She Drives Trucks Staff (TN)SheDrivesICYMI: See what went on at Mother’s Day convoyAs it has for the past 28 years, the trucking community in southeast Pennsylvania literally got in line to show its support for children in need and drove in the Mother’s Day Convoy for Make-A-Wish. Some 539 trucks participated in this year’s event, which was sponsored by the RoadPro Family of Brands and held in […]May 23, 2018SheDrivesWhite noise machines can help you z-z-z-zDrowning out the busy background hum of the truck stop when you’re trying to sleep can often be impossible, but a white noise machine can help. One of these machines may be what you need to get some rest on the road. 1. LectroFan, $49.95 The LectroFan offers non-repeating fan or white noise sounds. You […]May 23, 2018SheDrivesFlatbed carrier institutes annual salariesA major flatbed carrier in the Pacific Northwest is the latest company to announce it will begin paying annual salaries to its drivers. Smokey Point Distributing, a member of the Daseke family of companies, has announced that starting June 1, it will pay qualified solo over-the-road drivers with flatbed hauling experience an annual salary of […]May 23, 2018SheDrivesLong holiday weekend could mean more cargo theftsCargo theft recording firm SensiGuard is warning truck drivers & fleets of the potential for increased cargo theft activity over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.May 23, 2018SheDrivesShe talks about her ’85 Pete, ‘The Witches Inn’Theresa DeSantis has been a truck driver for 34 years & has been driving the same 1985 Peterbilt 359 since she & her husband bought it new. See the truck here.May 15, 2018SheDrivesMemories of fatal accident linger with this driverThe events of June 29, 2016, are etched in truck driver Belinda Blacketer’s mind. It started out simply enough — she was coming off her break on a run she had made countless times. She’d taken a familiar shortcut on State Road 14 in Washington as she headed to her next stop, but that was […]May 15, 2018SheDrivesUtility poles stand no chance against this pickupTraffic cameras in Milwaukee captured a scary moment Friday, May 4 on Interstate 43. Somehow the driver of this pickup got halfway up the concrete lane divider … and kept going. He took out two utility poles that landed on six cars. No injuries were reported. Yes, he was arrested.May 15, 2018SheDrivesSlow cooker ideal for hot sausage sandwichesEasy. Tasty. Cheap. Filling. Those are the requirements of meals made by most truckers who cook in their trucks. This recipe for slow cooker sausage, onions and peppers ticks all of those boxes and more. The good folks at the Delish website offer a recipe that takes just 10 minutes of prep time and cooks […]May 15, 2018SheDrivesSurvey shows more women driving trucksThe National Transportation Institute recently addressed research it had conducted and determined that there are more women working in the trucking industry.May 8, 2018SheDrivesRoadPro sponsors annual Mother’s Day ConvoySeveral truck drivers are expected to attend this year's Mother's Day Convoy. Get more details on the Mother's Day event right here on Truckers News!May 8, 2018Previous PagePage 77 of 128Next PageTop StoriesHomeDrivers rate fuel prices, parking, compensation as top issues of concernMotor carriers, which made up 48% of respondents, had rather different issues of concern on ATRI's annual survey.HomeFeds award $200 million for 14 truck parking projects in 12 statesHomeTrump claims deal with Russia for diesel; calls it 'my Greatest Priority'HomeDriver pay increased in 2025's freight recession, says new ATA studyFeatured SponsorThe NEW BlueParrott Pro B350 and Pro B450 Bluetooth® headsets
