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Once again, Transport Topics digs deep into some of the nation's biggest news stories to find trucking professionals at the center. Transport Topics Trucking's Frontlines Heroes explores the role that members of the trucking community have played in responding to some of this year's biggest disasters and providing immeasurable support to the people afflicted.
Before this year's heroes are announced, you can use this microsite to explore the past years of this project, the meaning of the project, and the history of the award and ceremony. Your full guide to the 2026 Trucking's Frontline Heroes is below.
- Nomination Period for 2026 Trucking's Frontline Heroes Begins: July 1
- Nomination Period for 2026 Trucking's Frontline Heroes Closes: August 7
- Transport Topics Editorial Team Makes Final 2026 Heroes Selections by August 21
- Exclusive sneak peek of Transport Topics at ATA MCE (follow us on LinkedIn or Facebook): week of October 5
- Transport Topics is LIVE at MCE! Find our podcast booth in the Attendee Experience area: October 17-20
- Trucking's Frontline Heroes Award Ceremony with remarks by Transport Topics and a special video package: October 18
- Come back for the release of the full stories for our 2025 Trucking's Frontline Heroes: October 19
- Watch the special videos prepared for our 2025 Trucking's Frontline Heroes here: October 26
Check back often to find out more about the newest content releases, special social media conversations and Transport Topics Frontline Heroes' related content being added to the schedule. To learn more about our heroes' stories from 2025, visit here.
If you find yourself at the event, be sure to meet your heroes at Charlotte Convention Center on October 17-20, 2026. (Location details below)
Interested in MC&E and not yet registered? Check out the event website here.
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Did you know that most Trucking's Frontline Heroes, whether executive or driver, display keen insight and vast understanding of the trucking and freight industries? Having a strong handle on the national headlines and the ways in which those headlines connect American communities and the supply chain can help you see where services are needed and how you can help. The TT Daily newsletter gives you the headlines. Subscribe and start your own hero's story.
