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Last week we reported on the 10 best truck stops in America, but that wasn’t the full story. Perhaps we should take a closer look at the history of these roadside staples. Truck stops can trace their roots farther back in time than the trucks that give them their name. Before there was the sprawling … Read more
Truck stops are as ubiquitous to road travel as travel itself. If you’ve been on the road for hours and you’re yearning for something more than a shack in a dark parking lot, where do you go? There are a countless number of unremarkable truck stops, useful for the basest of needs, but not much … Read more
Between movies and music, trucking has been a part of pop culture for over 70 years. Trucking references on the silver screen or radio speaker goes all the way back to the 1950s. Over this time, trucking has been portrayed in a myriad of ways, from the freedom loving hero to the troubled serial killer. … Read more
The truck driver shortage is constantly being talked about within industry circles. While to some the subject may have been beaten into the Earth, it still remains a problem. From recruiting laid-off oil workers to offering lucrative pay packages, trucking is scrambling to fill truck driver seats. The new salvo in the ongoing recruiting push … Read more
Back in 2010, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) released a new truck-safety monitoring effort called the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program. This program was designed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the agency’s efforts in addressing motor carrier safety issues. This FMCSA compliance program is intended to improve safety monitoring, carrier evaluation … Read more
One of the most common things you’ll hear current or potential over-the-road (OTR) truck drivers say they wish they could change about the job is missing family time. It’s not easy for the truck driver or their family to adjust to being away for many days at a time, only to be home for a … Read more
You’re a truck driver. The road beckons and you love what you do. That being said, you may wonder how to stay healthy working in what’s mostly a sedentary profession. Earlier this year we reported on some basic tips for trucker health, but we felt there’s a need to dig a little deeper. With more … Read more
The last half of 2014 saw the largest number of quarter-to-quarter truck driver pay increases the industry’s seen in a long time. With the cycle of pay increases only accelerating, one must ask where it all ends, and how far it can go. Last month we took a look at how employee pay and incentives … Read more
Back in January we started our History of Overland Commerce series. The first installment took a look at the early days of trucking, back when the automobile was new and the depression was still a recent event in everyone’s mind. This week we’re going to dive into part two of this three-part series and take … Read more
It’s a time of upheaval for the trucking industry. The future of trucking is topic number one on the mind of industry insiders. Trucking has changed more in the past ten years than it did in the past 50 years combined, change that’s expected to accelerate. New entrants are making their way into the trucking … Read more