The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) and the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) will partner to put state troopers inside construction vehicles in order to spot dangerous driving behaviors. On Monday, the PTC announced that an “Operation Orange Squeeze” patrol was taking […]

Make sure your drivers know how to properly use engine brakes. Photo: Canva Modern diesel engines perform exceptionally well at 1,100 to 1,200 rpm. They deliver peak torque just a few hundred rpm above idle, and peak horsepower somewhere around […]

The Vector 8800MT is one of two new Carrier Transicold multi-temperature units based on the company’s E-Drive all-electric refrigeration technology.  Photo: Carrier Transicold Carrier Transicold now offers two premium performance versions of its Vector trailer refrigeration system. The new versions  […]

In this short documentary video, a crew follows an owner-operator who struggles to make ends meet as a way of exploring the labor issues plaguing the trucking industry. The 10 minute long video was shared by More Perfect Union on […]

A motorist is lucky to have survived a high speed collision with a semi trailer in Georgia over the weekend. The incident began shortly after noon on July 22 when the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) was notified about a 2018 […]

There are still concerns about the truck emissions compromise, but it’s a start. Image: Martin Romjue/Canva Seems like I’m not the only industry observer fretting about the haphazard path trucking is on to a zero-emissions future. Early in July, commercial […]

Isaac Instruments has launched a new app, Isaac Connect. Isaac Instruments Isaac Instruments has launched Isaac Connect, a smartphone app that simplifies communications for professional truck drivers and helps them manage their work. Isaac Connect does not replace the core […]

The Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) has released more information on a multiple fatality crash that occurred in Lamar County on Friday. The crash occurred shortly before 11 a.m. on July 21 near Paris, Texas. TXDPS says that Oklahoma […]

A motorist causes traffic trouble for a trucker when she refuses to turn or back up so that the truck can maneuver out of her way. The video was shared by TikTok account newshl2 on July 21 and since then […]

July 11, 2023 Bookmark + Autonomous or self-driving trucks have been with us for more than a decade, yet no company has yet placed a full Level-4 truck into regular revenue service without a human driver aboard. In the early […]