Trucking News

By: Matthew Harrell

The Troops to Truckers program provides active-duty servicemen and women the opportunity to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) at no cost. To make the transition to civilian life smoother, the Troops 2 Truckers program educates servicemen while serving active duty so that they are qualified for a transpo ...

By: Matthew Harrell

Many people are familiar with the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, now in its 27th year of existence. The event is widely successful with participants in 35 countries raising an impressive $30 million dollars in 2007 alone. But don’t worry, you don’t have to be able to run an 8k in ...

Doug Driscoll was recently selected as the new executive director of Trucker Buddy. He brings 35 years of trucking industry experience to the organization, much of it spent in management positions within the industry. He will run the program from its new office in Gig Harbor, Wash., focusing on fostering re ...

By Women in Trucking

Susan maneuvers her tractor-trailer into the travel center for a break before her three o'clock delivery.  As she steers the rig into a parking spot an attendant walks out to greet her.  He asks if she needs fuel and when she nods, he immediately motions for the fuel truck to run a hose into the tanks while ...

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Green Bay, WI: Tony and Gertrude Elkey were planning to celebrate their third wedding anniversary on December 27. Instead of a gift they received a satellite message notifying them that Tony had lost his job. Tony, who had been driving for Arrow Trucking since last August, was abruptly unemployed and stranded in El ...

Andy Clarke and Ed Wadel, CEO and CIO of Panther Expedited Services, will be doing their best to see as much of it as they can the week of December 7. Together, they'll be hitting the road and living the lives of Panther owner operators.

Clarke and Wadel are taking over one of its' fleet owner's Sprinter Cargo Van for the entirety of the ...

Please excuse the title of this article, but when asked to write about my book, The Tractor Trailer Book: Practical Advice for Driving Tractor Trailers, the documentaries that Hollywood puts out about new movies came to mind. I think I've been watching the movie channel too much. Far from a Hollywood production, this book has a fairly simple design ...

By Phil Romba

Race car drivers call it a ride. Truckers call it a job. Both entail driving a vehicle, and both are becoming increasingly hard to come by in the current economic climate as companies large and small downsize to cope with the recession.

Even though finding driving jobs has become more difficult recently, company ...

by Ellen Voie

What do we know about women in trucking?

Most of us would agree that there are more women employed in the trucking industry today than in the past, but do we really have a grasp on the advances women have made in this predominantly male dominated industry?  How can we use statistical information to better un ...

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CareersinGear.com and TeleType GPS honor truck drivers with DRIVERS ROCK! Contest
GPS navigation system will be given away in recognition of Truck Driver Appreciation Week

NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 4, 2009 – In recognition of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, ...

By Chett Winchell

Officially, it is the first week of fall; however, "old man winter" is looking our way.  Look at the weather and see the unusual participation patterns.  Check the weather channel when possible, listen to radio reports on newscasts, and talk with other drivers either on the CB or in person.  Exc ...

By Kevin Freeman

As modern operating costs continue to rise in the midst of an economic nightmare, the farthest thing from most drivers’ minds is the added expense of purchasing a new vehicle. An alarming number of veteran drivers, in fact, are actually turning in their titles as profits dry up, and the not-so-distant future seems ...

By James P. Lamb, USDOT/FMC Practitioner
President, DOTAuthority.com, Inc.

This past year, DOTAuthority.com held its first Truckers Conference in Orlando, Florida. It was well-noted that our seminars on "How to Find Freight" and "How to Set Freight Rates" were standing-room only, so this month we'll look ...

By James P. Lamb, USDOT/FMC Practitioner
President, DOTAuthority.com, Inc.

Whenever I teach a freight rate development workshop, I talk about how important it is to know and understand what is going on in the market place and how rates are affected by supply and demand. In the United States, transportation rates are not set ...

By James P. Lamb, USDOT/FMC Practitioner
President, DOTAuthority.com, Inc.

They're called "freight brokers," "property brokers," "truck brokers," and "load brokers." Regardless, they're all the same. They're the middlemen of the trucking world: third-party intermediaries who, for comp ...

Few restaurants in the United States can claim to have a history quite like Wade’s of Spartanburg, SC. What started as a restaurant located in a former grocery store has now evolved into a thriving facility accommodating up to 3,000 customers a day.

Wade’s was started by Wade and Betty Lindsey in 1947. Mrs. Lindsey served he ...

By Steve Johnson

When you think of “big” commercial operations, you generally think of operations that are corporately financed. In retailing, a big operation is manifested in the form of “big box” stores—Home Depot, Costco, Best Buy, and Target—all big boxes, all corporately owned. Indeed, fr ...

By Steve Johnson

Interstate 35 welcomes travelers heading north or south in America's Heartland, as it stretches approximately 1,300 miles from San Antonio to Minneapolis. Along this route, fitting nicely in the midsection between the expanse of Kansas City and Des Moines is the community of Eagleville, MO, population 400. The truck st ...

WOMEN TRUCK DRIVERS GET NEW ENCOURAGEMENT TO STAY IN SHAPE
Roadside Medical and Women In Trucking partner for a weight loss challenge

LAS VEGAS, NV (November 24, 2009) – Ten finalists in the Women Trucker Roadside Medical Challenge will see if they have what it takes to get in shape, despite the challenges fac ...

As a truck driver, do you find it hard to live a healthy and active lifestyle? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. According to a recent U.S. Transportation Research Board report, and qualified doctors and online doctors, truckers are at an increased risk than average Americans for a variety of health problems. Some of these health problems in ...

Professional drivers are humans and are subject to the challenges faced by every one of us on a daily basis.  However, many of these trials are unique to the men and women behind the wheel of a tractor-trailer.  The seven deadly sins have been identified as pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed and sloth.  How do these sins harm ...

WHEN IT COMES TO RAISING PROPERTY BROKER BONDS, CONGRESS SHOULD TREAD LIGHTLY
-by James P. Lamb

As a consultant operating in the world of motor carrier transportation permitting and licensing over the past decade, I have helped tens of thousands of motor carriers and property brokers secure their operating authority from the Federal ...

The Department of Transportation is going to announce January 26, 2010 that it is banning texting while driving for all persons who are commercial truck drivers or bus drivers.  The ban is goin ...

Cuyahoga Community College’s Truck Driving Academy in Cleveland, Ohio has secured US Department of Transportation tuition funding grant for driver training.  As many as six women will be provided full tuition for certification as CDL drivers in cooperation with Women In Trucking Association, Inc.

The program will allow potenti ...

Truckin’ Along: Interview with Aaron Tippin
By Andrea Rizzo

Aaron Tippin is a country singer and songwriter who makes anything seem possible. In addition to Tippin’s gift for music - which has culminated in more than a dozen records - he excels at living off the land, sports and recreation, and his famil ...

Lexar's Secure II Plus
By Kevin Freeman

In the midst of the Information Era we find ourselves browsing the aisles of the local Electronic Superstore in search of the latest technology that will make our lives more simple and productive. With the use of computers and laptops increasing every year, the demand for port ...

The Mid-America Trucking Show is proud to host country music legend John Anderson and award winning bluegrass band The Grascals, presented in concert by Mobil Delvac at the 2010 show this March 25-27.

John Anderson will headline the Mobil Delvac concert with hits from his new album "Bigger Hands" and country classics such as &q ...