While on her way to a truck show in Louisville, Ky., Shannon Currier ran over a 5/16-inch wrench lying in the road at just the right angle to puncture her tire. After finding out her AAA coverage had lapsed she called a couple of trucker colleagues and coworkers to tell…
Earlier this week, in Plant City, Fla., a tree fell and cut a Publix truck in half. A sheriff’s office spokesperson stated that the truck snagged a low-hanging branch which brought the rest of the tree down on top of it. Knights Griffin Road was closed for many hours and…
The Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada has posted a casting call for the next season of “Ice Road Truckers”. They are looking for women drivers or trucking company owners, age range of 30-50, has a lot of character, is tough and has some bad weather driving experience. Contact info is…
Mack Trucks has built its 100,000th truck equipped with Mack GuardDog Connect telematics technology. From the first truck in 2014 to the 100,000th, the GuardDog system has evolved and improved over the years to become one of Mack’s most useful telematic tools. This tool monitors truck’s critical fault codes and…
Bendix, the leading-edge supplier of trucking technologies has produced more than 3 million air disc brakes in North America. With its lightweight design providing a shorter stopping distance than drum brakes, fleets and owner-operators are seeing the benefits of this brake style and the trend is catching on. With the…
With thousands of commercial trucks crossing the Pharr International Bridge into Texas from Mexico, the wait times can become very long. In March, when customs agents were pulled away from the ports of entry to help process migrants at the border, the wait times became even longer. To help resolve…
To further take care of their customers, Miles Away Trucking is now offering refrigerated services. Besides keeping certain foods fresher, climate-controlled reefer trucks can keep items from melting, help protect electronics, and keep necessary items frozen until they reach their destination. As a national leader in the trucking industry, Miles…
John and Kathy Vicars were recipients of the 2019 Wheelon Award in Garland City, Utah. They were made grand marshals and led the Wheat and Beet Days parade in June. Together they own Vicars Trucking and Kathy owns JK Trucking. This last May, they were put on the cover of…
On I-95, in the southern part of the state, two tolls in Rhode Island have brought in $7.2 million with higher numbers predicted next year. With pushback from the trucking industry, RIDOT confirms that they are following the legal rules when it comes to these tolls. The third toll will…
For the past 58 years, Terry Bosman of Lynden, Wash., has been navigating the Cascade mountains and nobody knows Snoqualmie Pass better than him. He was recently given the Golden Achievement from the American Truck Historical Society in Reno, Nev., this past Memorial Day weekend. After many life changes, nothing…