A plan for supporting infrastructure for electric vehicles was approved by the California Public Utilities Commission. With an initiative of $107 million to build around 300 charging stations, they are hoping for at least 3,000 electric trucks, buses, and other heavy-duty vehicles to use them in the near future. As…
During the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, Texas, this weekend, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will be hosting two one-hour sessions where they will discuss the proposed hours of service changes and the transitions of ELDs from manual to electronic. The first session is in the Hall A…
Declan Pfund of Winona, Minnesota, celebrated his fourth birthday by honking the horn and exploring the trucks that pulled into the Minnesota State College-Southeast. His love of trucks was the start of something big for the neighborhood. It started when Declan would sit outside his house and get the truckers…
The weigh station bypass, electronic toll payments, and safety platform PrePass has added another feature to their services. There are now alerts along Interstate 70 in Colorado warning drivers of steep grades ahead and where the runaway truck ramps are. It will also alert drivers to seven sites along the…
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…
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…
With UPS Ventures taking a minority stake in TuSimple, the two companies are testing self-driving trucks in Arizona to see if what they can do will improve efficiency and service for UPS. Currently their tests involve a driver and engineer aboard the self-driving trucks for legal purposes. Transport time, safety…
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…
With all of the concern about climate change and the environment there is now a growing market for food waste and animal poop. With the proper equipment, organic matter decomposes releasing methane gas and through anaerobic digestion turns into natural gas. California is encouraging transportation companies to convert their fleets…