Highway fatality 'crisis' unfolding as numbers hit 15-year high through first half of 2021

Trucking news and briefs for Friday, Oct. 29, 2021: Highway fatality estimates hit ‘crisis’ level An estimated 20,160 people died in motor...

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Small Fleet Champ finalists traveling to Nashville next week

From left: Jason Cowan and sons of Silver Creek Transportation, the team at Robert Hallahan's Hallahan Transport, and Ruth and Nick Hewi...

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Damon McNair's 2001 Freightliner Classic XL

Damon McNair bought this 2001 Freightliner Classic XL in 2017. He says it was in bad shape when he bought it, but it's "coming alon...

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Bill intro'd in Senate that would exempt truckers from vaccine mandates

Trucking news and briefs for Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021: New bill would exempt truckers from COVID vaccine U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn...

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Fuel costs, parking among owner-ops' top trucking concerns

Trucking news and briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021: Rising fuel costs, parking among top owner-op concerns Fuel prices, truck parking a...

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Don't let success overshadow the necessity of long- and short-range planning

Our memories are shorter than we want to believe, and it’s natural to place more value on the good things than the bad. Though every operati...

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Building on a long trucking legacy: Professional Transportation Services, Inc.'s solid foundation

Professional Transportation Services owner Nick Hewitt came to PTSI originally as a commissioned freight agent on a handshake deal with the ...

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Uber Freight speeding up payments to carriers | Vets Day deals from Pilot

Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021: Uber Freight adds partners for quicker carrier payments, fuel card Uber Freight has p...

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Call the National Guard? California businesses call port backlog an 'emergency' situation

President Joe Biden on Thursday mentioned the possibility of calling in the U.S. National Guard to address truck driver availability as port...

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Roger Oliver's 2002 Kenworth W900L

Roger Oliver owns this 2002 Kenworth W900L. It's powered by a 550-hp Cat 6NZ with a 13-speed and 3:55 rears. He has kept the truck compl...

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Eight-truck reefer fleet Triple R Trucking rewards owner-ops for clean inspections, miles

Krystal Raue, the owner of Decatur, Nebraska-based Triple R Trucking, was born and raised around trucking and worked in her parents’ hauling...

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FMCSA acting boss meets with trucking groups in Midwest to discuss industry challenges

Trucking news and briefs for Monday, Oct. 25, 2021: FMCSA’s Joshi discusses trucking challenges with industry orgs in Midwest FMCSA Deputy...

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