In honor of Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Amazon held a private concert for its truckers in Nashville starring Jason Aldean. A couple hundred truckers showed up to the tent set up in the Nissan Stadium parking lot where they also received gift bags. Amazon showed much appreciation to its truckers…
Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics are testing automated trucks with SAE Level 4 intent technology on Virginia’s public roads. Currently, all automated runs must have a trained safety driver, who has a CDL, to be on board the truck, along with an engineer. Both are trained and certified by Daimler…
Brake Safety Week 2019 will be held September 15-21 and Bendix is offering up some checklist charts for air disc brakes and drum brakes. Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC and Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake LLC want you to inspect your brake systems to reduce the number of crashes out there…
The Women in Trucking Association and Freightliner Trucks have announced the six finalists for the 2019 Influential Woman in Trucking Award. This annual award is a way to honor and recognize female leaders in the trucking industry. With over 100 nominations submitted, the list is now down to six women…
Each year, trucks from all over the country deliver over a million Remembrance Wreaths that are to be placed on graves of veterans in more than 1,600 locations. This year the event is happening on December 14 with ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and other participating locations. This is one…
This year, the biennial North American Commercial Vehicle Show, will once again be at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. From Oct. 28-31 you will be able to find truck manufacturers, telematics companies, education opportunities, and many more trucking related topics and events under one roof. This year…
The American Trucking Associations has announced that this week, September 8-14, is National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. This week, let us celebrate the 3.5 million professional truck drivers who keep our nation’s economy going strong. So, if you see a truck driver out there thank them for the food on…
National Truck Driver Appreciation week is coming up and Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has decided to celebrate truck drivers through the entire month of September. Throughout the month, truckers have the chance to win 10,000 My Love Reward points and one driver will win 1 million points. There…
Drivewyze, the weigh station bypass service provider, has released a free eBook titled “Secrets Behind the Weigh Station”. This 19-page book provides fleet managers, and anyone else interested, with the knowledge of how weigh stations operate. It gives information about technologies used at the stations and gives tips to drivers…
Northern Minnesota is pretty well known for its extremely cold winters, but if you live there it’s known for the many beet farms spread out across the flat landscape. During the harvesting season you will see a lot of dirt on the roads from the trucks hauling beets. Trucks slowly…