Diesel prices dive for 10th week in a row to $3.077
For the 10th week in a row on-highway diesel took a price plunge, showing up Wednesday down 4.4 cents to just above $3 a gallon
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Trucker’s life made a little easier by tech like cell phones, on-board cameras, chargers, other gadgets
Every once in a while, something crosses our desk that we need to pass along. The Commercial Truck Trader’s mission is to bring everyone who
CFI Employees support 20 charities with over $46,000 in donations during holiday giving campaign
JOPLIN, Mo. — Employees of transportation company CFI once again played the role of Santa Claus by supporting charities serving thousands of individuals in eight
Plan to make roads wider, safer in Ohio county home to Amish
MIDDLEFIELD, Ohio  — Work to widen roads and make other safety improvements is planned in an area of Ohio’s Amish country plagued by crashes resulting
4 killed when car runs into rear of tanker in New Jersey
BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — New Jersey state police say a crash involving a car and a tanker truck on the Garden State Parkway has left
ACT Research: NA Class 8 orders outpacing industry’s ability to produce
COLUMBUS, Ind. — At the top line, North American Class 8 net orders totaled 28,082 units in November, compared to build at 27,973 units, according
The Trucker News Channel Episode #032
In this edition we cover… – Love’s dog parks. – Trucker saves two dogs – Free flu shots for truckers
FMCSA grants ATA petition to preempt California meal, rest break rules
WASHINGTON – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Friday said it is granting petitions to preempt the State of California’s meal and rest break rules,
Rhode Island officials preparing to build 10 new truck toll structures
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island transportation officials say they’ve received federal approval to build the state’s next 10 truck tolling structures. The Department of Transportation
U.S. durable goods orders up 0.8 pct., led by defense spending
WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories for long-lasting goods rose at a modest pace last month, but the gain was driven entirely by demand for
New Kenworth W990 now available for order
KIRKLAND, Wash. — The Kenworth W990, the new long-hood conventional tractor, is now available for order. “The Kenworth W990 leverages the 67-year evolution of the
FMCSA puts sleeper berth pilot program to bed
WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has quietly scrapped the so-called split sleeper berth study in deference to the agency Advanced Notice of
DOT: No FMCSA employees to be furloughed if federal government shuts down
WASHINGTON — None of the 1,156 employees of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will be furloughed if the federal government shuts down at midnight
New Oakley Transport safety, service contest will award driver 2020 GMC Sierra pickup
LAKE WALES, FLORIDA — Oakley Transport Inc., an ISO-certified liquid and dry bulk food grade transporter, has instituted an annual appreciation award, labeled Safety’s Super
BLS says 40% of 2017 work injury fatalities involved transportation incidents
WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday that there were 5,147 fatal work injuries in the United States in 2017, down slightly from
TMAF issues trucking-industry roll call of holiday spirit
WASHINGTON – Santa has his elves to keep his North Pole operation running at full tilt. But everywhere else it takes volunteers to uphold the
QuoteWizard names Columbus, Ohio, as most car accident prone city in U.S.
SEATTLE — With the holiday travel season officially here, QuoteWizard, an online insurance comparison marketplace, Thursday released a new proprietary study on the 25 most
Uber resumes autonomous car testing following suspension for pedestrian fatality
PITTSBURGH — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has approved Uber’s request to resume testing of autonomous vehicles on public roads in the Pittsburgh area.The approval,
3 more former Pilot Flying J executives sentenced to prison
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Three more former executives of the largest U.S. fuel retailer have been sentenced to prison in a plot to cheat trucking companies
November U.S. Trailer orders up 101% year-over-year
COLUMBUS, Ind. — U.S. trailer order volume slid sequentially for the second month in a row, but it’s all relative when one considers that more