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MCHENRY, Md. — A community college in Maryland is expanding its truck driver training program. According to a news release, Garrett College (GC) has added driving simulators and was recently approved as a state testing site for Class A and B licensure. The two simulators — obtained through a $236,000 Rural Maryland Economic Development Fund grant […]

HOUSTON — A huge fire at a chemical plant in rural Texas on Nov. 8 sent a plume of black smoke into the sky as officials closed down a local highway and ordered residents to take shelter for several hours. A truck driver who was at the facility to pick up a load recalls the […]

WASHINGTON — The American Trucking Associations (ATA) told members of a U.S. Senate panel this week that the national truck parking shortage is a growing safety hazard that demands Congressional action. “The truck parking crisis doesn’t just impact truckers. This affects the law enforcement community and their mission to serve and protect the motoring public. […]

From the day horse-drawn wagons were replaced by gasoline-powered trucks as the primary method for moving freight, there have been efforts to increase the capacity and efficiency of transport vehicles. Trucks today are much larger than the ones manufactured in the early 1900s, and they can carry many times the weight at a much greater […]

Kennedy Alvarez never envisioned a career in the transportation industry, but an internship in college working in Melton Truck Line’s social media and communications department quickly changed all that. By the end of the internship, Alvarez had been offered a full-time position with the company. Now, six and half years later, she serves as the […]

WASHINGTON — The Truck Safety Coalition (TSC) is calling for immediate action to advance critical truck safety reforms following the recent release of the “Deadliest Truck Crash States” report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The report ranks states on truck crash fatalities per 100,000 population for 2021, the most recent year for […]

For the eighth consecutive month, U.S. sales of new Class 8 trucks topped 20,000 in September, according to data received from Wards Intelligence. Manufacturers reported sales of 22,231 trucks, down 4.8% from sales in August and down 3.2% from September 2022. For 2023 to date, Class 8 sales of 202,437 have outpaced the 2022 total […]

WALTHAM, Mass. and BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Energy company National Grid has kicked off a study to support the electrification of commercial fleets, mapping out large truck charging needs across nearly 3,000 miles of major highways in the Northeastern U.S. Funded by a $1.2 million grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the two-year effort to […]

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Executives at Mack Trucks said on Friday, Oct. 20, that the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) is ignoring three months of good faith bargaining by submitting unreasonable economic demands for their workers. Union workers at Mack Trucks went on strike Monday, Oct. 9, after voting down a tentative five-year contract agreement that […]

AUSTIN, Texas — Volvo Trucks North America announced its continued commitment for the 22nd consecutive year as the exclusive sponsor of the America’s Road Team public outreach program in 2024. Peter Voorhoeve, president of Volvo Trucks North America, made the announcement Oct. 17 at the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition (MC&E) in […]