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Custom Rigs

Shiny dreams require being #alwaysonthegrind

New franchise locations in Kansas and Nebraska for Evan Steger’s detailing/polishing business, plus another big success for his charity gold outing benefiting specific veterans around the Father’s Day holiday.

June 26, 2017

Business

Free GATS registrations benefit trucking charities for next two weeks

For every driver who registers before July 4, GATS will donate $1 to the driver’s choice of Truckers Against Trafficking, TruckersFinalMile.Org or the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund.

June 22, 2017

Life

Trucker skills competition to benefit children’s charity

The annual Safety Drive for a Cure is Saturday, March 18 at the Holland’s terminal near Atlanta, and benefits and raises awareness for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF) Georgia Chapter.

March 16, 2017

Business

Averitt Express drivers’ donations to St. Jude topped $500k in 2016

The donations were made through the company’s employee giving program, Averitt Cares for Kids. More than 86 percent of the company’s employees donate $1 every week as part of the program.

February 24, 2017

Channel 19

TruckersFinalMile.org and driver-songwriters raising funds to help deliver driver back home

Brotherhood of the highway: Part of the goal of an ongoing collaborative auction among four driver-songwriters intended to benefit the worthy TruckersFinalMile.org organization, after a fellow hauler passed in Gallup, N.M.

December 5, 2016

Business

Peach State Freightliner gives big in cancer-benefit 5K

Peach State Freightliner, the Winship Cancer Institute’s annual Atlanta 5K’s Hope Sponsor, brought out more 50 employees and partners who participated in the race, a record number for the company.

October 13, 2016

Business

Giving ’til it hurts

“It’s a pretty well known fact that the trucking industry is one of the most charitable communities out there. … Consequently, a lot of folks get burned by unscrupulous people or organizations …” More on how to spot a legit charity or cause.

March 4, 2016

Business

Truckers Final Mile: Nonprofit driver-assitance group launches Christmas campaign

The Truckers Final Mile nonprofit organization, founded in 2013 with a mission to “reunite North American truck drivers” with their families “in times of crisis,” embarks on “Sleigh Bells and Santa” campaign.

November 17, 2015

Business

Rolling with the Liberty and Justice tribute truck

Sometimes, #truckingisthebestjobever — a charity run in Dayton Beach, Fla., with the custom patriotic truck on Thomas and Billie Leigel delivers the goods.

October 11, 2015

Business

‘Over-grooming’ strikes on the home front

Cat to Wendy: “Please do not stress me out while I eat my $11/lb. food on your sewing table” — and more on feline accommodation.

October 7, 2015

Business

JRBM fund looking for MATS auction items toward philanthropic ends

JRBM Fund’s auction will be held on Saturday, March 28, at MATS in booth #72105. The org reports “we really welcome and need more items to make this year’s auction even more successful” than it already has been in planning.

March 16, 2015

Business

Don’t feed me, bro

As some cities around the country enact laws against panhandling: “Every once in a while, I truly believe a person is just one sandwich and a couple of bucks away from turning their lives around. Basic human kindness is always an appropriate response,”

December 3, 2014