The Trucker Newspaper – September 15, 2019 – Digital Edition
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The Trucker News Staff
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- The Trucker News Staff produces engaging content for not only TheTrucker.com, but also The Trucker Newspaper, which has been serving the trucking industry for more than 30 years. With a focus on drivers, the Trucker News Staff aims to provide relevant, objective content pertaining to the trucking segment of the transportation industry. The Trucker News Staff is based in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Posts by The Trucker News Staff
How’d that happen? Truck lands on house
Not quite sure how this thing actually happened, but you can see the truck jump up there right before your eyes! Leave us your thoughts
The Trucker News Channel Episode #067
In this episode we cover… – DOT scam letter – Rotten load – 3D printed truck parts – Trucker takes rig after being let go
Price of gallon of on-highway diesel declines one-half a penny
WASHINGTON — The average on-highway price of a gallon of diesel declined half a cent to $2.971 for the week ending September 9, according to
ACT Research freight forecast: Pre-ship provides respite from freight downturn
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Officials at ACT Research said Monday that for the past few months, ACT had been expecting pre-tariff shipping to ramp up ahead
Trucking Moves America Forward campaign thanking professional truck drivers
WASHINGTON — Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF), the industrywide education and image movement, is thanking America’s professional truck drivers during their #ThankATrucker campaign, during National
Going head-on with a semi is dangerous no matter what country you are in!
Ok, this video is from Spain. However, danger is danger no matter what highway you are driving on. This guy pulled over just in the
Phillip Connect Technologies releases new asset tracking solutions
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif.— Phillips Connect Technologies (PCT) has released EZTrac and EZTrac Plus, which the company calls “no-hassle asset tracking solutions” give 24/7 visibility
TCA names 3 ABF Freight System drivers as Highway Angels
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Joseph Wilbur, Jim Kurent and Terry Whittington have been named Highway Angels by the Truckload Carriers Association for heroic actions while on duty. Kurent,
Yokohama Tire says its 712L long-haul drive tire meets severe snow service criteria
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Yokohama Tire said Monday its 712L, a new long-haul drive tire, meets the industry’s required performance criteria for severe snow service.
Finalists named for WIT’s 2019 Influential Women in Trucking award
Plover, WI — Six finalists have been named for the Women In Trucking Association’s (WIT) annual Influential Woman in Trucking award. The award, cosponsored by
Bendix urges drivers to prepare for Brake Safety Week, offers checklist
ELYRIA, Ohio — On a single day this past May, nearly 1,700 commercial vehicles were taken off the roads of North America because of brake
Holland celebrating 90 years of providing regional service
HOLLAND, Mich. — Holland, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. and a provider of next-day delivery in the central and southeastern United States, is celebrating
Daimler Trucks begins testing automated trucks on public roads
BLACKSBURG, Va./STUTTGART, Germany/PORTLAND, Ore. — Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics are actively developing and testing automated trucks with SAE Level 4 intent technology on public
Purdue project uses highway sensors to track lifecycle of concrete
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A team of Purdue University engineers is using roadway sensors to compile data on “concrete maturity” during select highway patching and
Life’s mysteries
This video has gone viral on social media. Do you think you know what happened? Leave us a message in the comments section!
Life without Truckers
With Trucker Appreciation Week coming up, it is hard to think what are lives would be like…but here is a glimpse. Video courtesy: Pilot Flying
Pottle’s Transportation: After 3 generations, the company is like part of the family
Each year, Trucking Moves America Forward — a cooperative mission of several organizations to create a positive image for the industry, ensure that policymakers and
Bendix breaks ground on $65M expansion of wheel-end manufacturing facility
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake (BSFB) Friday broke ground on a 130,000-square-foot expansion of its wheel-end manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Daimler Trucks names winners of 2019 Technician Skills Competition
PORTLAND, Ore. — Spanning six months and with the participation of hundreds of technicians from the United States and Canada, Daimler Trucks North America named