When helping a trucker know that it’s okay to move into the right lane, don’t flash them with your brights at night. This action temporarily blinds them, making for unsafe driving conditions. Sure, during the day you can use your brights, but at night those brights are magnified by the…
It’s the holiday season and it’s important to be safe out on the road when you are traveling from one house to the next getting your fill of good food and good times. The American Trucking Associations and America’s Road Team have joined forces to offer up some advice for…
Women in Trucking and Walmart are looking for nominations for the first Women in Trucking Female Driver of the Year Award. This award recognizes outstanding female professional drivers who are leaders in the industry in regards to safety, the industry’s image, and community contributions. Nominations are open to female drivers…
Like any job, there are sides to it that a lot of people don’t know about and when it comes to being a trucker, there is quite a list. For example, they are very underappreciated. Truckers spend long hours on the road hauling things that we buy and use every…
From all of us at Trucker Advisor, we want to thank truckers, veterans, farmers, and anyone else who helps make this holiday possible. Also, we want to say Thank You to those who can’t make it home this weekend, you are amazing. Thank you, we appreciate you. Have a happy…
Fully custom Thor24, the supercharged “Holy Mother of Metal” was sold at a specialty auction for $12 million. This semi was put together by Mike Harrah, Tim Spinks, and Paul Abram and has been named the most outlandish semi-truck ever built. Some of the specs of the truck include; it’s…
Schneider, a big name in the trucking industry, has launched a new automated tool called Load My Truck. This tool allows third party carriers the ability to book loads with a simple click of a button. The real-time, negotiation-free rates help streamline the entire process and helps deliver a good…
DOT tells us that all lighting on a vehicle must be in working order. This is especially true during the snowy winter days when visibility is low. The link below gives us some tips about our trailer lights during this winter season. Make sure your lamps are facing the right…
With the permission of Illinois’ Tollways, a truck with autonomous technology will be cruising the Jane Addams Tollway very soon. There will be a driver behind the wheel at all times, it is not a fully autonomous vehicle. Autobon AI is a company that is not looking to replace drivers…
The link below leads to a collection of pictures of abandoned truck stops that are fairly obviously no longer being used. Granted, some of the pictures look like works of art, but I would not want to park there and spend the night if I had to. While trucking down…