Denham Amendment revived: House again eyes measure to block states’ driver pay/break laws

‘BlackGold’ scale memorial Mack, Cecil Spurlock’s son and family’s tribute to the Kentucky coal hauler

After error, payments to be reissued in Caterpillar ACERT engine settlement

FMCSA updates CSA SMS with new ELD violations, releases severity weights

Editor's Picks

Don’t have to be a ‘one-and-done’: Know your customer to survive/thrive in the first year with carrier authority

For most new independent owner-ops, emphasizes Kevin Rutherford in this edition of Overdrive Radio, the customer (fundamentally the entity that pays your business for its service) is one, a few ...

Pilot Flying J adds three new travel centers in West Texas

The first of the new locations opened on April 14 in Orla, Texas, along U.S. Highway 285. Another location is set to open on Saturday, April 21, in Kermit, Texas, ...

Tanker fleet doles out big pay boost for certain drivers

Texas-based 700-plus truck fleet Crestwood Transportation is now starting tanker drivers in its central region at 60 cents per mile, a 14-cent-per-mile bump from the previous 46 cents.

Expedite Expo staging in Ky. July 20-21

According to the organizers behind the Expedite Expo show, set to kick off July 20-21 at the Lexington Center in downtown Lexington, Ky., attendees' two-day, time-only investment at the Expo ...

Josh Brown’s 2007 Kenworth W900L

The truck sits on a 308-inch wheelbase and is powered by a Cat C15 and an 18-speed Eaton-Fuller. The truck was originally orange, but he had it painted white pearl.

I-96 Eastbound north of Grand Rapids, Mich., to close through mid-June

MDOT says a detour is available by exiting I-96 at Alpine Avenue or taking U.S. 131 Southbound to I-196 Eastbound to I-96 Eastbound.

Highway fatalities dipped slightly in 2017, preliminary numbers show

National Safety Council numbers do not include specific crash data, such as how many of the highway deaths were as a result of a truck-involved accident. In sum, 40,100 deaths ...

Two-day biz-topics meeting for owner-ops

Autocar adding Cummins X12 to lineup this ...

Heavy haul trailer brands partner up

Updates on online carrier registration ...

Truck Products

Belmor’s bug screen grille cover

Belmor’s Bug Screen Truck Grille Covers now include the American flag and camouflage prints from Realtree and Mossy Oak. All are emblazoned on new vehicle-specific grille coverings that help keep the grille and chrome clean while protecting the radiator from ...

Stemco’s automatic trailer tail

Stemco’s TrailerTail Automatic fuel-saving system is designed to deploy the company’s aerodynamic trailer tail automatically when the trailer reaches 35 mph, removing the need for the driver to get out of the cab to open it manually. The device is ...

Fontaine’s severe-duty top plate

Fontaine Fifth Wheel’s H7 Top Plate is designed for severe-duty logging, heavy-haul, oilfield and mining applications. The H7 replaces the company’s H5092 and X5092 Series and combines it into one fifth-wheel system that is rated for up to 70,000 pounds ...

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Blue Parrott offers choices for Bluetooth headsets

As a truck driver, you have more than your fair share of things to worry about as you head down the road. Aside from your truck’s mechanical wellbeing and the ...

Garmin’s dēzl 580 LMT-S loaded with features to help truckers

Garmin’s dēzl 580 LMT-S GPS Navigator is sort of an electronic Swiss Army knife that has a complement the tools to make your time on the road easier and safer. ...

Cobra 29 LX MAX loaded with features

Much has been said that professional drivers have set aside their trusty CB radios in favor of smartphones. Now, Cobra’s 29 LX MAX offers truckers a legal way to communicate safely ...