In Pierre, South Dakota, there seems to be a growing demand for commercial driver license (CDL) education, so the Capital University Center is offering another class. After CUC had their first class earlier this year, there was immediate demand for another class and before the second class began there was…
Over the course of 34 years, Barry Queebodeaux has driven over 9 million miles and they have all been accident free. He was recognized for this milestone by an industry that can be quite dangerous at times. With 500,000 trucking accidents happening in the U.S. each year, this is quite…
Alfred Watts has been employed at Holland Transfer Co. for over fifty years and now he’s retiring. With Holland Transfer being around for 112 years, Watts has seen almost half of those and has grown with the company. Unsure of how many miles he actually drove, his coworkers estimated it…
427 men and women have gathered at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the the 82nd annual National Truck Driving Championships. As the best in the trucking industry from all over the country, these men and women will show off their knowledge of the industry and…
Truck stops have changed quite a bit over the years. Did you know that truckers had to wait in line to use a payphone to contract for loads? True story. Now, with some serious technology in the palm of their hands truckers can reserve shower space, schedule truck maintenance, and…
If you are in Henderson, Kentucky this weekend, make sure you check out the Chrome and Lights Truck show at the Henderson County Fairgrounds. The non-profit organization Truckers Helping Hands, is hosting this event and have stated that semis, motorcycles, and pickups from around the Midwest will be on display…
The Carolina Truck Driving School could not find the road portion of test records for over 500 students during their DMV audit. This resulted in letters going out to the drivers stating that they must retake their CDL road test within a month or it would be cancelled. With upcoming…
The class 8 battery electric Freightliner eCascadia, built by Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA), is its first class 8 battery electric truck and it’s ready to roll out to customers. Daimler’s first two eCascadias are headed to Penske Truck Leasing in Reading, Pennsylvania and NFI of Camden, New Jersey. With…
With a few simple steps, trucking companies can lower their carbon emissions without fully jumping aboard the electric train. Electric trucks are in our future, but they may not be in everyone’s future and those companies are also looking to help the planet and save money with what they have…
Josh Aldrich of Cranbrook, B.C., founder of Fur the Haul of It, uses his love of animals and trucking to deliver rescue animals to new homes. Instead of shipping them off in the cargo hold of an airplane, Aldrich finds good company in animals riding shotgun as he drives his…