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WASHINGTON — With millions of Americans planning to travel for the long Independence Day weekend, the American Trucking Associations’ Share the Road drivers are encouraging motorists to be safe on the nation’s highways. With AAA forecasting a record-breaking 50.7 million Americans traveling more than 50 miles this holiday weekend, “it is critical that drivers exercise […]

The only things more fascinating than the technology coming into the trucking arena these days are the opinions about such technology within the transportation industry. Some people are eager to see new developments in vehicles, while others argue just as enthusiastically against such change, preferring to keep things “the way they’ve always been.” It would […]

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has announced that more than $2.2 billion from the RAISE discretionary grant program will go to 162 different infrastructure projects across the country. The funding includes $28 million for truck parking projects in Louisiana, Michigan and Texas. The RAISE grant program, expanded under the Bipartisan Infrastructure […]

Kids are wowed by this 1972 Kenworth K125, followed by a 1973 W900A, at the second annual Kenworth Chillicothe, Ohio, Plant's Kenworth Truck Parade held on June 18, 2023. (Courtesy: Kenworth) Kenworth Parade Crowds react with gusto to this 1950 Kenworth 521 model at the second annual Kenworth Chillicothe, Ohio, Plant's Kenworth Truck Parade held […]

GREENSBORO, N.C.  —  Volvo Trucks North America has announced they are collaborating with the University of Minnesota (UMN) to conduct extreme weather testing. These extreme weather testing for Volvo’s Class VNR Electric model to analyze the impact of ambient temperature on a truck’s battery life, according to a news release. In order to conduct these […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) have announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require new heavy vehicles to be equipped with automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems. In a joint news release issued on Thursday, June 22, the […]

Robust May sales of Class 8 trucks on the U.S. market pushed the 2023 year-to-date total to the highest mark since 2006, according to data received from Wards Intelligence. Manufacturers reported selling 24,111 trucks in May — 6% more than in April and 16.4% more than in May 2022. The production slowdown predicted for the […]

WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued regulatory guidance clarifying the definitions of “broker” and “bona fide agents” in a final ruling issued on Friday, June 16. The ruling is designed to help stop illegal brokers and dispatchers from operating. FMCSA issued the guidance in response to a mandate in the Infrastructure […]

In March, the Trucker team caught up with driver-turned-financial-analyst Dean Croke during the 2023 Mid America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky. Croke, who began his career hauling in Australia’s Outback, also works as an advocate for drivers and others in the trucking industry. (Photos by Linda Garner-Bunch/The Trucker) Dean Croke 1   Some professional drivers […]

PHILADELPHIA — Drivers began longer commutes Monday after an elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed in Philadelphia a day earlier following damage caused by a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo catching fire. Sunday’s fire closed a heavily traveled segment of the East Coast’s main north-south highway indefinitely. Newscasts warned of traffic nightmares and gave advice […]