For the past 3 years, the Central Piedmont Community College in Huntersville, North Carolina, has been helping fill the empty seats in the cabs of trucks. The class gives students hundreds of hours of behind-the-wheel training. When the college first started teaching new truckers the classes had 12 students, now…
In 2008 the record tonnage going through Duluth Seaway Port Authority reached 302,000, which they have now surpassed. With the high number of wind turbine parts going through the port this past year, they have now reached a record tonnage high of 306,000. Dutch ship, the Happy River, helped with…
Rocketail’s new wing system opens and closes when it needs to. The system includes 2 side Wings and a top Wing. When you back into another trailer or dock the system closes, and when you pull away the system opens back up again. It is a fully responsive system requiring…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is asking for comments about a proposed rule. They seek the public’s interest in allowing Camera Monitoring Systems to replace rearview mirrors on light and heavy trucks. With people’s comments and their prior research, they are hoping to figure out if cameras can provide…
Here is the final part of The Arctic Story. The Timelapse Trucker tells his father’s story.
NFI Industries, a supply chain provider, has inducted 21 of its drivers into its inaugural Haul of Fame. The awards ceremony took place at the company’s new headquarters in Camden, N.J., where company drivers from all over North America were honored with over 20 years of safe driving. NFI has…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has launched a new website promoting jobs for 18-20-year-olds who have the U.S. military equivalent of a CDL. The website lists trucking companies that are hiring drivers as part of the FMCSA Under 21 Military Driver Pilot Program. This program allows these drivers…
Here is part four of The Arctic Story. A son tells the story of his dad’s life as a trucker in the 80s.
During the North American Commercial Vehicle show in Atlanta, Georgia, Mack debuted the Black Anthem. This limited edition truck will only have a run of 500 made. The 70″ stand-up sleeper is painted Mack black, is trimmed in black, the cab steps and deck plates are powder-coated in black, it…
To get the President’s attention, the Small Business in Transportation Coalition (SBTC) has launched an online petition looking to suspend ELDs. Following the data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stating that on average two occupants of large trucks have died every single day since the new…