Tools to help truckers get their jobs done
Even the best, most proficient truck driver on the road today needs a little help from time to time. More often than not, most of the big stuff is handled by sensors and devices on the truck, or with a quick call on a smartphone. However, there are som…
Toppled tractor-trailer righted in Ontario truck stop
Driver slightly injured
Mothers Day Convoy expected to attract 600 trucks this weekend
In Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Volvo launches truck configurator
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Volvo Trucks has developed an online configurator that allows customers to design their own VNR and VNL online. The custom design can be shared via social media, or sent to a Volvo dealer. “The Volvo Trucks online…
Reminder: Coffee for mom is free at Pilot Flying J
Celebrating Mother’s Day
Number of trucking jobs dropped during April
First time since April
Drivewyze issues more lengthy statement following Missouri state audit of competitor-related bypass conflicts of interest
Following Overdrive’s report about Missouri’s critical audit of Help Inc.’s PrePass service, and conflicts of interest in the state as HELP board members who were also employees of the state DOT and patrol appeared to help reinforce HELP’s competitive …
Volvo cars and trucks to share traffic info
GOTHEBURG, Sweden – Volvo trucks and cars in Europe are participating in a cloud-based service to share real-time traffic hazard information. Volvo’s Connected Safety was launched by Volvo Cars in 2016, and is now being rolled out in Volvo Trucks.̷…
Logging duty status and making edits
While electronic logs generally automate parts of log keeping and in some ways simplify the rest, they still require direct driver involvement in most duty status changes. As with paper logs, drivers using electronic logs are in control of all duty sta…
New US truck pricing reality is here for the long haul
If you thought it was difficult to find a truck in the US in the first quarter, just wait. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com.
If US shippers thought it was difficult to find a truck in the first quarter, just wait. The era of the electronic log…