The Trucker Newspaper – Digital Edition December 1, 2020
The Trucker Newspaper – Digital Edition December 1, 2020: As election certification continues, trucking industry awaits impact from likely administration change
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Truck Boss Show — Thanksgiving Stack Hack & Thanksgiving Leftover Debate
This week, our friends at The Truck Boss Show have a nutty job heist, Wreaths Across America, rock and roll hall of famers get recognition
Owner of New York trucking company charged for lying to U.S. Department of Transportation
ROCHESTER, NY — Tony Kirik, 39, of Rochester, New York, is facing criminal charges for allegedly making false statements to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Shell’s Starship 2.0 truck enters testing phase before coast-to-coast run in 2021
HOUSTON — Testing of Shell Rotella’s Starship 2.0 Class 8 truck has begun in preparation for another coast-to-coast run in in 2021. The official 2021
Love’s celebrates truckers with 12 Days of Christmas giveaway
OKLAHOMA CITY — During Love’s Travel Stops’ 12 Days of Christmas giveaway from Nov. 27 to Dec. 8, truckers can visit Love’s Facebook page and enter
Safety pioneer Steve Bryan joins Drivewyze team as senior advisor
DALLAS — Steve Bryan, an expert on safety data, has joined Drivewyze as a senior safety advisor, the company announced last week. Bryan will assist
Border agents discover $25 million in liquid meth concealed in tractor-trailer hauling corn husks
PHARR, Texas — Earlier this month, agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility
Sensitech offers tips to prevent drivers, carriers from becoming victims of holiday theft
AUSTIN, Texas — Holiday weekends bring notoriously high risks for both manufacturers and the freight industry. Organized cargo theft rings will be extremely active this
Average marginal cost per mile for trucking drops to $1.65, ATRI report shows
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) this week released the findings of its 2020 update to “An Analysis of the Operational Costs
ATA’s October Truck Tonnage Index down 6.3% from September, 8.7% below October 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 6.3% in October after gaining 5.7% in September. In October,
CAT Scale Rig of the Week — William McPherson
William McPherson was eager to customize his 2019 Peterbilt 389, equipped with a Cummins engine and an 18-speed transmission. He first added a drop visor,
OTR Capital, Marquee hand out free lunches to truck drivers
OTR Capital and Marquee Insurance Group passed out free Chick-Fil-A lunches to truck drivers in Lithia Springs, Georgia. With the help of the Georgia Department
Tight supply-demand balance reflected in ACT’s latest for-hire index
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The latest release of ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index, which includes data for October, shows a second consecutive month of record tightness.
CBP pilot program to route empty CMVs entering U.S. from Mexico to Columbia-Solidarity Bridge
LAREDO, Texas — Beginning Dec. 7, 2020, empty northbound tractor-trailers, entering the U.S. from Mexico will be routed to the Columbia-Solidarity Bridge as part of
New Love’s locations add truck parking spaces, driver amenities to Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois
OKLAHOMA CITY — With the opening of three new travel stops, Love’s is now serving even more customers in Arkansas, Georgia and Illinois. The West Memphis,
Northbound lanes of Illinois Tollway’s new Mile Long Bridge scheduled to open this week
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — The northbound lanes of the new Mile Long Bridge could be open to traffic as early as this evening (Nov. 23),
Wrong-way trucker collides with oncoming tractor-trailer on Oregon interstate, arrested on DUI charges
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. — The operator of a 2020 International tractor-trailer was arrested Sunday, Nov. 22, after driving the wrong way on Interstate 5 in
North Dakota ranks best in annual highway conditions report; New Jersey at bottom of list
LOS ANGELES — North Dakota has the nation’s most cost-effective state-owned road systems, while New Jersey is ranked at the bottom, according to the Reason
The Truck Boss Show — COVID-19 & Your Rights
With COVID-19 cases on the rise, it’s important to know your rights if you contract the virus while on the job. Carlin from The Truck
Friday the 13th border bust: Officers discover more than $11 million worth of meth in broccoli shipment
PHARR, Texas — Friday the 13th was extremely unlucky for a commercial driver hauling a load of broccoli from Mexico to the U.S. when officers