Let’s face it, commercial trucks are not cheap and deciding what kind and when to buy can make for stressful and complicated decisions. Your first step should be to figure out your budget. You can expect to pay over $100,000 for a cab and add on an additional $50,000 for…
Most times in life we find our path by learning what not to do on the way there. Following is a story about a traveling art handler who experienced many road bumps in the business before starting their own. Having an extra pair of hands is always a good lesson…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suggests to employers that they evaluate the criminal convictions of their job candidates before jumping to conclusions. They should look for things like how much time has passed since the conviction or sentence, if the conviction has any relation to the job, and what the…
Driving on endless highways all day long can be quite daunting and doing it in a big rig takes some grit. Turns out, those long hours can lead to some strange occurrences and interesting superstitions. Here are a few to wet your whistle: Driving with a fifty-dollar bill is bad…
The Twin Ports Interchange reconstruction project will soon put the truckers of Duluth, Minn., back on the interstate. Currently, oversized loads have to make their way up hills and through city and residential streets to make their way to U.S. Highway 53. The $342 million project will include new bridges,…
With the start of next year, students taking truck driving classes at Alabama technical and community colleges will be instructed on how to recognize, report, and prevent human trafficking. New Alabama truckers will now have the tools to identify traffic victims and to have the knowledge to not participate. Alabama…
There is legislation being considered by a Kansas Senator that would create an advisory board in the FMCSA exclusively focused on increasing the amount of women in the trucking industry. The board within the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would be a five-member team of women from different areas within…
In episode three, season two of Mack’s RoadLife, Westcan Bulk Transport shares their real life experiences with ice roads. By using GPS-tied ground-penetrating radar, truckers can measure the thickness of ice roads to make sure they are safe to drive across. The ice must be 39 inches thick but thicker…
Oregon-based advertising company Rolling Adz works with owner operators and trucking fleets by putting advertising on their trucks. By going from an all white surface to one with a colorful and eye-catching ad on it, truck drivers can make some extra cash while they are running their normal routes. Rolling…
The American Trucking Associations has delivered a congratulatory letter to the 427 truck drivers who have qualified for the 2019 National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships. Each of these drivers has had an accident-free year of driving and won their state-level driving championships for their vehicle…