She Drives Trucks Staff (TN)SheDrivesIowa carrier adds incentives for OTR lease operatorsHirschbach Motor Lines today announced its new Top Tier Pay Incentive Plan for lease over-the-road operators, which the company says is designed so operators can earn between $80,000 and over $100,000 per year. Beginning Aug. 10, new lease operators were eligible for the Top Tier Incentive Pay Plan that includes weekly and monthly incentives, and […]August 18, 2020SheDrivesYou have a month to prepare for Roadcheck inspection blitzInternational Roadcheck is happening after all this year. In March, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance announced it was postponing its annual International Roadcheck because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. CVSA today announced it has rescheduled International Roadcheck for Sept. 9-11. International Roadcheck is what the CVSA calls “a 72-hour high-volume, high-visibility inspection and enforcement initiative” […]August 11, 2020SheDrivesYou won’t believe what this 4-wheeler doesRemember that old Jim Croce song that said: You don’t tug on Superman’s cape You don’t spit into the wind You don’t pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger And you don’t mess around with Jim Well, the driver of a little white Ford Edge could add another line of their own that would […]August 11, 2020SheDrivesWomen In Trucking annual conference online Nov. 12-13Like numerous other trucking industry events, shows, and meetings, Women In Trucking has moved its annual conference online. WIT announced recently its sixth annual Accelerate! Conference & Expo will be held online Nov. 12-13. The association said that after monitoring the recent escalation of COVID-19 cases nationwide, as well as in Dallas where the in-person […]August 11, 2020SheDrivesAfterShockz Titanium delivers sound through your cheekbonesYou don’t need to have earphones over your ears or earbuds in them to ensure superior sound quality for hearing phone calls or music. AfterShockz Titanium delivers excellent sound with bone conduction technology. This means this headset’s transducers send mini vibrations through your cheekbones directly to your inner ear, according to the company. It also […]August 11, 2020SheDrivesTop drivers win $25,000 in Driver of the Year contestsThe search is about to begin for the best company driver and the best owner-operator in North America. Nominations open Saturday, Aug. 1 for the Truckload Carrier Association’s contests to recognize the best drivers. Truckers News joins TCA in the Company Driver of the Year Contest and our sister publication Overdrive is TCA’s partner in […]August 4, 2020SheDrivesNow’s the time to vote for your favorite custom truckVoting is open for this year’s virtual Overdrive’s Pride & Polish competition. Dozens of readers submitted photos that make up 92 entries in one or more of seven categories: Working Bobtail, 2013 and earlier Working Bobtail, 2014-2021 Working Combo, 2015 and earlier Working Combo, 2016-2021 Antique Interior Limited Mileage. Voting is simple – just click on a […]August 4, 2020SheDrivesTruck stops among businesses requiring masks for entryYet another major truck stop chain has announced it will require customers and others to wear mace masks when entering their stores. The TravelCenters of America Friday, July 24, confirmed it is adopting a recommendation from NATSO, the truck stop trade association, that truck stops and travel plazas nationwide adopt a policy requiring customers to […]August 4, 2020SheDrivesThis you have to see to believeIn one of the stranger highway mishaps in recent memory, a man leaped onto the hood of a tractor-trailer and began pounding on the truck’s windshield as the truck continued down the highway. The incident occurred on the Florida Turnpike near Boynton Beach Saturday, Aug. 1, afternoon. A passing motorist captured the incident on video […]August 4, 2020SheDrivesTips on what to do if you encounter a protestThe Iowa Motor Truck Association sent a letter to members following an incident May 31 c in which a tanker driver inadvertently drove into a crowd of hundreds of protesters on I-35 West in Minneapolis. on May 31. The association offered tips on what drivers ought to do if the]y find themselves in similar situations. […]July 28, 2020Previous PagePage 16 of 127Next PageTop StoriesHomeCargo theft expected to surge during long Labor Day weekend“Labor Day weekend has become a prime hunting ground for cargo thieves, with criminal activity more than doubling since 2020."NewsDuffy threatens 3 states with loss of funds over language enforcementHomeFedEx Freight driver from North Dakota wins driving skills competitionHomeFeds halt work visas for foreign drivers; cite safety, job issuesFeatured SponsorThe Litezall Kodiak Konform Work Light
