Barnes Transportation Services Inc., out of North Carolina, is offering a $1,000 reward for any information regarding the murder of its driver Robert Pane Hale. Hale was killed on June 25 while he was in his truck sitting in the parking lot of a local Hardee’s restaurant. The Barnes family,…
We all know how bad traffic congestion can be in Texas, especially around the Houston area, and now we have a list to help us out. The link below will bring you to a map and a list of the most congested roads in Texas. It also shows the rankings…
Rotha Dawkins, the owner of Rotha’s Formal and Tuxedo in Thomasville, North Carolina, used to drive a big rig wearing red high heels. Her 15 years in the trucking industry supplied her with some background information to write her books. The first in the series is called “Red High Heels”…
The 26th annual Timber Truckers Light Parade will be at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, down Main Street in John Day, Oregon. This parade demonstrates the importance of the timber industry in Grant County. This year’s theme is “A Storybook Christmas” and there are four categories; farm and ranch,…
In Joplin, Missouri, Bennett Trucking Company has donated $45,000 to the Christmas for Kids Campaign. This is the 35th year the local firefighters have run this campaign and with each passing year, the number of underprivileged kids grows. On December 19, the firefighters will hold a party for the kids…
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA, an updated North American Free Trade Agreement) was signed off by Democrats, making it a win for the trucking industry. Trading in North America is done mostly with trucks crossing the borders into Mexico and Canada, and this new agreement should further increase the economics of…
The nomination period for the 2020 Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award is now open until February 3, 2020. This award is sponsored by the Women in Trucking Association, Transportation Intermediaries Association, and Truckstop.com. The award is open to any woman within a field related to logistics who is a leader,…
Women in Trucking Association has named Jessica Luttrell the December 2019 Member of the Month. Luttrell drives for Umpqua Dairy out of Roseburg, Oregon where she was hired as the first female driver for the company. Her goal is to be the first female trucker in a management position. Read…
Lawrence Casados was trucking along I-70 when he passed under a bridge where his truck was pummeled with thick snow from above. At that same moment, a plow driver with the Colorado Department of Transportation was pushing wet, slushy snow over the railing above Casados. This collection of snow shattered…
When we think of trucking, what comes to mind? Big trucks, long stretches of driving, honking the loud horn and getting the job done. There are quite a few other factors that come along with being a trucker, like being away from your family for long periods of times, accidents,…