reached its final destination as the NTDC 2026 Podcast is onsite at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in the heart of the Steel City. PodWheels Executive Producer Greg Thompson talked with the first person to navigate the semifinal...

PMTA’s Rebecca Oyler Is Ready For NTDC’s Return To Pittsburgh

In this episode of the podcast, we visit with Rebecca Olyer, who is the President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association. As you will hear, NTDC 2026 will be the first edition of the National Championships that Rebecca has attended since she took her post...

No Bull: South Dakota’s Terry Luthy Riding To NTDC 2026 As Rookie State Grand Champion

Terry Luthy from FedEx Freight will have two very unique experiences in tow when he arrives at NTDC 2026 this week in Pittsburgh. First of all, Terry will have the honor of representing South Dakota as the State’s Grand Champion, winning that title and the 5-Axle...

Driving Course Chairman Wes Herek Is Following Some Big Footsteps

On Sunday morning, two days before the August 11th official start of NTDC 2026, Old Dominion’s Wes Herek will lead the Driving Course Committee out to the floor of the David L. Lawrence Center in Pittsburgh. The months of planning, discussion and reviewing design...

XPO’s Steve Iburg Cherishes Return To NTDCs As Iowa Grand Champ

As a professional driver with more than two million safe miles to his credit, XPO’s Steve Iburg understands the important roles that patience and persistence play in his success on the road. As he shares with us in this episode of the podcast, Steve continued to be...

The Journey To The Super Bowl of Trucking Safety Has Begun

Apr 7, 2026

At The Top A PodWheels Column In the ’80s, more like during the middle of that decade, popular movies followed a pretty cute storytelling formula:...

NTDC’s ‘Senator’ is Retiring: Five Decades-plus Tenure Coming to an End

Mar 31, 2026

At The Top A PodWheels Column In recent years, every aspect of the National Truck Driving Championships, as in everything about it, has been either...

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...