The Utah Transportation Commission has agreed to give additional funds to build an escape truck ramp on U.S. 89. This dangerous chunk of road is getting a concrete apron and denser restraint system. The project initially started with a $4 million budget but an additional $1 million was added for…
Stoneridge, Inc., has won the Jim Winsor Memorial Technical Achievement Award for its MirrorEye Camera Monitor System. The award is given out by the North American Truck Writers who find and evaluate products that enhance the industry. The MirrorEye CMS was the first of its kind to receive a federal…
With its release last year, Soedseco’s Truck Driver has been released on other platforms but now it’s going to be out in both physical and digital form for the Nintendo Switch. Along with this new release comes some pretty interesting Switch-only features including rumble support and the use of the…
Bestpass has announced its launch of a toll by plate solution, adding to its nationwide transponder-based toll coverage. This product covers both plates for the power unit and trailer. Toll by plate helps fleets consolidate their coverage with tolling authorities and minimize their transactions. Click the link below to read…
The Women in Trucking Association has named Su Schmerheim as its Member of the Month for March 2020. Schmerheim has been recognized as one of the few female solo horse haulers in the nation. Her love of horses has led to a successful career with Ecclestone Horse Transport. Today she…
On Thursday, March 19, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will be hosting a Trucking Safety Summit at the U.S. Department of Transportation. All matters of truck safety will be discussed to create a dialogue about road safety for all Americans. Click the link below to read the original announcement…
Since truckers sit up higher and can look out over those in vehicles below, they see quite a bit and what they see is not good. Truckers have seen drivers putting on makeup, eating cereal, changing clothes, amongst other terrible things that take driver’s eyes off the road. Along with…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking for approval from the Trump Administration to conduct a study regarding harassment and wrong-doings against women and minorities in the trucking industry. Only receiving three comments after it was announced last year, the “Crime Prevention for Truckers” study could help find the…
As part of the IndyCar Series and NASCAR truck series weekend, the Texas Motor Speedway will be hosting the 38th Annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs truck show. Inside the track, the truck beauty contest will be right there in front of the fans. Hard-working truckers from the United States and Canada…
For the ninth year in a row, the Big Idaho Potato Truck is rolling out from Boise to travel the country. It will be on tour with an all-female Tater Team traveling around 35,000 miles and stopping in nearly 100 cities. This piece of pop-culture has become a staple all…