Montana Truck Driver Honored for 3 Million Safe Miles
Bob Pratt’s latest feat was the equivalent of traveling 125 times around the Earth at the equator without a single wreck. Pratt, a 72-year-old truck driver, was honored March 7 by his employer, Agricultural Express, for driving 3 million miles for the …
HDT, Work Truck, Bobit Business Media Host Work Truck Exchange
Heavy Duty Trucking, along with sister publications Automotive Fleet and Work Truck, will be hosting the Work Truck Exchange , an intimate event that pairs a select group of fleet managers with industry suppliers at an all-inclusive, networking retreat…
Don’t avoid the bankruptcy discussion
Thankfully, there are alternatives to personal bankruptcy. Say the word bankruptcy and people naturally recoil. I don’t know if there is more stigma attached to another word in the English language. In reality bankruptcy is not something to be ashamed of, it should not be…
FMCSA seeking input on sleep apnea screening
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will host three public listening sessions to solicit input on the impacts of screening, evaluating and treating commercial truck drivers for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The National Transportation Safety…
LR woman gets 8 years in fiery death of trucker
A 25-year-old Little Rock woman has been sentenced to eight years in prison for killing a truck driver in a fiery March 2014 collision in which a witness said she was driving backwards. Leigh Veronica Miller pleaded guilty to manslaughter before Pulask…
Winners of TCA’s 40th annual National Fleet Safety Awards named
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The grand prize winners of the 2015 National Fleet Safety Awards were revealed at the TCA Annual Awards Banquet in Las Vegas this week. The awards honour trucking companies that demonstrate an unrivalled commitment to safety.…
Bison driver named TCA’s Owner/Operator of the Year
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The grand prize winners of the Truckload Carriers Association’s 2015 Driver of the Year contest were revealed this week at the TCA’s Annual Awards Banquet in Las Vegas. Earlier this year, finalists of the awards (that are…
Truck driver training orientation to be held March 15
Surry Community College will be starting a new session of classes for people wanting to start a career in truck driving. Orientation will be held March 15 at 10 a.m. at The Yadkin Center, Yadkinville.
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Ice Road Trucker and Reality Star Lisa Kelly Takes the Driver’s Seat in Chevron’s “Reality of Delo” Campaign )–Chevron announced that long time Delo user and truck driver Lisa Kelly, star of HISTORY Network’s Ice Road Truckers , has joined the “Realit…
Expert predicts US economy will continue to grow at slow, steady pace
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The US economy is growing at a snail’s pace – slow and steady – and that’s both a good and bad thing, according to industry experts. John Larkin, marketing director and head of transportation capital markets research at…