Barnes Transportation Services Inc., out of North Carolina, is offering a $1,000 reward for any information regarding the murder of its driver Robert Pane Hale. Hale was killed on June 25 while he was in his truck sitting in the parking lot of a local Hardee’s restaurant. The Barnes family,…
Schwerman Trucking out of Calvert City, Kentucky is donating a truck to Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Illinois. The college’s truck driving coordinator reached out to companies to find a truck for students who are unfamiliar with driving manual transmissions or have physical limitations making manuals a challenge. This new…
Nikola partnered up with Iveco and have unveiled the TRE, a prototype of their electric truck. The 720 kWh battery gives 644 hp and can run 248 miles. The TRE comes with a new infotainment system that integrates the bulk of the vehicle’s functions including climate control, a 360-degree camera…
We all know how bad traffic congestion can be in Texas, especially around the Houston area, and now we have a list to help us out. The link below will bring you to a map and a list of the most congested roads in Texas. It also shows the rankings…
Rotha Dawkins, the owner of Rotha’s Formal and Tuxedo in Thomasville, North Carolina, used to drive a big rig wearing red high heels. Her 15 years in the trucking industry supplied her with some background information to write her books. The first in the series is called “Red High Heels”…
Comfort Motion Global has been working with commercial vehicle suppliers and carriers to deliver its Motion Seating Technology to commercial vehicles. With driver fatigue being brought into the spotlight more and more these days, Comfort Motion Global wants to help find a solution. This new proprietary motion seat technology gives…
The 26th annual Timber Truckers Light Parade will be at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, down Main Street in John Day, Oregon. This parade demonstrates the importance of the timber industry in Grant County. This year’s theme is “A Storybook Christmas” and there are four categories; farm and ranch,…
Spending your days driving down the long road can be a bit lonely, and what better way to solve this problem than to have a traveling companion. Yes, dogs and cats make for good traveling buddies, but according to a transportation lawyer, jurors are going to see them as a…
Heavy Duty Trucking magazine, the American Truck Dealers, and Procede Software have announced the five nominees for the 2020 Truck Dealer of the Year award. They are Jim Bland of TranSource, Oscar Horton of Sun State International Trucks, Tim Mitchell of Motor Truck Equipment Company, Scott Pearson of Peterbilt, and…
In Joplin, Missouri, Bennett Trucking Company has donated $45,000 to the Christmas for Kids Campaign. This is the 35th year the local firefighters have run this campaign and with each passing year, the number of underprivileged kids grows. On December 19, the firefighters will hold a party for the kids…