National Truck Driver Appreciation Week runs September 8-14 and Pilot Flying J is running their ‘Thank a Driver’ campaign through the entire month of September to show truckers just how much they are appreciated. With this campaign comes videos and ads geared toward a world without truck drivers and shows…
During the Great American Trucking show, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration held a session where truckers and others in the industry could express their concerns and opinions about the possible changes for the Hours of Service. Some of the concerns discussed included safety, female harassment, and driver fatigue. There…
Over the next four years, the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan will be investing $20 million into improvements, expansions, and some new stuff that will help improve its cargo capabilities. They will be adding two new rail yards, more dock, a truck marshaling yard (cell phone lot), and…
The American Trucking Associations has released the ATA Freight Transportation Forecast: 2019 to 2030. This annual forecast shows continued growth in the freight economy. According to the report, freight tonnage will grow and revenues will increase. This is a valuable tool for those in the trucking industry to see where…
With certain technologies becoming a necessity in the trucking industry (ELDs), there are many new and improved ways for your fleet to stay safe and save money. It’s all about the data. Telematics can do calculations for drivers so they know exactly where they are going, how long it will…
At the Southern Kentucky Community and Technical College in Franklin, the school’s very own driving course just opened up. To further aid the students, four trucks and four trailers were donated to the school. With trucking jobs in high demand and a lack of drivers out there, this is good…
With truck driving being the backbone of our country, there are good trucking jobs to be had all over the place. AdvisorSmith did a study that ranked 384 U.S. cities to find out if its worth it for truckers to head there looking for jobs. According to the study, the…
Over a three month period, TravelCenters of America, in partnership with High Noon Sales, have been selling merchandise for the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund (SCF). For each item sold at their participating TA, Petro and TA Express stations, TravelCenters donated $1 to the fund. This non-profit organization…
Soon, two women from Amarillo, Texas will be graduating from the Amarillo College Truck Driving Academy. With an industry that is mostly made up of men, this college highly encourages female truckers because that is who the trucking employers they work with are looking for. Rosa Rosas, one of the…
Grocery stores in South central Alaska, from Soldotna to Fairbanks, are not getting restocked because the current wildfires are crippling the busiest trucking corridors. Some roads are closed and some are passable but with major wait times, even up to 12 hours. Besides hindering the trucking industry, the fires have…