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PITTSBURGH — One former national Grand Champion and one rookie were among the 5-Axle drivers taking the course Aug. 15 at the 82nd annual National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships. Their perspectives differed, but in unlikely ways.

FMCSA Administrator Ray Martinez chats one-on-one with TT's Eleanor Lamb on the heels of the agency's release of proposed rule changes to hours of service.

We asked drivers what they thought of how they did on the written exam at NTDC. Here's what they had to say.

PITTSBURGH — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration chief Ray Martinez encouraged members of the trucking industry to provide honest and detailed comments on the recently released notice of proposed rulemaking on hours-of-service regulations.

PITTSBURGH — American Trucking Associations President Chris Spear and other trucking industry leaders rallied the crowd of drivers and inspectors with a message of pride and professionalism at the Breakfast of Champions on Aug. 15, officially kicking off the 2019 National Truck Driving Championships.

PITTSBURGH — The first competitive leg of the National Truck Driving Championships — the written exam — set the Super Bowl of Safety in motion Aug. 14.

PITTSBURGH — The 51 commercial vehicle inspectors from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico received a rousing start to the beginning of the North American Inspectors Championship, held in conjunction with the National Truck Driving Championships.

What's on tap for NTDC 2019? Transport Topics reporter Eleanor Lamb gives you a preview of what to expect as the nation's top truck drivers gather for the 2019 National Truck Driving Championships at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. (Marissa Gamache/Transport Topics)

Groups representing key segments of the freight industry had mostly positive reactions to federal regulators’ proposal to change hours-of-service rules for commercial drivers.