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MDOT Lifts Remaining Highway Spring Weight Restrictions

The Michigan Department of Transportation has lifted all remaining Spring weight restrictions on its state highways. Permits will still be necessary for all loads exceeding the normal legal limits. There may be some county and city roads that still have weight restrictions, but signs are generally posted to indicate which…




Marvel’s Ghost Rider is Driving a Big Rig

Johnny Blaze, Marvel’s Ghost Rider, is seen in Marvels X #1 driving a semi-truck. Dave, the only person on the dystopian Earth without powers, is picked up by a trucker who reveals his real identity as the Ghost Rider later down the road. The exploding head with a flaming skull…


College in North Carolina has Large Class of Trucker Graduates

The Surry Community College in Dobson, North Carolina, has had its largest graduating class of truckers. Last December, 20 new truckers graduated and joined the trucking industry. The Truck Driver Training Program offered at SCC teaches new drivers the ins and outs of being a successful and safe truck driver….



CDL Scholarship Available at College of the Albemarle

College of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, is moving towards having a Commercial Driver’s License program. To further support this program the Armstrong family has established the “George P. Armstrong, Jr. Memorial Scholarship,” putting forth a $1,000 annual gift to a student enrolled in the CDL program. Armstrong…


Hero Truck Driver Saves Woman from Burning Car

A British truck driver was awarded with an East Midlands Ambulance Service Bravery Award for saving a woman’s life. John Rastrick, a truck driver from Chesterfield, was witness to a car crash in front of him where one of the cars burst into flame. Rastrick parked his truck and ran…


Don’t Drive Alongside a Truck – Advice from a Trucker

Here’s some advice from a long-time truck driver who would like to share his thoughts about driving next to a big truck, in the “kill zone”. If a truck loses control or has to move over very quickly, your small vehicle is going to get demolished. Also, if a tire…