Once again, it’s the time of year when trucking charities are looking for volunteers and donations to help truckers (and their families) in need. Truckers Christmas Group wants to help truckers who have recently lost their jobs or are coping with a life event that makes it hard to work….
An essential element in the trucking industry today is visibility; knowing where an order, container, or truck is. When trucks have to wait at warehouses, are late because of traffic, or any other thing holding up deliveries, money is wasted. Carriers and others in the industry have started using various…
Trimble has announced the release of the Trimble Duo, a smart in-cab display with 4G-LTE powered by Android. This fixed-mount device has been ruggedized and built for the trucking industry. This platform keeps truckers connected for reliable access and ensures compliance with the new trucking standards. The Android platform helps…
On the Yeoju Smart Highway in South Korea, Hyundai Motor Company has successfully completed the company’s first platooning of trailer trucks. The trial used two connected Xcient trucks along with real-world situations. During the trial, cars were cutting in and out between the trucks, emergency braking was used, and a…
There are a lot of questions out there regarding the intricacies of truck laws, one involves the use of a commercial vehicle on off-duty time. First, what is personal conveyance? Personal conveyance is the use of a commercial vehicle when you are not engaging in work responsibilities. In the link…
The California Trucking Association has filed a lawsuit asking to block the new gig-work law from applying to truckers. They have stated that this new law will force more than 70,000 independent truckers to be out of work. The CTA is fighting this new law, which starts January 1, because…
Rachel Premack has become a celebrity reporter among the truck drivers around the nation. She’s a young reporter who is speaking on behalf of the truck drivers out there, and they are tuning in to listen to what she has to say. Even when Premack’s stories stir up some controversy,…
In Oklahoma City, Doris Randolph got to check one item off her bucket list, driving an 18-wheeler. Randolph is a dental assistant at the Clifford Family Dentistry in Norman, Oklahoma, and will soon celebrate her 61st year at the office. The employees and dentists in the office contacted New Element…
Out of Lehi, Utah, Trinity X-Press and Kenworth worked together to wrap a T680 for breast cancer awareness. The new pink truck was unveiled in October and is driven by Alvy Kerans. The owners of Trinity X-Press have lost many people they love to cancer and Kerans’ wife has been…
The truck used by the Zac Brown Band during their 2018 Down the Rabbit Hole tour will be put up for auction until November 30. The proceeds of this auction will go to Camp Southern Ground in Fayetteville, Georgia. Camp Southern Ground offers week-long camps for children in the summer…