Trucking

Francisco Cardiel: A long haul on the road for self-employment.

Last year in November I gave a courtesy follow-up call to one of my customers just to say hi. I recall talking to him about his business’s overall health and we also briefly spoke about our family’s plans for the holidays; during the conversation, I remember he made a reference of an old friend & […]

Classics never die, they define: The Cobra 29 LTD, the most trustworthy tool for the guy in the road.

Classics, they set the bar by which others alike are measured. That’s the case of the Cobra 29 LTD CB radio. It has been around for almost 50 years and is the essential CB for most professional drivers. The 29 LTD has been changed and improved over the passing years, mostly on the suggestions […]

Potential brake failure forces Daimler AG to recall more than 15,000 trucks.

Around 15,000 Freightliner, Western Star and Freightliner trucks are being recalled by Daimler AG North America in two different recalls related to brakes failure, according to NHTSA documents. The biggest of both recalls affects approximately 14,925 Freightliner and Western Star tractors equipped with air disc brakes. In the affected trucks and chassis, the brake caliper […]

Trucker shortage in the US: missing 90,000 drivers to keep prices low, demand for reliable drivers rise.

It doesn’t matter if you make your purchases online or in stores, the country is seeing higher costs of products, and some think it’s because of the Lack of truck drivers The American Trucking Association (ATA) said 90,000 truck drivers must be hired every year to keep up with the Transportation demand across the […]

The great American truck show: Overdrive’s Pride n’ Polish, plus a giveaway for awesome prizes.

The best show trucks in North America will be arriving at the Great American Trucking Show on August this year. Custom bobtails and combos, both working and limited-mileage, will wrestle in Overdrive’s Pride & Polish contest 2018. There are 5 categories in which the winners will be named : working bobtail. working combo. limited-mileage bobtail. […]

Real-time counts for parking spaces at truck stops: technology for the trucker rest.

The top 3 truck stops chains in the US are developing systems that will allow drivers to check smartphone apps or web portals to see where parking is available. Love’s Travel Stops is testing sensors In a lot of locations. Jon Archard, vice president of sales. “As soon as we find a technology that performs […]