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The elephant in the room

If you thought that one elephant in the room was a, ‘what’s-that-thing-doing-in-the-room?’ conversation topic, how about two of them? No insult by inference, but this week’s 8 cents or so gasoline pump price spike that was levied on consumers across&#8…

Verizon Connect Offers Work Mobile App

Verizon Connect has released its Work Mobile app for Android and Apple devices that allows companies to improve management of their mobile workers and jobs in the field, the telematics provider announced.

Truckers Jamboree convenes in Iowa starting Thursday

For many truck drivers, especially those with working trucks in the Midwest, all roads will lead to Walcott, Iowa starting tomorrow as the 39th annual Walcott Truckers Jamboree unfolds at the Iowa 80 Truck Stop. The jamboree opens the morning of Thursd…

Going to GATS? Here’s where to park your truck

If you’re planning to drive your truck to the Great American Trucking Show in Dallas, in August you’ll once again be able to park for free in the TA-Petro Truck Parking Community. As in previous years,  TA-Petro Truck Parking Community will…

NM woman heads to national championship for first time

New Mexico truck driver Loretta Bruyere is headed to the National Truck Driving and Step Van Championships this August for the first time. Bruyere, who drives for FedEx Freight, began competing in the New Mexico state trucking championships in 2012 and…

Facebook group a place to share experiences

She Drives has an opportunity for women truck drivers to chat, raise issues of concern and get to know one another better. The She Drives Trucks: Women Truckers Group is on Facebook and is meant to a space for women drivers to connect. We invite you to…

Bicyclist loses in collision with tanker

A motorist’s dashcam caught this unfortunate encounter between, of all things, a tanker and a bicyclist. The tanker appears to not notice the cyclist as they make a turn and the person’s bike pay’s the price.  See what happens …