This truck driver still isn’t planning to hang it up after more than three decades and three million miles behind the wheel of a semi truck.  In this brief interview clip, the driver, Jim, divulges some information that definitely wouldn’t fly in today’s trucking industry – he’s been driving since he was 14 years old. “My ...more

Students at an elementary school in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, recently got a chance to learn more about the trucking industry thanks to a nearby trade school’s truck driver training program. On April 9, students at Timber Ridge Elementary in Broken Arrow were treated to a visit from members of Central Tech‘s Truck Driver Training program ...more

R+L Carriers has partnered with the city of Abilene to build a $15 million trucking terminal as part of an economic improvement project for the area.  R+L Carriers has agreed to build a $15 million, 58,000 square foot trucking terminal in the Development Corporation of Abilene Business Park in Texas.The family owned trucking company has ...more

A newly signed law in Maryland will crack down on drunk driving offenses committed by commercial vehicle drivers. On April 8, 2025, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed into law SB 187.The new law will require Maryland’s Motor Vehicle Administration to disqualify an individual from operating a commercial vehicle for one year if that person “drives ...more

Police in East Texas are asking the public for help in identifying a pickup passenger who threw an object at a trucker and left him with glass lodged in his eye.  The incident occurred on Friday, April 4th at around 1:30 p.m. on US Highway 96, ¾ of a mile south of Loop 500, just ...more

Mack Trucks debuted a new model that the company describes as “its most aerodynamic and driver-focused highway truck to date.” On April 8, Mack Trucks unveiled the Mack Pioneer, a Class 8 truck in development since 2017 that “represents the future of Mack’s highway offerings.”You can view the Mack Pioneer unveiling event in the video below. ...more

A truck driver has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after crashing while adjusting his radio nearly five years ago.  The crash happened on April 30th, 2020 on Interstate 75 in Macon, Georgia. According to 13 WMAZ, truck driver Arthur Waldrip was driving his commercial vehicle along I-75 when he looked down to adjust his ...more

The year’s biggest commercial vehicle inspection blitz is just weeks away — here’s what truckers need to know to prepare. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck inspection effort is scheduled for May 13 — 15, 2025, throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico.Inspectors will be paying special attention to two areas of emphasis during ...more

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) recently arrested three individuals for a “large-scale diesel theft.” On April 8, MCSO announced the arrest of the following three men on charges of engaging in organized crime- criminal syndicate and theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others $10,000 ...more

Containers and cranes at the Port of Balboa at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal in Panama City on Feb. 25. (Walter Hurtado/Bloomberg) Panama’s top auditor accused port operator CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. of wrongdoing, providing a potential pathway for the Central American country to wrest control of canal facilities caught up in a ...more