Truck driving is the backbone of this country and keeps us all going, but it can also be a very dangerous job. Given the size and weight of a our trucks, they can cause a lot of damage and harm if something were to go wrong. To prevent accidents and…
Acuity Insurance sponsored an essay contest for high school students in the United States to commemorate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. The winner, Sara Mears from Appleton, Wisconsin, won $2,500 for her essay about her great uncle Roland “Rollie” Koenig. Koenig drives a blue Korth truck and transports dairy products….
For National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, 123Loadboard is handing out 1,500 annual subscriptions to drivers. This freight matching marketplace is showing truckers just how much they are appreciated by helping them cover the cost of membership so they can fill their trucks and keep on rolling. By keeping the transportation…
KeepTruckin, the online fleet management platform, has been awarded a spot on the Forbes Cloud 100 list. This is a list of private cloud companies from around the world who are recognized for their success. With their headquarters in San Francisco and 1,350 employees, their $227 Million in funding and…
Truckers are making a name for themselves on YouTube and if you click the link below it will take you to a list of Trucking YouTube Channels that you should be watching. Some of the titles include: Smart Trucking Channel – Here you will find tips and advice for truckers.Red…
The American Trucking Associations has told a House Subcommittee that using tolls to finance construction and maintenance of the infrastructure is damaging to the trucking industry. They are more than willing to pay their fair share but feel that tolls are not the way to to go and hurts the…
Kicking off October 8 and running until October 27, Run on Less Regional is a three-week event where fleets participate in a fuel economy demonstration. 10 fleets, traveling through different climates and geographic areas, will be showcasing technologies in freight efficiency. The ten fleets participating are: C&S Wholesale Grocers, Hirschbach,…
For National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Walmart made a video for its fleet of drivers showcasing how important they are and how much the company appreciates what they do. View the video below. Apply here to join Walmart’s fleet.
Timothy Chelette of Murfreesboro, Tenn., has won Pilot Flying J’s 2019 Road Warrior Contest. Big G, Chelette’s employer, and Pilot Flying J teamed up to surprise Chelette with the news of his win and give him the prize of $10,000. Of the more than 13,000 online votes, Chelette came out…
John Bendel, a columnist, found some notes he took during a ride along in 1994 with truckload driver Richard Hitchcock who then drove for Transport America of Minneapolis. Over the years, the trucking industry has changed dramatically and it doesn’t look likely to slow down any time soon. In this…