Big rig hits SUV, 3 die; 2nd triple fatality in week in work zone involving tractor-trailer
EFFINGHAM, Ill. — The driver of a tractor-trailer involved in a traffic accident Saturday on Interstate 70 near here that killed three Missouri residents and
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NHTSA, police chiefs unveil effort to combat drug-impaired driving
WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) have unveiled new $2.3 million grant program to
NTSB provides update on 2019-2020 Most Wanted List of improvements
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board has published an updated list of the safety recommendations associated with the agency’s 2019-2020 Most Wanted List of
Tyson Foods earns James Prout/Wreaths Across America Spirit of Giving Award
SPRINGDALE, Ark. and COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine— Wreaths Across America has recognized Tyson Foods as the fifth recipient of the organization’s annual James Prout/WAA Spirit of
ACT Research For-Hire Trucking Index: Weak finish to 2nd quarter
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index (June data) showed nearly across-the-board declines, with capacity again the lone exception. The Volume
Platooning Peloton’s vision for trucking: drivers lead, technology follows
ORLANDO, Fla. — Peloton Technology Inc., a connected and automated vehicle technology company, Wednesday unveiled its vision for doubling the productivity of drivers through the
Shell Rotella SuperRigs set for July 25-27 at Minnesota travel center
HOUSTON — The 37th Annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs will be held at Trail’s Travel Center in Albert Lea, Minnesota, July 25-27. Contestants and attendees will
ACT Research: Industry currently astride Class 8 demand inflection
COLUMBUS, Ind. – According to ACT Research’s (ACT) latest State of the Industry: Classes 5-8 Report, June’s Class 8 orders broke the string of falling
Cecilia Logan wins new tractor in Landstar All-Star Truck Giveaway
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Independent Landstar Million Mile Safe Driver and Roadstar Cecilia Logan has won the 2020 Kenworth T680 given away by Landstar System during
Love’s Travel Stops opens location in Hazen, Arkansas
OKLAHOMA CITY — Love’s Travel Stops has opened a new travel stop at Hazen, Arkansas. The location adds 65 jobs to Prairie County and 111
FMSCA denies SBTC’s quest for exemption of ELD rule for small carriers
WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has denied an application filed a little more than a year ago from the Small Business in
ATA says driver TO rate up at large TLs, down at smaller TLs
ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello said Wednesday the turnover rate in the first quarter of the year demonstrated a muddled
Flatbed goes four-wheeling!
This happened on I-84 in New York July 15h. We are not quite sure what happened here , but a motorist’s dash cam captured a
Police: Trucker was watching porn when fatal road work accident occurred in 2018
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota truck driver has been charged with criminal vehicular homicide in connection with the October 2018 death of a construction worker on
Preliminary trailer orders plunge to 5,500 units in June
Reports released by two of the trucking industry’s leading analytics companies indicate that preliminary orders for new trailers took a precipitous dive in the month
Trooper in a truck nabs 43 drivers in 3 hours
There is no doubt the vantage point from the cab of a semi lends itself to a whole different perspective of the drivers around you.
Spot truckload rates slip as capacity returns from holiday
National average spot truckload rates dipped last week as capacity returned to the market after the Fourth of July holiday, according to DAT Solutions, which
Sideshows: The dangerous new trend hitting highways
There is a dangerous new trend on the highways and it is being propagated by social media. “Sideshows” as they are called, occur when a
The Semi Funny Comedian – Ex wife
He’s back!
New FMCSA rule bans for life drivers convicted of human trafficking
WASHINGTON — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Tuesday released a final rule that permanently bans drivers convicted of human trafficking from operating a commercial motor