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 to lead the PMTA in 2021. While she is very familiar with the State TDC through the large event Pennsylvania holds each year, Rebecca is looking forward to seeing Nationals staged in Pennsylvania, especially during a year when the United States is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the nation’s birth.

We talked to Rebecca about some of her duties as the President and CEO of the host state’s trucking association. She actually broke some news on the podcast, sharing with us that, while she will be front and center to present the State Team trophy on Championship Friday night, Rebecca is bringing in a very strong pinch-hitter to deliver the welcome from the PMTA during Tuesday’s driver meeting. Past National Grand Champion and NTDC legend from Pennsylvania Bob Dolan will be providing the welcome message on Tuesday to the 429 State Champions gathering for the Driver Meeting to kickoff NTDC 2026. 

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