WESTLAKE, Ohio – TravelCenters of America (TA) is now accepting Citizen Driver nominations for 2025. This year marks the 15th for a program that TA created
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — FTR Transportation Intelligence’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) remained in positive territory in June but weakened to 0.95 from May’s 2.24 reading. Details
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Greg Swift, a longtime driver for Schneider National Inc., has achieved an extraordinary milestone: he’s driven 5 million miles without a preventable
Diesel fuel prices continue to trend downward. The fifth consecutive week of decline in price proved significant, with a five-cent drop nationally. Each region showed
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Area Community College’s foundation got a substantial donation recently, according to a release from the school. Prairie Meadows recently
Spot rates are finally trending upward, sending a mixed bag of news last week. According to FTR Transportation Intelligence, broker-posted spot rates in the Truckstop
AVON, Ohio — Hurricanes and summer storms are once again unleashing torrential rain in regions of the United States, resulting in devasting floods requiring massive
OMAHA, Neb. — Werner Enterprises Inc. has been recognized as the #3 Military Friendly Company in the $1 billion to $5 billion revenue category for 2024.
MIAMI — Warren Smith of Ontario, Canada, has been named the champion of the Ryder System Inc. 2024 Top Technician competition. In addition to bragging
READING, Pa., — Penske Truck Leasing recently launched an electronic driver vehicle inspection report (eDVIR) feature in the Penske Driver mobile app for customers. According to
Brentwood, Tenn.  — In an effort to stop the scourge of human trafficking, Premier Protective Security (PPS), a national provider of on-site security officer personnel
WASHINGTON — After receiving negative comments, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) on Aug. 1, 2024, published a notice in the Federal Register withdrawing a
If 13-year-old Kaitlynn Aikin could see herself today, as a decorated diesel technician for Southeastern Freight Lines, she wouldn’t believe her eyes. “My freshman-year self
While displaying a trend in the right direction, the unemployment numbers for the trucking industry are still much higher than the overall percentages. According to
BEAVERTON, Ore. — According to DAT Freight & Analytics, load posts declined 3% while spot rates slumped. According to a press release, summer seasonality continued
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Kenworth, Fastport, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative has announced the semi-finalists for the 2024 Transition Trucking: Driving
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) conducted the 2024 Operation Safe Driver Week July 7-13. The focus of this year’s event was reckless, careless or