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Covenant drivers get pay raise to start new year
Drivers at one of the largest trucking companies in the U.S. will welcome the new year with a pay raise. Covenant Transport announced recently what it says is the largest driver pay increase in the company’s history, which takes effect Jan. 4. The company will raise the base linehaul team driver pay rate by an […]
December 15, 2020
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C.R. England latest major carrier to boost driver pay
Salt Lake City-based C.R. England last week announced a multi-million dollar driver pay increase for most of its over-the-road drivers. The company said this is the largest pay increase in its 100-year history. The pay increase, which went into effect on Dec. 1, is estimated to provide an average 15.5 percent increase to the base […]
December 15, 2020
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Major winter storm takes aim at Northeast
Much of the Northeast expects a major storm later this week to deliver as much as two feet of snow in some locations, freezing rain in others, and blizzard-like conditions in parts of New York, New Jersey, and southern New England. The storm is expected to cover from Southern Illinois, to the Middle Atlantic states, […]
December 15, 2020
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200 new truck parking spaces now available
Love’s today opened new locations in Texas and Florida, adding a total of almost 200 new truck parking spots. The new Love’s in Amarillo, Texas is located off Interstate 40, and adds 100 truck parking spaces. The new store in Baldwin, Florida is located off Interstate 10, and has 94 truck parking spaces. The new […]
December 15, 2020
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Poll finds most truckers will not get COVID vaccination
It appears truckers are considerably more skeptical than Americans in general when it comes to getting a COVID-19 vaccination when it becomes available in this country. As the first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine roll out in numerous tractor-trailers, a recent Truckers News online poll found: 62% of respondents will not get a COVID vaccination […]
December 15, 2020
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LG New Tone Style L5 comfortable and lightweight
As a long-haul trucker logging hundreds of miles in all sorts of traffic and uncertain weather conditions, the last thing you need to worry about is your headset being uncomfortable and unresponsive to your communication needs. When you begin your driving day slip the LG New Tone Style L5 around your neck and have easy […]
December 15, 2020
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Office workers get a taste of being a driver
It’s one thing to hear about what it takes to drive a tractor-trailer, but something else entirely to do it … especially if you have never done it before. Carter and Madison, two office staff members of PDM Financial, a factoring company based in Des Moines, Iowa, had the opportunity to get behind the wheel […]
December 15, 2020
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Transition Trucking honors Army veteran
A 20-year Army veteran is this year’s winner of the Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award. Ivan Hernandez, who drives for Werner Enterprises, won the award Friday, Dec. 4, and a fully-loaded Kenworth T680 truck. The presentation was made at the Kenworth plant in Chillicothe, Ohio. Hernandez’s military career included four combat deployments to Iraq […]
December 8, 2020
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Salt Lake City carrier raises driver pay
A 450-truck carrier headquartered in Salt Lake City is the latest trucking company to increase driver pay. Pride Transport, a family-owned and operated carrier, recently announced an across-the-board pay increase effective today, Dec. 1. Driver pay increases by four cents per mile with an additional four cents per mile for two years as part of […]
December 8, 2020
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Pilot Flying J holds Hauliday Giveaway
Beginning today, Dec. 1, Pilot Flying J will ask a question on its Facebook page in its Hauliday Giveaway post for professional drivers. To enter, drivers need to answer the question in the comments of the post within 24 hours for the chance to win that day’s prize. Prizes include inverters, radios, GPS units, and […]
December 8, 2020
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Penske acquires Black Horse Carriers
Penske Logistics announced Monday, Nov. 30, it has reached an agreement to acquire 2,000-truck Black Horse Carriers. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, but companies expect the deal to close on Dec. 31. Founded in 1925, Chicago-based Black Horse Carriers operates out […]
December 8, 2020
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Organization helping truckers sets $ record
An organization of truckers that helps other professional drivers’ families in need has set a fund-raising record and is looking for even more folks to help. The Truckers Christmas Group today announced it has already raised more than $20,000, the most it has ever collected. The money will be shared with trucker families in need […]
December 8, 2020
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Survey finds many truckers will drive and not retire
In one way, it seems as though truck drivers are not at all like most other Americans. But, in another, truckers are similar to their non-driving counterparts. A survey earlier this year by TD Ameritrade found most American workers want to retire by the time they turn 67. However, the survey also found many Americans […]
December 8, 2020
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Kansas carrier increases driver pay
TransAm Trucking, Inc. recently announced a pay increase for their long-haul company drivers and a rate increase for their independent contractors. Long-haul company drivers and independent contractors who have been employed or contracted with TransAm for at least six months received up to a 5 cents per mile increase. Drivers who have not been employed […]
December 8, 2020
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Pilot Flying J Hauliday Giveaway under way
Beginning today, Dec. 1, Pilot Flying J will ask a question on its Facebook page in its Hauliday Giveaway post for professional drivers. To enter, drivers need to answer the question in the comments of the post within 24 hours for the chance to win that day’s prize. Prizes include inverters, radios, GPS units, and […]
December 1, 2020
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Carriers continue raising driver compensation
A 450-truck carrier headquartered in Salt Lake City is the latest trucking company to increase driver pay. Pride Transport, a family-owned and operated carrier, recently announced an across-the-board pay increase effective today, Dec. 1. Driver pay increases by four cents per mile with an additional four cents per mile for two years as part of […]
December 1, 2020
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Rand McNally makes progress after ‘cyber incident’
Rand McNally today said its platform for electronic logging devices is once again operational after having been shut down for almost the entire the past week. In a statement at about noon today, a Rand McNally spokesperson aid: “This is an update regarding the network disruption that Rand McNally has been experiencing. “Shortly after midnight […]
December 1, 2020
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Garmin has line of trucker-specific GPS devices
Be honest, while you may be a veteran driver with more than a million accident-free miles under your seat belt, you still can use a bit of an assist every now and then. It may be when you’re looking for a parking space with mere minutes left on your ELD or you’re driving a new route […]
December 1, 2020
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