
The application period for the Truckload Carriers Association’s scholarship opens Feb. 4 and runs through March 21.
The fund awards up to $6,250 per year, per full-time undergraduate college student and up to $2,000 for students attending two-year colleges.
Any student in good standing (minimum grade point average of 3.0) who will be pursuing an initial degree at an accredited, two-year or four-year college or university in the United States or Canada as a full-time freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior and who is either:
- the child, grandchild, or spouse of an employee of a TCA member company
- the child, grandchild, or spouse of an independent contractor or an independent contractor affiliated with a TCA member company
- a current employee of a TCA member company
The recipient of a TCA scholarship must show financial need, show scholastic achievement, maintain full-time student status, and be an individual of high character and integrity. Scholarships will be awarded without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability or genetic information, according to a statement from TCA.
Scholarship Management Resources (SMR) is administering this program for the TCA Scholarship Fund. Scholarship recipients will be chosen by SMR selection committee with consideration for applicant’s academic attainment/potential, financial need, major area of study, application content and effort, extra-curricular activities, and letter of recommendation.
The online application is hosted and administered by the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges’ Scholarship Management Resources (SMR). All inquiries — such as how to apply, where to send course schedule and transcripts, etc. — will be answered by a SMR representative. Email them directly at [email protected].
Applicants will receive decisions at the end of June. Scholarships will be distributed to recipients’ campuses in July, as long as course schedules have been submitted.
Click here to apply online.
Peterbilt gets new general manager
Jake Montero has been named Peterbilt general manager and PACCAR vice president, according to a statement from Paccar, Peterbilt’s parent company.
Before his current role, Montero served for two years as Peterbilt assistant general manager, Sales and Marketing. Montero has been with PACCAR for 19 years and has held positions of increasing responsibility.
“I am excited to lead Peterbilt during this pivotal time in the trucking industry with increased opportunities to leverage advanced technology and innovation to deliver first-class vehicle solutions to our customers,” said Jake Montero, Peterbilt general manager and PACCAR vice president.
Montero holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Washington State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Seattle University. He also completed the Stanford Executive Program from Stanford University in 2024.
Montero will be based in Denton, Texas at the Peterbilt Motors Company headquarters.
In addition, Erik Johnson has been named Peterbilt assistant general manager of Sales & Marketing. Johnson has been with PACCAR for 19 years. During this time, he has held positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as Peterbilt’s Denton manufacturing facility plant manager. Johnson earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington and his Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington.
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