Trucking conditions improve in January: FTR report
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Trucking conditions improved in January, jumped 2.2 points from December to a new reading of 10.6 on the FTR Trucking Conditions index (TCI).
The War on Trucking: Part 3-The Battlegrounds
As a part of a three segment series, I took a look inside the war that is being waged on the American truck driver.
Trucker Dave Conrardy says raw-food diet helped him lose 200 pounds and beat cancer, diabetes
Then 51, Conrardy was a 430-pound truck driver who suffered from colon cancer , diabetes and high blood pressure .
New Reyco Granning suspension designed to withstand abuse
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Reyco Granning has designed a new air-ride trailer suspension that is more resistant to damage from curb impacts.
Meritor FueLite 6×2 axle with Meritor Wabco ECAS named top technical achievement
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Truck Writers of North America (TWNA) today named the Meritor FueLite 6×2 axle with Meritor Wabco’s electronically controlled air suspension (ECAS) the top technical achievement of 2012.
Dana debuts efficient new tandem axle
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A new Spicer AdvanTek 40 tandem axle from Dana could provide operating savings totaling $8,000 over a five-year period, the company announced at the Technology & Maintenance Council meetings here this week.
TX Dot extends trucker toll discount to woo drivers back
This latest discount follows a month-long incentive that ended March 3 in which truckers were charged the car toll rate.
Traffic Engineers Strike Back at Topless Women Boaters Distracting Truckers
For a few years now, theNorth Carolina Department of Transportation has been faced with an unusual traffic problem: slow traffic and distracted driving on the part of truck drivers on Interstate 77 in the Lake Norman area.
Former trucker gets 33 years for sexual assault of Ottawa teen
The writings, which include a 1350 copy of the Magna Carta, a 1776 printing of the Declaration of Independence and a 1788 first edition of the Federalist papers, arrived quietly at Union Station this week so their pages could be filmed for the producti…
Diesel Truck Driver Training School Offers $200 Scholarship
To help defray the cost of tuition, the Diesel Truck Driver Training School is offering a two hundred dollar scholarship for any prospective student who takes advantage of their free class offering.