Trucking Life

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Setting yet another record for its largest-ever donation, truck drivers and other employees of Averitt Express raised $1,000,001 in 2019 that was...

Driving a truck for a living isn’t an easy job. Driving for a living AND making time to promote the industry and its drivers...

Idling your truck’s engine is expensive and can burn a gallon of fuel per hour or more. At $2.85 per gallon, the national average...

Some people enjoy helping others, and some people make a career out of it. Emily Soloby most definitely belongs in the “career” category. For...

HOUSTON — The 38th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck beauty contest is going virtual, according to organizers. The event offers truck drivers from across...

GREEN BAY, Wis. — In recognition of those who live and embody its Safety First and Always core value, Schneider, among the nation’s largest...

SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. — On May 30, 2020, Big G Express will hold its fifth annual Big G Motorcycle Ride benefiting St. Jude Children's Research...

In the running debate over whether professional truck drivers under the age of 21 should be allowed to run loads interstate, one of the...

The town of Valliant, Oklahoma, has a population of only 800 people. The town might not be big, but when it comes to truckers,...

On the surface, Terrence Danns is the average company driver. But behind his jovial laugh and kind smile he has led a life that’s...

LEBANON, Tenn. — A series of coincidences led to a miraculous save for Phyllis Banfield, a waitress at Uncle Pete’s Travel Center on Sparta...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Chattanooga-based trucking company, U.S. Xpress, honored 10 of its drivers for above-and-beyond achievements at a virtual ceremony in June. The annual...

“Whoever said, ‘Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life’ was talking about me,” said Su Schmerheim, paraphrasing...

When Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF) celebrated its fifth anniversary at the 2019 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, owner-operators Dave and Tina Peterson...

MILAN, Ind. — As the trucking industry honors drivers around the U.S. during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week (NTDAW), Sept. 13-19, one Indiana-based carrier...

PLOVER, Wis. — Women In Trucking Association and Walmart are seeking nominations for the inaugural Women In Trucking Female Driver of the Year award. The...

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HOLLAND, Mich. — Holland professional driver Dan Runice has achieved the accomplishment of driving over 3 million consecutive miles without a preventable accident. To put...

David Compton: Joining me today is Rob and Erica Howes from Howes Products, and Ellen Voie from Women in Trucking. Welcome, everybody. Erica Howes: Thank you. David Compton: Well,...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A lot of career success stories start with a resume. The same can’t typically be said for love stories. For Gwenetta...