Articles by Chantel Cartier

Truck Tonnage was Down 6.3% in October

According to the American Trucking Associations’ For-Hire Tonnage Index, there was a decrease of 6.3% in October. September’s numbers went up 5.7% and were followed by a slump in October. The ATA’s Chief Economist is thinking this happened due to a seasonal issue instead of a pandemic one. Click the…



Keeping Your Cargo Safe Over Thanksgiving Weekend

The holidays are a merry and festive time of year, but there are bad people out there who want to take advantage of the trucks carrying all the goods. A data set put together by CargoNet shows that the top things stolen during the holidays are food and beverages, electronics,…


Paper Transport is Joining Other Trucking Companies and Offering Salary

Wisconsin-based trucking company Paper Transport Inc. is joining other companies in the trucking industry and offering their drivers a guaranteed salary. Drivers are hard to come by these days because of the uncertainty of what’s going on out there with the pandemic and keeping them can be even trickier. There…


Oregon Truckers Hand out Turkeys for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is about gathering with friends and family and giving thanks for all that we have. There are many people out there who could use some help this Thanksgiving season and a couple of trucking businesses in Oregon have teamed up to make sure those families have a turkey on…


Crashing Into a Semi Truck to Keep Nuclear Materials Safe

The U.S. government has built a new semi truck to transport nuclear weapons and materials. They also ran another semi-truck into it to see if it could keep the nuclear stuff from blowing up. The Mobile Guardian Transporter is the newest in nuclear transport technology and is getting run-through for…


Trucker Protest put on Hold

According to the original creator of the Facebook group StopTheTires2020, the upcoming trucker protest will not be happening. Jeremy Rewoldt started the Facebook group one night to allow truckers a place to vent about this year’s election results and what they could mean. After a couple of weeks, there were…


Love’s Adds Over 300 Truck Parking Spots Around the Country

You can now find more trucking parking spaces in Illinois, Georgia, and Arkansas thanks to Love’s Travel Stops. All three locations are open 24/7 and offer truckers many amenities. The Marion, Illinois location is off Interstate 57, has 119 truck parking spots, 10 diesel bays, 7 showers, laundry facilities, a…


Become a Truck Driver on the Nintendo Switch

After ruling the road in your big rig, you can be king of the road on the Nintendo Switch. Truck Driver is now available on the Switch and comes with an array of Switch-only features. It has previously been released on the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One but is…


How Weather Matters in the Freight Industry

Like any other road trip, bad weather can lead to complications and delays. Within the trucking industry, those delays can lead to a loss of money and freight delays. Those truck drivers delivering your goods need to have good roads to drive on and when they are icy or flooded,…