States are opening back up and freight is starting to move like normal again. A study of trucks traveling put out by Samsara Networks has shown us that trucks are rolling again but there is more speeding and less hard braking going on out there. During the COVID-19 lockdown, there…
Overdrive Magazine’s Red Eye Radio has put out its Trucker Talent Search announcement and got back over 50 entries. The long list of talented truckers has now been narrowed down to 10 and will be reviewed by a panel of judges sometime this summer. These 10 will be narrowed down…
USDOT’s Federal Highway Administration has awarded a $4.4 million grant for the Interstate 70 Truck Automation Corridor project. The project is a collaboration between DriveOhio, INDOT, the Transportation Research Center, and ODOT. This project will allow those working with automated trucks a safe place to deploy their operations. Data gathered…
Sure, many states have no cell phone usage and hands-free laws throughout the country, but fleets should have their own safe-driver policies to go along with these. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Safety Council have some good ideas to get started on developing your own policies….
Truckers have had a hard time this year when it comes to finding a decent meal to eat. Truck shops were shutting down along every highway, drive-thrus don’t allow walk-ups, and now food prices are skyrocketing. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association teamed up with the Canadian Trucking Alliance and others…
The latest monthly summary put out by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse gives some good insight at how many in the trucking industry are signing up and what they have in their systems. According to the summary, 80% of the violations reported were positive drug…
It’s an interesting world out there these days, and sometimes truckers have to drive through the middle of it in order to get the job done. There are peaceful protests all over the country, and some have turned violent, making it tricky and dangerous to get through. Without knowing which…
Freightwaves put out a survey to drivers, carriers, and others within the trucking industry asking questions about guns. Turns out, and it is really no surprise, that truckers love their guns. 70% of those who responded to the survey carry a concealed gun on their persons or in their vehicles…
American Trucking Associations is asking for nominations for the next round of captains for America’s Road Team. Since 1986, this elite group of professional drivers put a safe and positive face on the trucking industry. They go out and educate people all over the country regarding how the trucking industry…
National Tank Truck Carriers has announced a group of eight professional tank truck drivers as finalists for the Professional Tank Truck Driver of the Year Award. The finalists will be advancing to the final round where their performance, safety knowledge, community efforts, and tank truck driving, will be judged by…