Love’s opens new North Carolina, Texas locations
The new North Carolina location is in Newton off of U.S. Highway 321, and the new Texas store is in Beaumont off of I-10.
Late Ice Road Truckers star Darrell Ward the focal point of new season’s first episode
The episode began remembering Ward, and closed with the prospect of Ward’s son, Reno, joining the cast, writes Overdrive sister site Truckers News Editor David Hollis in his weekly episode recap.
Driver-facing cams an invasion of privacy? Answers at Real Women in Trucking’s GATS legal Q&A
In a word, if the driver agrees to work for the company providing the equipment, no. Attorney Paul Taylor: “Should drivers do something about it? Yeah, they should — to a certain extent, drivers have to quit working for bad companies.”
Safety Sammy is Official Name of TMAF Mascot
After a months’ long contest to name its official mascot, Trucking Moves America Forward has finally announced that the cartoon truck will be known as Safety Sammy.
UK Announces Series of Truck Platoon Tests
The British government has awarded funding that will enable a series of truck platoon tests on public roadways in the United Kingdom beginning next year.
FMCSA Slates Public Meeting on CSA-Scoring Action Plan
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has scheduled a public meeting for Sept. 8 to solicit comments on recommendations on reforming the agency’s Carrier, Safety, Accountability enforcement regime made by the National Academies of Science.
Shippers, transport providers steel for long Harvey recovery
Freight transportation in and around Houston remains at a standstill as companies check on staff, assess damages, and prepare for a difficult recovery and higher truck rates after historic flooding unleashed by Hurricane Harvey.
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Truckers Probably Pulled Over to Watch the Eclipse
Video-based telematics provider Lytx found that truck drivers seemed to join in with the rest of the country last week to catch a glimpse of the eclipse, according to data from trucks equipped with its DriveCam system.
Hurricane Harvey Could Disrupt Trucking for Some Time
Hurricane Harvey, whose heavy rains brought devastating flooding to Houston and much of south Texas, may yet cause more trouble for the region– the National Weather Service predicting an additional 25 inches of rain through the end of the week in certain areas.
Views from the storm: Trucker rescued in Harvey flooding as highways become submerged
See a trucker rescued from his entrapped truck in historic flooding brought by Hurricane Harvey, as well as other trucking and highway views in the storm.