This week, Sept. 15-21, is the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safety Week. Across North America, enforcement officials will be conducting roadside inspections on commercial vehicles. Proper brake systems are a vital piece to how all vehicles, especially commercial vehicles, operate. They provide a means of safety to ourselves…
If you are a Drivewyze PreClear subscriber you are entitled to the free add-on service of Safety Notifications. This service was recently upgraded to include Mountain Corridors across the United States. For truckers driving through the mountains, this handy notification system will send an alert to your device about upcoming…
With a horse-drawn cart turned into the first truck by Gottlieb Daimler, Jack and Gus Mack founding Mack trucks, the Teamsters National Union, and the Fruehauf Trailer Company, this slideshow is one to behold. While flipping through its 33 frames, with some ads included, this slideshow takes you through the…
Joining forces with 30 other groups, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is taking a stand against expensive mandates on the trucking industry. The bills they are opposing include speed limiters, underride guards, automatic braking systems, and near $5 million in liability insurance. As diverse as the working conditions are in…
With a new hub in Chicago, Uber Technologies Inc., is expanding its Uber Freight and diving deeper into the logistics business. They are building on a service that makes it easier to connect truckers with trailers that are loaded and ready to go. If using their mobile app, carriers can…
Out of Liberty Lake, Wash., Derek Haupt ad Kristi DeYoung have started Blue Apple Enterprises, an interstate hemp transport business. With trucking and farming in their backgrounds these two did some research, learning about the industries, and found that nobody was hauling hemp beyond Washington’s borders. There are still a…
Next year, Volvo Trucks is bringing its Dynamic Steering system into North America. This system was introduced in Europe in 2013 and reduces steering force by up to 85%. This system and its ease of steering reduces driver fatigue and muscular pain to arms, neck, and shoulders. They are hoping…
For a while now, there have been many reports out there about a truck driver shortage. Even the American Trucking Associations (ATA) has released reports about a shortage. Yet the Bureau of Labor Statistics is saying that this is not quite the case. In the article linked below, there are…
Truckers and law enforcement of Rhode Island are teaming up to raise money for Special Olympics with a Truck Convoy event. The first annual Torch Run Truck Convoy will be held at the Travel Centers of America on 849 Victory Highway in West Greenwich, Rhode Island. Together they will raise…
Last Friday night a fleet of drones attacked Saudi Arabia, taking out almost half of its oil production capabilities. News reports have stated that it could take weeks to resume normal operations. On Sunday evening, oil future markets opened with the first trades over 20%. If this holds, the price…