Last Friday, truckers in Mexico blocked northbound access to the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, to protest the new route for empty trucks. A new pilot program put out by U.S. Customs and Border Protection reroutes empty northbound trucks through the Colombia-Solidarity bridge. Truckers are not happy about this…
Joseph Brown, a professional trucker for Halvor Lines Inc, was given the title of Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association for his heroic act. Brown was in Iowa, headed north on 35 towards Minneapolis when an incredibly windy and rainy storm hit. He couldn’t see what was in front…
According to ACT Research, net orders for Class 8 trucks were 51,900 units in November. This was s 33% increase from October and a 197% improvement from November of 2019. Classes 5-7 were at a 9% decrease from October but up 78% when compared to November of 2019. All final…
The Idaho Transportation Department has opened a period of time to collect comments regarding heavier loads on select highways in Latah County. Several highways in this county would be reclassified to allow commercial vehicles weighing up to 129,000 pounds. The roads include Highway 6 from the US-95 junction to Harvard,…
This year, everything changed. People went from going out and shopping to buying their goods safely at home. What was purchased also changed, shoppers went from plane tickets, gym memberships, and rent to stuff. Orders for class-8 trucks in November matched the historic records of orders in July and August…
Freightwaves has recently put out an infographic titled “Women in Trucks” that gives us a good overview of where women are within the industry. Here are some fun facts about women in the trucking industry: 10% of OTR truckers are women.4% of owner-operators are women.Women make up 43.5% of the…
The USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced the extending and expansion of the hours-of-service regulations for those helping with COVID-19 relief. This declaration is for commercial vehicles providing direct assistance and runs through February 28, 2021, and is for: Vaccines, medical supplies, and equipment related to the prevention…
The American Trucking Associations is asking those in charge of vaccine distribution to put truckers near the top of the list. Letters have been sent to the White House, the CDC, President-elect Biden, and the National Governors Association. The trucking industry has been rolling through this pandemic making sure shelves…
Surry Community College in Dobson, North Carolina is starting its next round of training truck drivers in January. Orientation will be held this coming Monday at 10 a.m. at The Yadkin Center. The Truck Driver Training classes start January 11 and go through March 16, all day, Monday through Friday….
Daimler Trucks North America and Portland General Electric are teaming up to create an “Electric Island” in Portland, Oregon. The large charging station will be the first of its kind in the U.S. and will charge medium- and heavy-duty trucks. The “Island” is currently under construction near DTNA’s headquarters in…