Tennessee trucker sings of his home, wins Talent Search
The seventh annual Overdrive-Red Eye Radio’s Trucker Talent Search concluded with a virtual concert Friday night, Aug. 28, and finalist John Malayter, a flatbed driver out of Rogersville, Tennessee, was declared this year’s winner. He performed a song …
Kingpin Inspection and Maintenance Recommendations
Trailer upper coupler or bolster plate and kingpin inspection and maintenance is just as important as the inspection and maintenance of the fifth wheel.
Ontario moves ahead with rules to keep protesters away from trucks
WOODSTOCK, Ont. – Ontario’s provincial government is moving forward with rules designed to keep people from stopping, hindering, obstructing or interfering with vehicles that are transporting farm animals. Four sections of Bill 156 — the Security…
Woman driver one of 3 Road Warriors honored by Pilot
A trucker who spent 15 years in the military and almost 21 years as a professional driver is the grand prize winner in Pilot’s annual Road Warrior contest. Lenwood “Eric” Britton, who drives for First Fleet, was announced the winner T…
CN inks deal for 50 Lion Electric vehicles
MONTREAL, Que. – Lion Electric has signed its largest order for electric trucks to date, inking a memorandum of understanding with CN to acquire 50 zero-emission vehicles. Used for intermodal transport, the 50 Lion8 T battery-electric tractors will lar…
3 Things Trucking Fleets Should Know About Runaway Jury Verdicts
You’ve heard about the growth of “nuclear verdicts” in truck crash cases. But you might not know about these factors that are helping to drive those numbers up. Deborah Lockridge explores the topic in her All That’s Trucking blog.
DataDis to host virtual booth Sept. 24
QUEBEC CITY, Que. — DataDis, which specializes in fleet maintenance software solutions, will host a virtual booth for the transportation industry Sept. 24, the company announced Monday. The day-long event will feature new product presentations a…
Watch: Trucker Talent Search finalists’ performances in 2020 contest’s finale
Trucker John Malayter won the 2020 Trucker Talent Search with a performance of his original “Take Me Back to Tennessee,” earning a day-long recording session at Jay’s Place in Nashville. See all three performances here, which include Paul Cullers’ rend…
Two arrested in connection with thefts targeting truckers
Occurred on I-80 in Illinois
LinkeDrive Releases New App for Drivers, Fleet Managers
LinkeDrive Inc. has released its LinkeDriveR App, which provides improved communication of organizational goals and driver performance through a mobile app.