Daimler Trucks North America has issued a major recall for a brake light defect that could increase the risk of a crash. The recall affects certain models of 2017-2021 Freightliner Cascadia P4 vehicles for a defect that could cause the brake light to remain illuminated after the brake pedal is released. According to recall documents, […]

Aquaplaning – sometimes known as hydroplaning – is when water builds up in front of your tires faster than the weight of your truck can displace it Because of this, your tires lose their grip on the road. With no traction, you could lose control of the truck temporarily, and be unable to steer, brake […]

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 2020 Operation Safe Driver Week will go on as scheduled, July 12-18. During this week-long traffic enforcement safety initiative, law enforcement personnel throughout North America will be looking for drivers who are engaging in unsafe driving behaviors on our roadways. Identified drivers will be pulled over by law enforcement […]

ATLANTA — Saturday morning, two people perished in a fiery wreck on Interstate 85 near the Gwinnett-DeKalb county border that involved a tanker truck and two other cars.  In the wake of the crash and the massive back-up that followed, there have been renewed calls for separating truck traffic from vehicular traffic in and around […]

In the first court decision on AB5’s validity, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday that the new California gig-work law does not apply to truck drivers because it is preempted by federal law. Judge William Highberger wrote that owner-operator truck drivers should not be reclassified as employees under AB5 and the California […]

Celadon shuttering operations, announced Monday via trucking’s largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing to-date, is expected to displace thousands of drivers as the company winds down in the weeks ahead, but it also means pulling more than 3,000 trucks and tractors – and nearly 10,000 trailers – off the highway. Those trucks – at least how […]

There are some good tips from one of our drivers:   TOOLS TO HELP TRUCK DRIVERS WITH CONDITIONS There are some things I carry on my truck every winter to help deal with winter conditions. From helping to deal with visibility to getting unstuck, these items, in my opinion, are essential. A shovel. Accumulating and […]

Warning Signs of Drowsiness and Fatigue If you: 1. Can’t remember the last few miles driven, 2. Have wandering or disconnected thoughts, 3. Experience difficulty focusing or keeping your eyes open, 4. Have trouble keeping your head up, 5. Drift from lanes or hit a rumble strip, 6. Yawn repeatedly, 7. Tailgate or miss traffic […]

Speeding-related fatalities have increased with rising posted limits, according to a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In 2017, 37,133 people in the U.S. died in traffic accidents, but 1,934 of them would still be alive if speed limits had not changed since 1993. Over the past 25 years, the study attributes a […]

New York (CNN Business)The trade war is hurting America’s factories, but it’s not the only culprit. The strike at General Motors and Boeing’s 737 Max crisis are taking a toll as well. This trifecta of challenges worries analysts and economists that the manufacturing sector could contract for the third-straight month in October. Lower output from […]