Tennessee high school wins state’s Work Zone Awareness Week teen competition
NASHVILLE – Schools and students from across the state took part in the Work Zone Awareness Week Teen Competition, but Gatlinburg-Pittman High School came out
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Driver feedback shows that equipment, compensation remain top concerns
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — The latest poll taken by the Professional Driver Agency (PDA) shows that the top two most mentioned concerns among truck drivers are
Repair work scheduled to begin on North Tri-State Tollway
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. – Repair work is scheduled to begin next week on the eastbound North Tri-State Tollway (Interstate 94) between Half Day Road and
FedEx, GM set electric delivery record
WASHINGTON — General Motors (GM), in collaboration with Federal Express (FedEx), recently set a Guinness World Record for greatest distance traveled by an electric delivery
Sexual assault suspect nabbed after pursuit shuts down all lanes of Massachusetts Turnpike
CHARLTON, Mass. — Both sides of the Massachusetts Turnpike were closed Wednesday as Massachusetts State Troopers pursued a suspect wanted on multiple felony warrants out of Maine
Major snowfall snarls traffic in areas of northern California; parts of I-80 closed to big rigs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A general 2-4 feet of snow is likely to fall over much of the central and northern Sierra Nevada over the next
Traffic accident slings 500 pounds of marijuana along I-70 in Missouri
CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. – Hundreds of pounds of marijuana landed on Interstate 70 in Missouri on Wednesday after a crash involving a pickup truck and
Transflo eyes significant growth; hires 2 new logistics executives
TAMPA, Fla. – Transflo, a mobile, cloud-based platform that automates the supply chain process for more than 65,000 North American trucking companies and thousands of
Driver, passenger hospitalized after tractor-trailer falls off Atlanta bridge
ATLANTA — A truck driver and a passenger are hospitalized after the tractor-trailer they were in fell from off Fulton Street Bridge onto Pulliam Street
Love’s adds 150 parking spaces with 2 new locations
OKLAHOMA CITY – Love’s Travel Stops opened two new locations in Pageland, South Carolina, and Moses Lake, Washington, on Thursday. The Pageland store adds 70
Newest Howes HOF inductee ‘proud to do all these years and all these miles’
As a career driver with 52 years of service, Billy Stone was recently inducted into the Howes Hall of Fame. According to a news release,
Tractor-trailer driver hospitalized after collision with train in Texas
HOCKLEY, Texas — A tractor-trailer driver is hospitalized after a Wednesday collision with a train in Hockley, Texas. KHOU reports that the train was heading
Up $10B: Big truck freight value trending higher over 2021
WASHINGTON — Freight shipped across the U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico by all modes of transportation was valued at $112.5 billion in February 2022,
Law enforcement finds $5 million worth of cocaine in Florida tractor-trailer
ORLANDO, Fla. — Multiple law enforcement agencies recently took part in a massive multi-million-dollar drug bust involving an 18-wheeler. A tweet by the Florida Highway
Arkansas log truck driver ditches rig to save busload of kids
OLA, Ark. — An Arkansas log truck driver ditched his fully-loaded rig recently to avoid slamming into the back of a school bus carrying around
Major work planned for stretch of Colorado’s US 160
RURAL COLORADO — On May 2, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and contractor Paonia, Inc. will begin a project to install fiber optic cable
Tractor-trailer driver facing intoxication manslaughter charge in deadly Texas collision
HOUSTON — A tractor-trailer driver is charged with intoxication manslaughter in connection to a Monday crash that left a woman dead on a Texas freeway.
Governor, INDOT award more than $107 million through Community Crossings
Muncie, Ind. – Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Commissioner Mike Smith have announced that 224 Indiana cities, towns and counties received
Montana officials urge drivers to move over for accidents after semi’s close call with wrecker crew
RURAL MONTANA — The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) is reminding drivers to move over for emergency vehicles after a collision between a semi-truck and a
Spending by freight shippers remains high; volume drops slightly
MINNEAPOLIS — The volume of truck freight shipments dropped for the second consecutive quarter and spending by shippers remained at record levels in the first