Mastering an unsynchronized heavy-duty manual transmission is as much an art as a science. Old-school drivers say they simply don’t feel in complete control of a truck unless it has a manual gearbox.Â
Mastering an unsynchronized heavy-duty manual transmission is as much an art as a science. Old-school drivers say they simply don’t feel in complete control of a truck unless it has a manual gearbox.Â
A driver shortage, now estimated at 40,000, is causing motor carriers to fine-tune their strategies to retain drivers. Â Besides offering better pay packages, benefits and incentives, fleets are looking to influence the human factors that cause and contribute to turnover.
The Walmart truck driver at the center of the fatal high-profile June 2014 crash involving actor and comedian Tracy Morgan has asked prosecutors to dismiss the charges against him, arguing the media attention the case has drawn makes it impossible for him to receive a fair trial.Â
A looming rule to mandate the use of speed limiting devices on heavy trucks has been delayed, according to a notice on the White House’s Office of Management and Budget’s rulemaking portal.Â
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Recently Cold Fire Tactical, which got it’s start in Law Enforcement, had product submitted for testing and review to the National Tactical Officers Association. They are proud to announce that they passed!
A jury in a Houston-based federal court has found Swift liable in a lawsuit brought by an owner-operator leased to the company who claimed negligent maintenance practices by Swift caused a trailer to run over his foot.Â
It’s easy to get caught up in all the glittering new technology truck OEMs and associated component suppliers are putting out today.Â
“I don’t care if you’re running 50 trucks or 5,000, you have a driver problem,†Covenant Transportation Group Chairman David Parker told attendees at CCJ Market Movers, a new town-hall style event held Thursday, Aug. 27, during the Great AmericanÂ