Toothpicks are not what you think they are and Paying the Water Bill doesn’t actually mean that you are paying your water bill. Truck drivers have a secret language they use over their CB radios and the following list gives you a glimpse into the world of a truck driver….
Originally built to give trucking companies new income through advertising, StreetMetrics came up with software that can now figure out who is looking at your ads and where those people are. By using real-time and historical location data in tandem with traffic data, this company can tell you just how…
With Tropical Storm Barry making landfall on the coast of Louisiana and moving through the Mississippi Valley, there is bound to be damage and people in need of help and supplies. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration lifted the HOS restrictions on trucking companies in 21 states and is allowing…
With its launch last year, Groceryshop is the leading event for consumer packaged goods (CPG) and grocery. Along with the ever popular customer-facing technologies, supply chain technologies and modern logistics will be a main focus point at this years conference. Opening Groceryshop this year will be a track on deliver…
The payment solutions provider WEX, is now offering the ability for truckers to make a fuel transaction from inside their vehicles. DriverDash is WEX’s first mobile payment platform and uses biometrics in your device for a secure, well documented, and seamless transaction. This system is available at approximately 25,000 stations…
In order to meet demand and better serve its customers, Boss Truck Shop has moved into the Flying J Travel Center at the intersection of I-29 and I-90. With this new location, Boss Truck Shop can now offer drivers in and near the Sioux Falls area a more convenient location…
Over a span of 6 years, Volvo is investing $400 million into upgrading its New River Valley plant in Virginia. The expansion will include a larger footprint of the factory, upgraded equipment, and improved plant efficiency. Along with improvements and site expansions, they will also be creating almost 800 jobs…
Podcasts are a good way to add some entertainment to the long road ahead. Podcasts are audio programs, sort of like radio broadcasts, that you can download to your smart device and listen to free of charge. There are many different categories and themes of podcasts to choose from: news,…
Convoy, a trucking software company, has announced it’s nationwide rollout of their newest program, Automated Reloads. By booking multiple loads at a time, this program helps carriers earn more money by eliminating empty loads. Empty miles bring in no money and the cost of fuel and other expenses makes them…
PPG, a global supplier of paints, coatings, specialty materials, and optical products, has launched it’s new Delfleet paint system for commercial transport use. While having the industry’s lowest VOC (volatile organic compound) emissions, it also delivers great color matching and is easy to use. They asked the truck painters, fleet…