Casey’s to acquire 40 Pilot convenience stores
ANKENY, Iowa – Convenience store chain Casey’s General Stores, Inc. has announced an agreement to acquire 40 Pilot convenience stores from Pilot Corporation in an
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USDOT announces 2021 Road Safety Student Art Contest winners
WASHINGTON – Budding artists from across the United States recently participated in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) 2021 Road Safety Student Art Contest.
Truck stops offering java deals for National Coffee Day
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — To celebrate National Coffee Day on Wednesday, Sept. 29, truck stops around the country are offering deals on cups of joe. Pilot
FMCSA declares New York trucker an imminent hazard
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared New York-licensed commercial driver Bobir M. Kholmurodov to be an
DOT asks drivers for input on industry ‘challenges’
The US Department of Transportation is seeking information from the trucking and other transportation industries, as well as the general public, on what it calls
Trucker uninjured after Indiana rollover
JASPER COUNTY, Ind. — Indiana State Police (ISP) responded to an early-morning 18-wheeler rollover crash on Sept. 24 on Interstate 65 southbound at the 2010
FedEx testing autonomous tech on Texas interstate
MEMPHIS — FedEx Corp. has begun a collaboration with Aurora – an autonomous technology developer – and PACCAR manufacturing to test Aurora’s autonomous driving technology
Plus’s autonomous trucking tech speeds to production
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Autonomous truck developer Plus announced in a September news release that it is already delivering autonomous rigs to customers in the United
Embark, HP launch autonomous, electric drayage pilot
SAN FRANCISCO — Embark Trucks Inc. has launched a joint initiative with HP Inc. to combine electric and autonomous truck technology through a truck drayage
CFI driver Jon ‘Smitty’ Smith passes 5 million mile mark
JOPLIN, Mo. — After more than 37 years on the road, Jon “Smitty” Smith, a driver for CFI, has achieved an elite status: He is
US Border Patrol agents stop tractor-trailer smuggling attempt
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas – Agents with the U.S. Border Patrol recently foiled a human smuggler who was using a tractor-trailer to transport 49 undocumented immigrants into
Daimler issues major recall for Freightliner Cascadia models
PORTLAND — Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has issued a recall for more than 105,000 2019-21 Freightliner Classic Cascadia and Freightliner Cascadia trucks for insufficiently
Oregon to fine drivers nearly $900 for tire chain violations
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Legislature has approved hiking the fine for trucks who don’t use tire chains when required during winter weather. According to
5 tips to grow your trucking business
Courtesy of OTR Capital The transportation industry is an increasingly competitive market. Regardless of how long you’ve been in trucking or how long you’ve owned
CV demand remains strong; supply chain still restrained
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Like in most any other industry in the world, the COVID-19 Delta variant has created some hiccups in the economics of trucking,
Roadrunner Freight names 2021 Drivers of the Year
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — As part of this year’s National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW), held Sept. 12-18, Roadrunner Freight announced the winners of the
PrePass real-time safety alerts now available across contiguous US
PHOENIX — The PrePass safety Alerts system has been upgraded to include critical traffic warnings across all 48 contiguous states. Motor carriers and commercial vehicle
Alabama Motor Express opens new terminal south of Atlanta
ATLANTA — Alabama Motor Express (AMX), a family-owned trucking and logistics company, has opened a new terminal in Jackson, Georgia. According to a company statement,
Used truck prices making, breaking records
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Preliminary used Class 8 volumes (same-dealer sales) dropped 5% month over month and 24% year over year in August. Through the first
IRS hikes per diem rate for owner-operators
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced it will increase the allowable per diem rate for owner-operators from $66 to $69 beginning Oct.