The American Trucking Associations’ Trucking Cares Foundation (TCF) donated nearly $100,000 to charitable organizations in 2025, allocating its funding toward driver health and wellness programs, disaster response, support for veterans and first responders, and combating human trafficking.
“The extraordinary generosity and steadfast commitment of trucking industry leaders and companies that contributed to the Trucking Cares Foundation this year are truly inspiring,” said TCF chairman Greg Owen, head coach of Ability Tri-Modal, in a news release. “In a year marked by significant economic challenges, your continued support speaks volumes about the compassion and resilience of our industry.”
This year, TCF provided $10,000 to the American Logistics Aid Network to help coordinate humanitarian relief efforts following natural disasters.
Support for truck drivers included a $15,000 donation to the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund, which helps drivers and their families recover from injury and illness, as well as support the overall health and wellness of truck drivers. Some of that funding will be used to purchase cancer screening kits for drivers.
Another $15,600 was donated to Garrett High School to strengthen what TCF calls a first-of-its-kind high school CDL program developed through the Center for Transportation Safety.
Veteran and first responder organizations also received financial support. At Ease USA was awarded $10,000 to support confidential trauma treatment and therapeutic support for active military, veterans, and their loved ones, regardless of their ability to pay. The North Bangor Fire Company in Pennsylvania received $13,380 to help purchase a heavy-lift airbag extrication kit used in emergency rescues.
Meanwhile, TAT (formerly Truckers Against Trafficking) received $25,000 — marking the fifth consecutive year of TCF support — to help expand its work training transportation professionals to identify and report trafficking. Another $5,000 was given to the West Kerr Education Foundation in Texas, to help meet the healing needs of their district’s teachers and counselors who were impacted by the catastrophic flood in Texas Hill Country. The foundation also donated $5,000 to the Monarch School in San Diego, which provides academic and social support to unhoused youth.
“I want to extend my deepest gratitude to each and every donor who chose to give despite the headwinds we all faced. Together, we made a meaningful difference for a wide range of nonprofits that support not only truckers, but the communities our industry serves every day,” TCF’s Owen said in the release. “While the financial impact of these contributions is impressive, the positive ripple effects are immeasurable. I look forward to building on this spirit of generosity and momentum in 2026.”
