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ATA Reports Tonnage Index Increased 1.5 Percent In April

ATA Report A Good Sign For Truckers The American Trucking Associations announced that their tonnage index increased 1.5 percent in April. The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.5%...
War On Coal

War On Coal Hurting Coal Truck Drivers And Coal Miners Across The Nation

War On Coal? Although it may seem like decades ago, it was only a few years ago when the coal economy was booming. Coal brings high paying jobs, much higher then minimum wage. Coal truck...

Caterpillar Lawsuits Mounting Over Engines

Caterpillar Lawsuits Filed Up to 10 lawsuits have been filed against Caterpillar, stating that the company's ACERT C13 and C15 engines were defective. The lawsuits also state that Caterpillar hid this information from owners and buyers....
Flying J Truck Stop Stabbing

Truck Stop Argument Leads To Stabbing; Police Hunt For Truck Driver Begins

One Man In Critical Condition After Flying J Truck Stop Stabbing Who says truck driver parking doesn't come as a premium? As truck driver parking has been a heated debate for years, two truck drivers...

Finance Solutions For Truck Drivers

Harley Finance is your trusted source for finance solutions for truck drivers.  Truck finance, particularly if you are new in business requires expert presentation. There are 6 major requirements you will need to meet to be...

DOT Anthony Foxx Hopes For Long-Term Highway Bill

Highway Trust Fund Support With the Highway Trust Fund on the brink, Department of Transportation Secretary, Anthony Foxx, continues to support President Obama's $302 billion dollar plan to fund our nation's highways. Foxx has been...

Peterbilt Annual Awards

The Peterbilt Motors Company awarded Jackson Group Peterbilt in Salt Lake City its 2013 North American Dealer of the Year Award. Jackson Group Peterbilt was praised for its high levels of customer satisfaction and immense growth...

Hiring Top Rated Trucking Companies

Hiring Trucking Services Hiring truck companies can be one of the most integral components to maintaining a supply line for a large company. Even small businesses need to consider the advantages of working with these...

Trucking Industry Planning To Add Capacity To Keep Up With High Demand

Even though the U.S. economy has shown weakness as of late, data explains that the economy is still expanding. Despite the trucking industry struggling to obtain new drivers, With the demand for freight ever-growing,...

NTSB Blames Truck Driver For Chesapeake Bridge Accident

Truck Driver At Fault For 2013 Accident The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that a truck driver who was unfamiliar with traffic patterns on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and wasn’t paying attention to the road as...