The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has posted a notice informing drivers of commercial vehicles that they will be increasing the random drug testing rate to 50%. Starting January 1, 2020, the percentage rate will double to 50% from 25%. Based on the results of the positive rate of 1%…
The guy in the trucker hat at Arden Courts Memory Care Community in Winter Springs, Florida, is John Kober. Thanks to the facility’s Heart’s Desire program, Kober got to take a ride in a big rig. This program is to help patient’s dreams come true or maybe just help them…
Merry Christmas to all the truck drivers out there, we appreciate you.
PC exclusive American Truck Simulator is adding a new map for you to explore. Now you can pick up potatoes throughout the state of Idaho and transport them to any location in need of spuds. This authentic big-rig experience allows you to become a truck driver in the comfort of…
L.A. Hall, out of Louisville, Kentucky, has been a driver for USF Holland for 27 years and has been recognized for driving 3 million accident-free miles. This is a fantastic feat for any truck driver on the road. Hall was given a plaque, ring, and jacket for his accomplishment. Read…
The trucker’s parade was this last weekend in Eureka, California, and the children of the local Boys and Girls Club will be benefitting from the parade’s sponsors. Collectively they donated $10,250 to the Club which was match by local construction company Mercer-Fraser. With this parade almost not happening, people from…
The National Association of the Deaf has petitioned the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to drop the hearing requirement on interstate drivers of commercial vehicles. The NAD believes that the older rules do not apply today because of misguided stereotypes in the past given to those with hearing problems. Click…
Clark Transfer got its start in the 1940s and was the first to exclusively move theatrical shows from town to town. Back when the government regulated trucks, and shows could only go to big towns because they followed the railways, Clark Transfer got the ‘go’ from the government to drive…
For the first time, a woman has won the Grand Champion title during Rush Enterprise’s Tech Skills Rodeo. Rebecca Chewning made company history as the first female finalist in the Hino Parts Division and the first female to become Grand Champion since the Rodeo’s inception in 2006. Chewning is not…
Somerset Community College in Somerset, Kentucky, has a new four-week CDL program that is training new students to become truck drivers. The quick program involves future drivers being on campus for 160 hours in four weeks, forty hours are in the classroom and 120 hours are in the trucks. When…