The East Coast really is getting a hard time this hurricane season. The number of states near the Atlantic Ocean that have declared a State of Emergency in response to watery winds has increased from seven to ten. Maryland Maryland […]

A truck driver vaults out passenger window of burning semi truck after the door to his rig got during a serious mechanical issue. The incident occurred at a Kwik Trip at 2145 County Road PB in Verona, Wisconsin on Friday, […]

A truck driver totaled two semi trucks in one fell swoop in this submitted video.  In the clip, submitted by CDLLife reader Thomas T., Thomas is just minding his own business driving down a two lane highway when an oncoming […]

The FMCSA is proceeding with several significant proposed trucking regulations, including speed limiters, automatic emergency braking, exams for new motor carriers, and more. HDT/Canva graphic A flub by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration now has some people in the […]

Insurance companies and fleets get a more accurate portrait of driver risk using data from video telematics and safety solutions. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto More and more fleets use data from on-truck safety and telematics systems to improve safety. But in […]

Only a gentle nudge is given in this train vs. semi truck stuck on the tracks in this shockingly non-violent video.  The clip was filmed in Odessa, Texas at Interstate 20 and Moss.  In the video, a couple of men […]

The FMCSA announced a 68 mph maximum speed limiter mandate proposal, and then revoked the number on Monday evening.   The September 2023 Significant Rulemaking Report originally listed the FMCSA’s speed limiter proposal as topping commercial vehicles out at 68 mph. […]

In the dynamic landscape of trucking, maximizing payload capacity is the key to bolstering profits. As many vocational trucks increasingly depend on lift axles to augment their payload potential, it becomes imperative for Truck Body Builders and Fleets to understand […]

A lineup of Volvo electric trucks (and a few diesel models) await drivers at the OEM’s test track in Gothenburg, Sweden. Photo: Volvo Trucks  What a difference five years makes. The last time I was in Volvo’s ancestral home city […]