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File Form 2290 For Heavy Vehicle Use Tax 2014-2015

EtaxForm2290 Offers Cost-Effective Online Way to File Form 2290 for Heavy Vehicle Use Tax for Tax Year 2014-2015 begins July 1, 2014   Save time and money with the revolutionary EtaxForm2290 online filing system. The IRS...

Truckers Logic Top Truck Driver Contest

Top Truck Driver Contest   Truckers Logic is a proud supporter of truck drivers and to honor that commitment, we're looking for the top truck drivers across the world. The TL Top Truck Driver Contest is...

L.A. And Long Beach Ports Begin Strike

Drivers in a long-running labor dispute with three trucking companies at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach began what they said would be an indefinite strike Monday. The impact on the movement of...
Jim Palmer Trucking Lawsuit

Jim Palmer Trucking Partner Suing For Company Ownership

Jim Palmer Trucking Lawsuit Filed Truckers Logic covered a story a few months ago about Wil-Trans purchasing Jim Palmer Trucking back in early April 2014. Now, one partner of Jim Palmer Trucking is suing his business...

Elite Truck Drivers Encourage Safe Summer Driving Behaviors

Earlier this month, elite truck drivers from the Share the Road Program urged motorist to exercise caution when taking to the highways this summer. The Share the Road Program is made up of some of...

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...
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Big Rig Talk – Trucking Industry Driver Shortage

30,000 Truck Drivers Needed Welcome to another segment of Big Rig Talk and thanks for taking the time to spend a few minutes with yours truly. I spend a lot of my time reading from...

Truckload Turnover Over 90 Percent For 9th Straight Quarter

Turnover at large truckload carriers was up slightly to 92 percent in the first quarter, holding above 90 percent for the 9th straight quarter, American Trucking Associations reported today. Over-the-road truckload turnover rates were largely unchanged from the fourth quarter,...
Self Driving Rig

Self-Driving Rigs Could Be The Future Of Trucking

Traveling about 55 miles per hour on a Nevada highway, the big rig's driver looked like The Thinker, with his elbow on the arm rest and his hand on his chin. No hands on...

UPS Falls Short On Holiday Shipping-Shares Down In 4th Qtr

The United Parcel Service reported that preliminary fourth-quarter earnings forced them to hire more temporary workers during the holiday rush. UPS planned for the spike in shipping but failed as they missed on holiday deliveries. Analyst estimates were...