The American Trucking Association’s Technology & Maintenance Council has named Kelby Bentley of FedEx Freight the TMCSuperTech2019 Grand Champion. Showcasing North America’s top commercial vehicle technicians, this competition showed us the skills technicians have and how much they are needed in this industry. Also, winning first in their tracks were…
There is a lot of talk out there about automated trucks taking over the industry, but there are many factors you don’t hear about that prove truckers are vital to the system. First, truckers do more then just drive the truck. They secure cargo, load the trucks, and provide personal…
In Nashville, Tenn., four truckers from the mattress manufacturer Southerland have been recognized for reaching over 4 million accident-free miles. Southerland is one of the few mattress manufacturers who own their own fleet. Together, the four drivers have an equivalent of 35 years worth of accident-free miles and have been…
This week, Sept. 15-21, is the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Week. Across North America, enforcement officials will be conducting roadside inspections on commercial vehicles. Proper brake systems are a vital piece to how all vehicles, especially commercial vehicles, operate. They provide a means of safety to ourselves…
With a horse-drawn cart turned into the first truck by Gottlieb Daimler, Jack and Gus Mack founding Mack trucks, the Teamsters National Union, and the Fruehauf Trailer Company, this slideshow is one to behold. While flipping through its 33 frames, with some ads included, this slideshow takes you through the…
With a new hub in Chicago, Uber Technologies Inc., is expanding its Uber Freight and diving deeper into the logistics business. They are building on a service that makes it easier to connect truckers with trailers that are loaded and ready to go. If using their mobile app, carriers can…
Out of Liberty Lake, Wash., Derek Haupt ad Kristi DeYoung have started Blue Apple Enterprises, an interstate hemp transport business. With trucking and farming in their backgrounds these two did some research, learning about the industries, and found that nobody was hauling hemp beyond Washington’s borders. There are still a…
Mike Strain, D.V.M., the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner, sent out a news release reminding people to be extra cautious on the road during sugarcane harvesting season. The season runs from September through December and during this time there will be more large, slow-moving vehicles on the roads….
For a while now, there have been many reports out there about a truck driver shortage. Even the American Trucking Associations (ATA) has released reports about a shortage. Yet the Bureau of Labor Statistics is saying that this is not quite the case. In the article linked below, there are…
IMC Companies, the largest marine drayage provider in the nation, has launched Pacific Drayage Services (PDS). These new services will provide drayage and warehousing to customers in the Tacoma and Seattle areas. With 150 new trucks ordered and the entire PDS fleet made up of company trucks, this new venture…