- Trending Trucker Helper
Apps
2015-06-09
Cell phones, smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices have been some of the greatest
innovations in the trucking industry. These gadgets are some of the most important instruments
in a truckers life, and better still, you can download some great apps and make them even
better.
- New App
Makes Crossing to Canada Easier for Truckers
2015-02-19
Trucking across the border just got a whole lot easier for those making their way between the
U.S. and Canada. Livingston's new app Shipment Tracker streamlines the scanning and tracking
process for shipments headed either direction.
- Trailer Tails and
Moose Bumpers, What's Next?
2014-12-02
The moment of inertia for a fully-loaded tractor-trailer is nothing compared to the difficulty
encountered when trying to pass much needed changes to trucking industry regulations. Senseless
regulatory differences between the United States and Canada further complicate the lives of
truckers and interfere with their ability to make a decent living.
- Peterbilt Delivers Best of Show In
Rotella SuperRigs Competition
2012-07-08
The May 2012 Sheel Rotella SuperRigs competition held in Joplin, MO demonstrated once again why
Peterbilt is such a beloved truck. Driver John O'Keefe won the competition, hands down, in his
2007 Peterbilt 379 EXHD Legacy. He calls the truck "Low Life" but, actually, it was
the highlight of the day.
- What's Up At Old Dominion Freight
2012-07-06
History of this company reveals the following: Old Dominion is a freight hauling company that
was founded in 1934 by Earl and Lillian Congdon in the state of Virginia. They started out with
one truck and through the years acquired other truck lines, continuing to expand.
- Michelin Tire Company Invents a Tire That
Does Not Require Air
2012-05-17
One of the companies well known for its tires is Michelin. The headquarters of this company is
located in France but it has plants in Germany, Spain, the USA, Canada, the UK, Brazil, Japan,
Thailand, Italy and other countries.
- Atlas Van Lines Releases Driver
Preferences
2012-05-09
For the eighth year in a row, Atlas Van Lines has released results from its King of the Road
survey. Although the results reflect the preferences of Atlas drivers, it can be concluded that
many long-haul drivers have similar feelings when it comes to favored brands, ways to stay
healthy, use of technology, and many other findings.
- Becoming The World's Toughest Trucker
2012-04-30
As if trucker's don't have a challenging enough job, now there's a competition specifically
designed to test their skills and fortitude in extremely difficult conditions. This show is said
to combine the shows "Survivor" with "Ice Road Truckers" challenging
competitors in ways even they hadn't dreamed of.
- Arrow Truck's "Hog Days Of
Summer"
2011-08-12
The open road is a difficult thing for an average person to have a true appreciation for.
Truckers spend their time on the road ensuring their load gets to where it needs to be.
- Manac Semi
Trailers Rise Up to Meet the Road
2011-07-28
At Manac, the motto is 'whatever the road' and as the largest manufacturer in North America of
custom-built and specialty semitrailers, the motto is right on target.
- The First Name in Trailers Manufactures the Lightest Weight Dry Van
2011-07-27
Utility – The First Name in Trailers will be at Booth #20145 in Dallas, Texas at The Great
American Trucking Show on August 25 through August 27, 2011. Utility Trailer Manufacturing
Company invites you to stop by and see what is new in their line of trailers.
- $2.6M Study Devoted to Atlantic Trucker's Health Concerns
2011-05-01
Today, we're taking a look a new Canadian study researching why truckers are experiencing a
reduced lifespan compared to the rest of the population: University of Moncton professor, Michel
Johnson, is conducting a study to find out why truckers in Atlantic Canada seem to have a life
span that is 10 years under the norm.
- Combating Child Sex Trafficking with Truckers Against Trafficking
2011-03-29
Today, Trucker to Trucker puts the spotlight on the efforts of Truckers Against Trafficking and
their efforts to combat human trafficking and the sex trade: Truckers Against Trafficking has
been established to help raise awareness of the problem of human trafficking within the United
States as well as on the international arena. With long, scarcely guarded borders with Canada
and even with Mexico, the opportunities for human traffickers to bring people, especially
children and vulnerable women into the country is a lucrative and fairly risk-free activity for
the criminals behind these schemes.
- Calling Lady
Truckers - Television Wants You!
2010-12-14
We've had a request in from across the "Pond" from a British TV company looking for
lady truckers to take part in a documentary/reality TV-type show on the better looking sex.