Geptab found that 58% of heavy-duty trucks have a daily average distance of less than 200 miles, indicating the opportunity for electrification exists today. Photo: Reyes Distributing Geotab has released its report “Taking Charge: On the road to the EV Future.” The […]

The Mack B Series was tough and versatile — a perfect fit for the rapidly expanding and evolving American trucking industry in the 1950s. Photo: Jim Park World War II was over. The American economy was white-hot and getting hotter. […]

Federal officials announced nearly $150 million in funding to reduce pollution from idling trucks at U.S. ports. The Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port Facilities Grant Program will provide $148 million in grants to 11 states and Puerto Rico for […]

A cattle hauler and a four wheeler engage in a left-turn standoff at an intersection in this dash cam video. In the clip, a cattle hauler is attempting to make a tight left turn at an intersection somewhere in Texas […]

Biden’s trucking tale is back after a statement he made at an event in Florida on Tuesday.  President Biden was at a campaign event at the Hillsborough Community College, Dale Mabry Campus in Tampa, Florida on April 23rd when a […]

The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) is trying out a new tactic in hopes of keeping big rigs from getting stuck on narrow and twisty Smugglers Notch. Each year, several trucks get stuck on Smugglers Notch segment of Vermont Route 108 […]

A 1996 Freightliner has traveled over 3 million miles with the help of a 77-year-old lady trucker who grew up on the truck.  77-year-old Jackie Gardner of Bloomfield, Indiana, has been driving a truck for more than 20 years, but […]

Police are investigating after a trucker was shot to death along a Louisiana interstate on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred shortly after 10 a.m. on April 23 on I-20 near a Love’s truck stop in Greenwood, Louisiana. According to the Caddo […]

Custom driver apps can help a motor carrier make the distinction clear between employee drivers and independent contractor drivers. Photo: Eleos Employee or independent contractor? For many heavy-duty trucking companies that use leased owner-operator truck drivers, the final answer might […]

Drivers of trucks equipped with advanced safety systems tend to drive slower in urban settings without alerts or prompts, a new study has found. Photo: Roberto Lee Cortes There’s less speeding taking place on American city streets. That’s according to […]