July 21–When an 80,000-pound tractor-trailer rig meets a 4,000-pound passenger car, the result can be brutal — and deadly — especially in a construction zone, and particularly when fire is involved. That has been happening all too frequently in the Kansas City area, prompting officials and everyone else to look for answers and commonalities. Truckers,
July 21–Tacoma’s Interstate Distributor Co. was sold earlier this month to Heartland Express, which is based in North Liberty, Iowa. Unless you work for either trucking company, that news probably doesn’t resonate with you. But consider the following issues. Collectively, they can affect your back-to-school or holiday shopping sprees, as the industry struggles to retain
July 21–EULESS — A flatbed truck that had been parked at a Euless QuikTrip had an apparent brake malfunction Friday afternoon, causing it to roll across Harwood Road and into the front of a veterinary clinic. The truck, rolling backward, went about halfway into the Harwood Road Pet Hospital in the 1000 block of West
July 21–One of the biggest technology disruptors when it comes to shuttling people is now trying to transform the way goods are moved around the country. This spring, Uber launched Uber Freight, an app that matches truck drivers with loads of goods to pick up and deliver. Texas played a key role in the San
July 20–CLEVELAND, Ohio — This Saturday, July 22, alt-country act Drive-By Truckers will roll into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a highlight of their summer outdoor concert series. 2009 Hall of Fame inductee Spooner Oldham will join the group on stage, as well in a short acoustic performance with Truckers co-founder, Patterson
July 20–Despite what the lyrics of the song “Convoy” may have you believe, trucking is not a struggle between law enforcement and long lines of big rigs. As an industry, trucking is highly focused on safety rates and efficiency, continually trying to innovate to improve delivery times and lower accident rates. For a country as
July 20–Truckers rolling down California’s highways are entitled to take more breaks than drivers in most of America. But that would change if a congressional attempt to override the state’s work rules succeeds — which union officials and truck drivers say would make the state’s highways more dangerous. “It’s about having safe roads when people
July 19–The nation’s largest port complex will seek to slash air pollution and health risks to Southern Californians by replacing diesel trucks and cargo equipment with zero-emissions technology over the next two decades, according to a plan released Wednesday. The Long Beach and Los Angeles ports’ Clean Air Action Plan aims to further reduce health-damaging
July 19–Defensive end Khalil Mack has a new team: Mack Trucks. The Oakland Raiders standout announced Wednesday on Twitter that he has partnered with Mack Trucks to help promote the company’s new highway truck that will debut Sept. 13. According to ESPN, the details of the endorsement deal have not been disclosed. In the video
July 19–It’s difficult to find a more fitting advertising partnership than the one Raiders star Khalil Mack and Mack Trucks just announced. The stunning aspect of the endorsement deal is that it took an assist from Warriors star Draymond Green to come to fruition. “I got a text from Draymond Green out of the blue
