Winter roads are here in some parts of the country, and nobody (especially truckers) look forward to those. Yet, there are beautiful roads to travel all across America. Traveling west from Montana to Idaho allows for some pretty majestic views. You get snowy mountain peaks, national forests, and a sky…
Ohio has teamed up with Pennsylvania and Michigan to allow the running of autonomous trucks on its highways. The autonomous trucking company Locomation made a successful run from Pittsburgh to Detroit. In both trucks, drivers were in control on regular roads, but once they hit the highways, the autonomous platooning…
Freightwaves put out a survey recently asking truck drivers how they are voting this year. Turns out, the majority said they are going down to the polls and voting in person. 70% of the Twitter survey responders said they planned to vote in person and 75% of the LinkedIn responders…
In some parts of the country, winter and all its blustery glory has arrived. There are always tips and tricks from truckers out on the roads but here’s a few more you may not know about. Basic items all truckers should have include winter jackets, fuel additives, and chains (if…
It’s been over 40 years since Burt Reynolds brought us Smokey and the Bandit and now it’s making a comeback as a TV series. The series is being put together by David Gordon Green (Eastbound and Down), Danny McBride, Seth MacFarlane, Jody Hill, Brandon James, and Erica Huggins, with talks…
FreightWaves has announced the winners of the 2021 FreightTech 100 Awards. This is the third year for these awards. The FreightTech spotlights innovative companies in the transportation/trucking industry. FreightWaves readers put in over 500 nominations for over 200 companies across the country. Next, during the FreightWaves LIVE@HOME virtual conference Nov….
With winter weather approaching, slippy roads are coming right along with it. Now, icy roads are not the only type of bad road, wet roads and windy conditions can also be quite treacherous. Based on information put out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the five states with the…
Peterbilt Motors Company has completed a milestone with the delivery of its 10,000th Model 579 UltraLoft to the trucking world. The Albertville, Minnesota based company is honored to be a part of the long haul trucking industry and knows how integral it is to the country. The interior of this…
The Dorena-Hickman Ferry in Paducah, Kentucky will temporarily be unable to transport large trucks across the Mississippi River. The ferry will continue to stay in operation for passenger vehicles and smaller trucks but due to low water, it can’t haul heavy trucks. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced the low levels…
At the Delaware State Fairgrounds this last weekend, two hundred truckers showed up to help raise money for the Special Olympics Delaware. The annual Truck Convoy has been running for 18 years and has collectively, including the $40,000 plus raised over the weekend, raised almost $700,000. This event was held…