Driver’s windsheild smashed by snow thrown from CDOT plow
A trucker had a rude interruption of his recent trip in Colorado when a state plow pushed snow off a bridge and onto the front of his truck, smashing the windshield and showering the driver with glass. Driver Lawrence Casados told KMGH-TV he was drivin…
Mega-fleet Celadon shuts down; says drivers will get home
Celadon Group announced at midnight on Sunday that it will cease operations and file Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company said it will close all business units Monday, Dec. 9, except for its Taylor Express subsidiary operated out of Hope Mills, North Car…
Roadrunner sells flatbed business for $30M
Buyer not disclosed
Women fill ranks of year’s best country albums
This has been an exceptional year for women in country music. Just ask Rolling Stone. The music magazine just announced its list of the 40 best country and Americana albums of 2019, and female singers and groups are especially well represented. In fact…
Tractor-trailers among 50 vehicles in I-80 pileup
Only one injury
11 Things to Know to Stay Out of Trouble with Final ELD Deadline
As of Dec. 17, most motor carriers are required by federal law to use electronic logging devices, or ELDs, to track truck driver hours of service. Whether you’ve waited until the last minute to flip the switch or you’re already running ELDs, here are s…
Marine Corps, Army veteran wins new Kenworth in Transition Trucking contest for rookie military vet truckers
Joseph Campbell, of Elgin, South Carolina, spent 24 years in the U.S. Marines and U.S. Army. When he retired, he still wanted to be a part of something bigger than himself, and trucking fit that bill.
Connecticut governor proposes trucks-only tolls plan with Rhode Island tolls lawsuit still unresolved
In a letter to state legislative leaders of both parties, Gov. Ned Lamont calls for trucks-only tolls on 12 bridges along major thoroughfares in the state. Rates would vary by location, but truckers could be charged between $6.40 and $19.20 at each of …
‘I didn’t want to believe it’: Celadon closure leaves thousands jobless as fleets reach out
Celadon, after a weekend of swirling rumors, announced in the midnight hours between Sunday and Monday that it would be closing its doors after 35 years, leaving thousands of drivers without a job, many of them still on the road in company trucks attac…
How to file a coercion or harassment complaint
Filing a coercion complaint can be done via the FMCSA’s National Consumer Complaint Database in the “Driver” section. Also here, a look at the concentration of coercion complaints, by state, over the four years the Coercion Rule has been in place.