The Tennessee Trucking Foundation has named its latest Road Team Captains, recognizing individuals from carriers across the state who will serve alongside returning captains as ambassadors for highway safety and the trucking industry.

These captains come from a range of fleets operating in Tennessee and will represent the profession at events and outreach efforts statewide.

2026–2027 Road Team Captains

• Marcus Babbitt – Ozark
• Matthew Dickens – Wal-Mart
• Elizabeth Faust – Pemberton Truck Lines
• Fernley Faust – Pemberton Truck Lines
• Joe Gnoffo – Crosslin Trucking
• Paul Hall – FedEx Freight
• Robert James – Danny Herman Trucking
• Karen Keister – FedEx Freight
• Chris Morgan – First Fleet, Inc.
• Chris Sargent – FedEx Freight
• Chris Williams – FedEx Freight
• Jonathan Ziegler – Highway Transport

Source: Truckers News

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From feeding families and supporting foster children to building homes and organizing blood drives, the effort added up to thousands of meals, hundreds of donations, and countless volunteer hours.

Fighting food insecurity year-round

Helping address hunger remained a consistent focus. In Rockford, Illinois, current and retired Landstar employees regularly volunteer at Carpenter’s Place, a nonprofit homeless day center. Every three months, the organization hosts a free community lunch, with Landstar employees handling fundraising and food preparation.

Those efforts helped serve more than 400 guests with hot meals in 2025.

At Landstar’s Jacksonville headquarters, employees once again partnered with Feeding Northeast Florida for the company’s annual Thanksgiving food drive. Coordinated by Debbie Templeton and Alexis Williams, the effort expanded significantly this year. Through employee donations and support, Feeding Northeast Florida was able to provide 22,998 additional meals and collect 743 pounds of food. Altogether, Landstar generated 23,618 meals for the organization.

Supporting children and families during the holidays

Community involvement increased as the holiday season approached. For 35 years, employees at Landstar’s Jacksonville headquarters have partnered with the Child Guidance Center, which provides support services for children and families.

In 2025, employees donated more than 120 new bicycles and helmets, which organizer Sid Sutphin helped deliver before the holidays. Employees also fulfilled Christmas wish lists for 125 children at the center by donating gifts and monetary support, with coordination assistance from Kristin McNaron.

In Rockford, employees supported the Winnebago Boone County Foster Care Alliance Adopt an Angel program. Thanks to coordinated efforts led by Lori Bauch, 55 Christmas wish lists for foster children were granted. Donations included toys, winter clothing, and other essential items to help children in the foster system during the colder months.

Investing in education and community health

Landstar employees also focused on needs beyond the holiday season. School supply drives in Jacksonville and Rockford collected hundreds of folders, notebooks, crayons, and backpacks for students at Holiday Hill Elementary in Jacksonville and Riverdahl Elementary in Rockford.

Ongoing blood drives at both locations made an impact as well. Donations are estimated to have provided enough blood to help save more than 300 lives, reinforcing the year-round value of employee participation.

Helping build stable housing

Housing stability became another area of focus in 2025. Landstar partnered with Habitat for Humanity, an organization dedicated to building and repairing homes for families in need.

Employees from the Rockford service center volunteered to help construct a new single-family home in their community. Twenty employees took time away from their regular duties to support the build, marking the first home completed through this partnership.

The program is expected to continue through 2026, with future builds planned at both the Jacksonville and Rockford locations.

Raising awareness through community events

In addition to hands-on volunteering, Landstar employees participated in several corporate runs to raise funds and awareness for important causes. These included Relay For Life events with the American Cancer Society in Jacksonville and the BKS Partners Corporate Run 5K, also held in Jacksonville.

A reflection of trucking values

For drivers and industry professionals, community involvement often reflects the same values that matter on the road: reliability, teamwork, and showing up when it counts. Landstar’s 2025 outreach efforts highlight how those values extend beyond freight and into the neighborhoods that support the trucking industry every day.

Source: Truckers News

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ATG started Haulin’ 4 Hunger in 2012, and since then, the effort has delivered more than 98,000 meals. The mission keeps expanding, thanks to the hands and horsepower of ATG employees, customers, and business partners.

“At ATG, we are committed to fighting food insecurity in our communities through our Haulin’ 4 Hunger program,” said Kevin G. Holmes, president, CEO, ATG. “Haulin’ 4 Hunger was built around the idea of coming together to give back, and we are grateful to our dedicated team members and partners who support us in this important mission.”

Fresh Turkey Meals Delivered in Convoy Style

On December 11, ATG crews will fire up two truck caravans loaded with 4,400 fresh turkey meals and all the holiday fixings. The deliveries will roll into eight community organizations throughout Worcester and nearby towns, including Boys and Girls Club of Worcester, Friendly House, Jeremiah’s Inn, Marlborough Community Cupboard, South Worcester Neighborhood Center, St. Anne’s Human Services, Veterans Inc., and Westborough Food Pantry. Drivers will hand off meals directly to each site, continuing a tradition many look forward to every year.

More Deliveries Through December

Between December 12 and 23, ATG will keep the wheels turning by sending thousands more meals to pantries near ATG dealerships across Southeastern and Western Massachusetts, along with locations in New Hampshire and Vermont. This round focuses on non-perishable items like canned chicken, stuffing, ramen, canned peas, and dessert packs. The donations will support Lancaster Food Pantry, LISTEN Food Pantry, Our Community Table, Our Place Drop-In Center, Our Daily Bread, and Seabrook Food Pantry. This quarter alone, the program will distribute more than 12,000 meals.

A Program That Keeps Growing

Now in its thirteenth year, Haulin’ 4 Hunger continues to widen its reach. ATG even launched its first fresh meal donation in New Hampshire this past June, delivering to a pantry near its Manchester location.

“The holidays are particularly challenging for those who are unsure where they will get their next meal,” said Sarah Harrington, director of marketing, ATG. “Continued support from our Haulin’ 4 Hunger donations makes a meaningful difference for local food pantries and the people they support.”

The effort is supported by a wide group of business partners, including Global Partners, Dennis K. Burke, UniBank, Cummins, G. Lopes Construction, Railers HC, and SelecTrucks of New England.

For truck drivers across the region, Haulin’ 4 Hunger is a reminder of what trucking communities do best. Put the miles in, show up when it counts, and help keep families fed during the toughest time of the year.

Source: The Trucker

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