When helping a trucker know that it’s okay to move into the right lane, don’t flash them with your brights at night. This action temporarily blinds them, making for unsafe driving conditions. Sure, during the day you can use your brights, but at night those brights are magnified by the…
Schneider, a big name in the trucking industry, has launched a new automated tool called Load My Truck. This tool allows third party carriers the ability to book loads with a simple click of a button. The real-time, negotiation-free rates help streamline the entire process and helps deliver a good…
The link below leads to a collection of pictures of abandoned truck stops that are fairly obviously no longer being used. Granted, some of the pictures look like works of art, but I would not want to park there and spend the night if I had to. While trucking down…
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores have recently opened two new stops, one in Calhoun, Georgia and one in Elgin, South Carolina. The Georgia stop is located off Interstate 75 and adds 93 truck parking spots to Gordon County. The South Carolina stop is located off Interstate 20 and adds…
DriverSense and FleetSense from Eyesight Technologies have added some new features to its software. It can already detect distraction and drowsiness, but now it can also detect cell phone usage and smoking while driving. Distracted driving, especially while using a cell phone, is one of the most common reasons for…
Skip is a heavy hauler who followed in his dad’s footsteps. Skip has hauled extra-large platforms for the Mars program, which is not a simple thing to do. You have to go slow, dodge poles, and more than likely have an escort to get you through tough areas. While hauling…
Tesla has a new patent application showing its own semi-truck seat suspension design. Truckers can relate some of their health issues to the uncomfortable seats they have to sit in for long periods of time. Tesla has designed a large centered seat with its own suspension technology to hopefully make…
On the Yeoju Smart Highway in South Korea, Hyundai Motor Company has successfully completed the company’s first platooning of trailer trucks. The trial used two connected Xcient trucks along with real-world situations. During the trial, cars were cutting in and out between the trucks, emergency braking was used, and a…
In Oklahoma City, Doris Randolph got to check one item off her bucket list, driving an 18-wheeler. Randolph is a dental assistant at the Clifford Family Dentistry in Norman, Oklahoma, and will soon celebrate her 61st year at the office. The employees and dentists in the office contacted New Element…
Out of Lehi, Utah, Trinity X-Press and Kenworth worked together to wrap a T680 for breast cancer awareness. The new pink truck was unveiled in October and is driven by Alvy Kerans. The owners of Trinity X-Press have lost many people they love to cancer and Kerans’ wife has been…