Top Journalists in Long Haul Trucking
Alan Adler FreightWaves
Detroit/Midwest bureau chief and Truck Tech host at FreightWaves, Adler covers Class 8 equipment, OEM strategy and emerging tech (autonomous, battery/fuel-cell) with a focus on implications for long-haul operations. Specialties: Heavy truck OEMs, equipment technology, autonomous/zero-emission trucks, policy impacts on long-haul fleets.
Twitter/X | Speaker bio | Author/Team page
Jade Brasher FleetOwner
Senior editor at FleetOwner reporting on vocational and over-the-road fleets, regulations, technology and industry people, with bylines across FO’s operations and features coverage. Specialties: Long-haul fleet operations, regulations, cybersecurity, workforce and DEI, alternative fuels.
Jason Cannon Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ)
Chief Editor of Commercial Carrier Journal with more than a decade covering trucking; CDL holder who leads CCJ’s news and analysis for for-hire fleets. Specialties: Executive issues for truckload/LTL fleets, equipment/maintenance, market/rail interplay, policy news.
William B. Cassidy Journal of Commerce (S&P Global)
Senior Editor for Trucking at the Journal of Commerce, Cassidy has covered U.S. trucking since the 1980s and leads JOC’s truckload/LTL market analysis and shipper coverage. Specialties: Trucking markets (TL/LTL), domestic surface transportation, shipper–carrier pricing, policy.
Matt Cole Overdrive (and CCJ)
Senior/News Editor across Overdrive and CCJ, Cole covers regulatory developments and owner-operator issues central to long-haul trucking. Specialties: Owner-operator and small-fleet news, federal/state regulations, enforcement, custom rigs culture.
Overdrive contact | Author page
David Cullen TruckNews / Today’s Trucking (contributor)
A veteran trucking journalist (since 1981), Cullen is known for deep coverage of federal policy and fleet business issues; he writes regularly for TruckNews/Today’s Trucking and previously served as executive editor at HDT and FleetOwner. Specialties: Regulatory and legislative affairs, business strategy for fleets, Washington coverage.
Todd Dills Overdrive
Editor-in-Chief at Overdrive, Dills has led award-winning investigations (e.g., CSA’s Data Trail) and two decades of reporting on independent carriers and OTR life. Specialties: Owner-operators/small fleets, CSA/safety analytics, business and lifestyle of long-haul.
Josh Fisher FleetOwner
Editor-in-Chief at FleetOwner; Fisher leads FO’s trucking coverage from fleet operations to tech and writes the Lane Shift Ahead column. Specialties: Long-haul fleet management, equipment/technology, autonomy, energy transition, market/economy.
Tyson Fisher Land Line Magazine (OOIDA)
Associate Editor at OOIDA’s Land Line Magazine known for data-heavy reporting on parking, enforcement trends and regulatory impacts on OTR drivers. Specialties: Regulations and enforcement, truck parking and infrastructure, litigation and data-driven explainers.
Author page | Twitter/X | Muck Rack
John Gallagher FreightWaves
Chief Washington Correspondent at FreightWaves covering federal policy and regulations that shape trucking and interstate commerce. Specialties: Federal regulation/legislation, FMCSA rulemaking, compliance, Washington policy for freight/trucking.
Speaker bio | Editorial team | Prowly
Clarissa Hawes FreightWaves
Investigative reporter and senior editor at FreightWaves focusing on courts, crime and carrier bankruptcies impacting the long-haul sector. Specialties: Bankruptcies/restructurings, fraud and crime in trucking, investigative features; Long-Haul Crime Log.
John Kingston FreightWaves
Editor-at-Large and market expert at FreightWaves; Kingston brings decades of energy-market reporting to trucking fuel economics and market analysis. Specialties: Diesel/fuel markets, freight economics, policy impacts on linehaul costs and carrier margins.
Deborah Lockridge Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT)
Editor and associate publisher at Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT), Lockridge leads coverage of long-haul fleet operations, technology and policy. Specialties: Fleet management/operations, maintenance/TMC, emissions and equipment trends; award-winning analysis.
Todd Maiden FreightWaves
Finance Editor at FreightWaves covering earnings and capital markets for trucking and logistics companies with deep sell-side background. Specialties: Carrier/3PL/LTL/TL earnings, M&A, freight market data—finance lens on trucking.
Noi Mahoney FreightWaves
Texas-based cross-border reporter at FreightWaves covering Mexico–US trucking networks and border logistics. Specialties: Cross-border (US–Mexico) trucking, ports-of-entry, border security and trade policy impacts on OTR.
James Menzies Today’s Trucking / TruckNews.com
Editorial Director of Today’s Trucking and TruckNews.com with 24+ years covering North American trucking and regular analysis of long-haul market conditions. Specialties: Canadian/US long-haul markets, equipment test drives, freight trends and policy; CDL holder.
Eric Miller Transport Topics
Senior Reporter on Transport Topics’ government team, Miller covers safety, FMCSA and federal issues affecting carriers and drivers. Specialties: Federal government and safety coverage, investigative and enterprise reporting for fleets.
Eugene Mulero Transport Topics
Senior reporter (Chief Washington correspondent on other bios) at Transport Topics focused on Congress, intermodal trends and national trucking policy. Specialties: Congress/White House transportation policy, elections and trucking advocacy; SiriusXM segments.
Jack Roberts Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT)
Executive Editor at Heavy Duty Trucking; licensed CDL holder and longtime equipment journalist known for on-road tests and technology explainers for long-haul fleets. Specialties: Equipment test drives, autonomous/driver-assist tech, zero-emission powertrains, fleet trends.
Dan Ronan Transport Topics
Managing Producer–Multimedia and Senior Reporter at Transport Topics; anchors Transport Topics Radio and covers freight markets and fleet finance. Specialties: Business/financial reporting for trucking, multimedia anchoring (Transport Topics Radio), carrier economics.
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