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Man wearing hat and sunglasses in cab of red semi truck

May 14, 2024

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Spot Market Looking Up for Owner Operators

A recent survey conducted by Bloomberg and the Truckstop load board gathered insights from owner-operators and small fleets. The survey, drawing responses from owner-operators ...

woman truck driver fastening seat belt in semi truck cab

May 13, 2024

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Seat Belts One of the Top Ways Truck Drivers Can Protect Themselves on the Road

Safety experts and regulators have long been emphasizing the critical importance of wearing seat belts for truck drivers, highlighting the potentially tragic consequences for ...

May 13, 2024

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A New Georgia Law Includes an Emphasis on More Truck Parking

A recent law in Georgia has authorized the development of a comprehensive, full-scale statewide freight and logistics implementation plan, with a specific focus on ...

semi truck stuck in smugglers notch, vermont

May 13, 2024

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Truck Drivers Keep Getting Stuck on this Vermont Road

Despite the set up of warning signs, increased fines, and extensive awareness campaigns, the issue of trucks getting stuck on Vermont’s notorious Smugglers’ Notch ...

May 10, 2024

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New CDL Course on Safely Navigating Mountainous Areas

Navigating mountainous terrain poses significant challenges for truckers due to the complex skills needed to safely drive through hills, valleys, and sharp turns. These ...

May 10, 2024

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Power and Precision: The Story of James Erickson’s Custom 2018 Peterbilt 389

In the realm of heavy-haul trucking, power meets precision, and custom builds are popular among the most dedicated drivers. Meet James Erickson, the operator ...

red semi truck pulling white trailer on road with trees in background

May 10, 2024

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Professional Drivers’ Safety on U.S. Roads and What FMCSA is Doing About it

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is actively promoting safe practices for sharing the road with heavy-duty and large trucks. Truck drivers are ...

various types of semi trucks traveling on interstate highway

May 9, 2024

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FMCSA’s Sue Lawless Addresses Truck Parking, Female Drivers, and Safety

During the annual convention of the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) in Nashville on Monday, March 26, Sue Lawless, Acting Deputy Administrator of the Federal ...

May 9, 2024

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New Payment Option for Truck Drivers at CAT Scales

Relay Payments, a company with years of experience specializing in facilitating payments within the trucking and logistics industries, has recently launched a new payment ...

May 9, 2024

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ELD Security in Question: Logging Devices Could Be Vulnerable to Cyberattacks

The truck industry has undergone several huge transitions and changes in its long history. In 2024, semis have evolved into sprawling networks of interconnected ...