Tag: Featured
Owner-operator Karen Noel named WIT’s January member of the month
PLOVER, Wis. — Karen Noel, an owner-operator with Forward Air, has been named January member of the month by the Women in Trucking Association...
Kentucky transportation agency using new ‘tow plows’ to keep roads clear of snow, ice
PADUCAH, Ky. — In recent weeks, motorists traveling Interstate 24 and Interstate 69 in Western Kentucky may have seen a couple of pieces of...
U.S. Xpress partners with program matching service dogs with vets suffering from PTSD
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — It’s estimated that anywhere from 11% to 30% of military veterans experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following their service, depending on...
U.S. appeals court upholds tossing of 3 Pilot convictions
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A federal appeals court has rejected a bid by prosecutors to restore the tossed convictions for the former president of Pilot...
Iowa trucker concludes 33-year career with TMC Transport, offers advice to new drivers
DES MOINES, Iowa — On Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, Iowa trucker Russ Allen returned his keys to TMC Transportation for the final time, ending...
Fleet Advantage donations support local women’s shelter, provide holiday gifts for children
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Kids Around the Corner, a foundation created by Fleet Advantage in 2014 to support the needs of communities where Fleet...
NHTSA announces consent order with Daimler Trucks North America; DTNA to pay civil penalty...
WASHINGTON — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Dec. 31 announced a consent order with Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) following an investigation...
TA’s register roundup campaign for St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund raises $88k for truckers...
WESTLAKE, Ohio — TravelCenters of America (TA) extends a word of thanks to customers across the nation for raising $88,000 for the St. Christopher...
A true zoo story: Driver keeps Trucker Buddy classrooms engaged by sharing the fun...
In three decades on the road, Bill McNamee has piled up enough adventures to fill several volumes — but he hasn’t done it alone....
FMCSA declares Arizona trucker who struck, killed bicyclists to be ‘imminent hazard’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Arizona-licensed commercial driver Jordan Alexander Barson to be an...
‘No greater honor’: Truckers play vital role in distribution of long-awaited COVID-19 vaccines
For most of the world’s population, 2020 brought never-before-seen challenges, beginning with a global pandemic caused by a new coronavirus first discovered in China...
Charitable Works: Trucking organizations continue to give back during year of unprecedented challenges
WASHINGTON — Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF), an industry-wide education and image movement, shared stories of the unique ways that the trucking industry has...
California sisters team up to hit the road, continue new chapters in their lives
Six years ago, when Dorin Kauhi opened a new chapter of her life as a truck driver, it caught the attention of her sister,...
International trucks now offer latest version of Bendix collision-mitigation system
LISLE, Ill. — International Truck, produced by Navistar International Corp., now offers enhanced features of the Bendix Wingman Fusion collision-mitigation system on its LT,...
CFI associates donate more than $40,000 to 20 charities in 2020 Truckloads of Treasures...
JOPLIN, Mo. — Associates at CFI, an operating company of TFI International Inc., offered financial support to 20 charities across the U.S., Canada and...
Border patrol agents in California, Texas seize meth concealed in tractor-trailers
NILAND, Calif., and PHARR, Texas — In two separate actions on Dec. 19, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in California’s El Centro Sector...
More than 12,000 vehicles placed out of service during CVSA’s 2020 International Roadcheck
GREENBELT, Md. — During the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 2020 International Roadcheck, more than 50,000 inspections were conducted throughout the U.S., Canada and...
Seattle scales back bridge earthquake retrofits after estimate jumps from $67 million to $731...
SEATTLE — The Seattle Department of Transportation now says reinforcing 16 bridges to better withstand earthquakes would cost hundreds of millions of dollars more...
Delivering more than cookies: Ryder partners with Girl Scouts to create supply chain patch
MIAMI — Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida (GSTF) and Ryder System Inc. have created a new program to teach girls across the U.S. about the...
Idaho now home to Love’s largest-ever location; new travel centers also open in Illinois,...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Bliss, Idaho, with the company’s largest-ever location at more than 21,000 square feet....
