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NTSB Offers Recomendations-Truck Driver Safety

  The National Transportation Safety Board met in Washington on Thursday, urging the National Highway Safety Administration to consider recommendations that promote truck driver safety. The NTSB made seven recommendations to improve tractor-trailer safety. The NTSB...

The Truck Industry in Numbers

The truck industry is a vital cog in countless machines. From delivering personal packages to carrying food to supermarkets, it’s safe to say that the truck industry is a major contributor to the global...

Big Rig Living Contest-Nominate A Truck Driver

Big Rig Living Contest (6-24-14 7-24-14) Truckers Logic is hosting the first monthly Big Rig Living Contest to honor truck drivers and transportation professionals from around the world. The Big Rig Living Contest will feature...
2015 Transportation Bill

The Effects of the 2015 Transportation Bill on the Trucking Industry

2015 Transportation Bill Passes Congress On November 5th, Congress passed a six-year transportation bill. There is nothing that is extremely good about this bill but is not that bad either. It is relatively good for...

Two Semi-Trucks Responsible For 5 Deaths on Interstate 55 And Route 6

  Truck DriverFrancisco Espinal-Quiroz Charged Two semi-trucks responsible for 5 deaths is now under investigation after Monday's fatal crashes that killed 5 people and injured 5 more. The driver of a semi-truck that hit three stopped vehicles on Interstate 55 Monday...

OOIDA; FMCSA Electronic-Log Mandate Will Have Negative Impact

In official comments to federal regulators, the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association says a proposed mandate for electronic logging devices on all trucks would have negative consequences on drivers’ health, privacy, safety and economic interests. The...

Dutch Mill Trucking Destroyed In Sparta

Dutch Mill Trucking, a trucking shop located in Sparta, Wisconsin, has been destroyed. The trucking business at Dutch Mill trucking is a total lost. The Sparta fire department said the fire started when a truck...
LTL Shipping

LTL Shipping: The 5 Core Benefits

If you find yourself with a package that is too large for the regular post but not big enough to fill up an entire truck, you might wonder what you can do. Less than...
Truck Drivers Get 80 Hours Back

Department Of Transportation Urges Truck Drivers To Sleep

Truck Drivers Happy With More Production, More Money With the 34 hour restart rollback complete, the Department of Transportation is urging truck drivers to get sleep.Numerous truck drivers and trucking organizations applauded congress for including...

Fuel Tax Hike For Highway Funding Getting Attention

A plan to keep federal highway funding solvent through December no longer includes a hike in the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax hike, but has been amended to increase the fuel tax. The Senate Finance Committee...