Grand jury to decide fate of trucker in Tracy Morgan crash
In this June 11, 2014 file photo, Kevin Roper leaves a court appearance in New Brunswick, N.J. Roper, the truck driver who slammed into a limo carrying actor Tracy Morgan, killing one man and severely injuring the comedian, will ask a judge next week t…
Grand jury to decide fate of trucker in Tracy Morgan crash
NASA is calling off its next mission to Mars because there isn’t enough time to fix a leaky seal on a key science instrument. The landmark conviction of a Roman Catholic church official imprisoned over his handling of abuse complaints in Philadelphia w…
THE 10 MOST WELL-READ STORIES OF 2015
Well, it’s that time of year again, the most joyous time of year – it’s list season! And with it comes the list edition of Hooked Up. This is when I dig into the analytics reports generated by Trucknews.com to…
THE THREE BIGGEST TRUCKING STORIES OF 2015…IMO
The Top 10 list of our best-read posts is fun, but it’s purely numbers-based, calculated by some algorithm, and doesn’t always tell the complete story. For instance, sometimes a particular story will get picked up elsewhere and circulated outside of…
SANTA’S CHRISTMAS EVE DELIVERY SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
Ever wonder how big Santa’s sleigh would need to be to carry a gift for every child across the globe, in TEUs? Or how much milk and cookies Santa ingests during his Christmas run? Of course you have – you’re…
UNILEVER, KRISKA GIVE MEANING TO ‘COLLABORATION’
Shipper-carrier collaboration has been a recurring theme during recent Surface Transportation Summits and the cynic in me is guilty of wondering, at times, if it’s just another industry buzzword with little substance. After all, shippers and carriers can talk all…
New Short Video Takes Us Into The Secret World Of Mall Santas
Santa Dave is a Santa for hire. He is spending this season working at a Los Angeles mall, living in a motel nearby his holiday job.
Peterbilt’s Denton plant celebrates 35th anniversary
DENTON, Texas – In 1980, ‘Old No. 1’ rolled off Peterbilt’s assembly line in Denton, Texas, and the company, which has produced nearly 500,000 trucks since, is now celebrating 35 years of ‘quality, safety, efficiency and innovation.’ “The value Peterbilt’s…
Truck Tonnage Index drops 0.9% in November
ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index dropped 0.9% in November, after an increase of 1.8% in October. According to the ATA, in November, the index equaled 134.3 (2000=100), down from 135.5 in…
Your Dec. 22 Pre-Trip: The origins of trucker slang
“Pickle parks.” “Smokey in the bush.” The sayings may seem cryptic, but for decades, truckers have created their own slang to communicate with each other on the road.