During the Great American Trucking Show (GATS) in Dallas, the top four finalists for the ‘Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence” award were named. This award is presented to America’s top military veteran who is new to the trucking industry and has made a successful transition from active duty into a…
Daimler Trucks North America out of Cleveland, North Carolina, has marked a Freightliner new Cascadia as its 750,000th vehicle produced. During a ceremony at the facility, representatives from United Parcel Service (UPS) were presented with the keys. The plant was acquired in 1989 and currently employees more than 2,200 people….
With Idaho being the best place to grow potatoes in the nation, they are geographically at the worst place when it comes to getting those potatoes to consumers. Every year, transporting potatoes has been the biggest challenge faced by the Idaho Grower Shippers Association (IGSA). Every year, for the past…
Iowa Better Trucking Bureau has received the Pride of Sioux City Beautification Award. This award is presented by the Sioux City Economic Development Department and is given to local employers who make sure the appearance of their business is top notch. Some aspects that are looked at when picking a…
Moving one giant turbine takes a year to plan and ten loads to complete. It’s not as simple as strapping in the giant blade and hoping you make it to the destination unscathed. A year of planning includes making sure your route works, permits are purchased, and bridges are safe…
National Truck Driver Appreciation Week runs September 8-14 and Pilot Flying J is running their ‘Thank a Driver’ campaign through the entire month of September to show truckers just how much they are appreciated. With this campaign comes videos and ads geared toward a world without truck drivers and shows…
During the Great American Trucking show, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration held a session where truckers and others in the industry could express their concerns and opinions about the possible changes for the Hours of Service. Some of the concerns discussed included safety, female harassment, and driver fatigue. There…
There is a war going on out there between Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Chick-Fil-A, The Chicken Sandwich Wars of 2019. It started when Popeyes introduced a new chicken sandwich that gained in popularity due to Chick-Fil-A tweeting that their chicken sandwich was “the original”. Afterwards chaos ensued and Popeyes is…
As part of Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal, if he’s elected president in 2020 he wants to spend $216 billion to replace all long-haul diesel trucks with electric ones. Sanders’ goal with this $16.3 trillion green deal is that by 2030 he wants to see all transportation using renewable energy…
Over the next four years, the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor on Lake Michigan will be investing $20 million into improvements, expansions, and some new stuff that will help improve its cargo capabilities. They will be adding two new rail yards, more dock, a truck marshaling yard (cell phone lot), and…