truckers News Updates

Government, Business, Safety

Delaware Opening Up CDL Testing to Third Parties

The Delaware DMV is inviting private companies to apply to become providers of third-party commercial driver license skill tests before the state launches this new capability next spring.

December 17, 2024
Business, Technology

The Road Ahead: 2025 Trucking and Fleet Insights

Program Airs: December 10, 2 p.m. ET Mike Precia, Rob Abbott, and David O’Neal discuss the key findings in Fleetworthy’s exclusive industry report based on a survey of more than 300 fleet operators and independent truckers.

December 10, 2024
Business

60 Seconds: Federal Regulators Hear Complaints About Predatory Towing

Truckers say they are victims of overly excessive fees. Towers claim they often go unpaid. 

July 19, 2024
Business, For-Hire, Top 100

The Truckers of Tomorrow

In the years ahead, the essential task of hauling the nation’s freight and keeping the economy rolling will increas­ingly shift to a new generation of professional truck drivers.

June 23, 2023
Business

Franchise Restaurants Work Together to Feed Truckers

Some familiar franchise restaurants are taking steps to provide truck drivers with access to meals and parking while they’re making deliveries to help the nation combat the COVID-19 crisis.

April 2, 2020
Safety, TCA

A Man Tried to Jump Off a Detroit Overpass, Then 13 Truckers Saved Him

A unique act of heroism took place in the early morning hours of April 24 along I-696 in metro Detroit.

April 24, 2018
Special Coverage, Business

Trucker Buddy Honors Drivers, Teachers

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trucker Buddy International recognized four outstanding drivers and four outstanding teachers for their work in fostering relationships between schoolchildren and truck drivers.

March 24, 2017
Business

UPS Freight Partners With Truckers Against Trafficking

Truckers Against Trafficking announced a partnership with UPS Freight that will train the carrier’s more than 8,000 drivers on how to recognize and respond to signs of human trafficking activity.

January 11, 2017
Business

Vote: Is 'Road Rage' Getting Worse? Florida Truckers Say So

If commuters only understood. That is the prevailing mentality of truck drivers when it comes to courtesy, and the lack thereof, on Florida’s highways. Take our one-question poll on whether you think road rage is on the rise.

January 6, 2017
Business

Karma: Lost Dog, Trucker Reunited by Good Samaritans

When Tim Riddle set the air brakes on his semitrailer truck at the Pilot Truck Stop recently, his partner was ready to go, literally.

September 27, 2016