Always headed home: Owner-op pulls in profit with a single goal in mind

There's a quite simple design behind the one-truck owner-operator business of Minnesota-based Kelvin Schmidt. "I've been doing ...

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Dennis Ternent's 1970 Kenworth W923

Dennis Ternent pulls tankers around southern Ontario, Canada, with this 1970 Kenworth W923. The truck is equipped with a 6V92 TTA (Twin Turb...

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NHTSA announces $130 million consent order to Volvo Group North America

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Monday announced a consent order with Volvo Group North America due to discrepancies i...

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I-80 in Wyoming soon to reopen (again) after two-day closure following fatal pileup

Interstate 80 in Wyoming remains closed as of Monday afternoon after a winter storm induced white-out conditions and snarled traffic on Thu...

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The most under-appreciated insurance coverage in all of trucking

If we don’t have this coverage, or if we choose to purchase only the minimum of this coverage, we won’t realize the mistake until it's w...

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Truck clipped by small plane during emergency landing on Texas highway

Trucking news and briefs for Friday, Jan. 27, 2023: Small plane hits tractor-trailer during emergency highway landing A small plane struck...

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Julian Jones' 1994 Kenworth W900L

Julian Jones, owner of Calhoun, Georgia-based J&J Transfer, owns and operates this 1994 Kenworth W900L. The rig is powered by a 12.7-lit...

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Used truck sales picked up in December

Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023: Used truck sales rose in December but were down year-over-year Used Class 8 retail v...

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House bill offers recruiting and retention incentives, grants to truck drivers

U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota) and Jim Costa (D-California) on Tuesday introduced the  Safer Highways and Increased Per...

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Truck tonnage closed 2022 with slight increase

Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023: ATA truck tonnage up slightly in December ATA's Truck Tonnage Index increased b...

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Hours regs waived for propane haulers in three states

Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023: Three states issue hours waivers over propane shortages Governors in Nevada, South Da...

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Al Morgan's 1995 Freightliner FLD120

Al Morgan leases this 1995 Freightliner FLD120 to Admiral Merchants Motor Freight out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He hauls mostly building pr...

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Truck driver caught at border with $4M of cocaine hidden in load

Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Jan. 23, 2023: Trucker arrested with $4M of cocaine hidden in load Approximately $4.1 million worth o...

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