New trucker assistance group looks to help drivers in need
Truckers Emergency Assistance Responders (T.E.A.R.) is a new non-profit organization with the goal of helping out truckers in need. It seeks to help drivers who need “assistance due to carrier abandonment, wage theft, carrier retaliation, accident, wea…
Trucker escapes grease tanker fire in Tennessee
Truck blaze in Tennessee
ATRI Names Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks
The American Transportation Research Institute has released its annual list of the most clogged bottlenecks for trucks in America.
Credit where it’s due — to a tow company from a thankful owner-op team
“We need more honest, professional and understanding towing companies,” says LeeLee Banks, team owner-op with her husband, Joseph. “There are too many that take advantage of the situation and muscle/rob small carriers.” Fortunately, she and her husband…
Talbert Updates Heavy-Haul Trailer to Meet Hauling Regulations
Talbert Manufacturing has updated its 60CC/5SA-LD trailer to better meet differing heavy-haul regulations around the country.
POLL: Have you ever been a heavy/overdimensional hauler?
Early in 2019, almost 7 percent of Overdrive readers reported being currently involved overweight / overdimensional hauling. This question looks at the extent to which the niche has attracted your interest, or active involvement, over the years with ‘h…
NJ-NY crossing ranked worst truck freight bottleneck again
3 Atlanta locations make the list
TFI names Cameron Holzer senior VP in U.S.
MONTREAL, Que. — TFI International Inc. has appointed Cameron Holzer senior vice-president of operations to focus on its rapidly expanding U.S. specialized truckload business. With more than 25 years of experience, Holzer brings extensive experti…
N.J. intersection remains top bottleneck for trucks
ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Transportation Research Institute has released its annual list of the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America, and a New Jersey intersection again leads the list. The 2020 Top Truck Bottleneck List assesses the le…