For-hire transportation freight fell 3.6 percent in January from December but was 1.6 percent higher than a year earlier.

National diesel price higher

10,200 trucking jobs added

ATA, TCA challenge hours rule

Mack Granite movie truck to appear at truck show

DOT freight index dips in January

National diesel price higher

10,200 trucking jobs added

Rockslide closes Tennessee highway

A rockslide closed part of U.S. 129/State Route 115, known as “The Dragon” approximately nine miles north of the Tennessee-North Carolina state line.

Overdrive stories win Neal magazine award

Senior Editor Todd Dills’ two-part series on the CSA program’s impact on owner-operators won a Jesse H. Neal business journalism award.

Southbound I-75 lane in Tennessee open

Southbound I-75 near the Kentucky border is closed due to a landslide.

Red Dot Sleeping Well Arctic 2000 Plus

A newer version of a battery-powered auxiliary air-conditioning system is available from Red Dot. The Sleeping Well Arctic 2000 Plus system operates when the truck’s engine is off, burning no fuel and ...

PowerDrive power inverters

PowerDrive power inverters convert a vehicle’s 12-volt battery power to household AC power. They include eight models offering up to three grounded AC outlets to power and charge laptop computers, coffee makers, ...

TRP spring brake chamber

TRP Aftermarket Parts has a new spring brake chamber available for all Class 6, 7 and 8 trucks. The brake chamber features epoxy-coated steel power springs for longer life and high resistance ...

GT Radial GT669 long-haul tire

The GT Radial GT669, designed for long-haul service, provides long tread life and retreadability, the company says. Features include deep tread depth, wide tread and balanced distribution of tread blocks, closed shoulder ...

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Cool Off cooling towelettes

Cool Off mini towelettes use natural cooling herbs, moisturizing botanicals and essential oils.

Make healthier fast-food choices

FIT FOR THE ROAD/ You figure anything that tastes as good as fast food and is cheap, easy and convenient is bound to be bad for you—right? It's true.

Health Awareness Walk scheduled

Trucking Solution Group walk will be March 23 in Louisville.

Love’s contributes to storm relief

Love's Travel Stops is donating $25,000 to help victims of the March 2 tornadoes that devastated sections of southern Indiana and northern Kentucky, the Oklahoma City, Okla.-based travel center franchise says.

Petro opens in Carnesville, Ga.

A new Petro Stopping Center has opened at Interstate 85, off exit 150, in Carnesville, Ga., TravelCenters of America said.

Garrett named Trucker Buddy

Arch Wood Protection driver Randy Garrett was named December 2011 Trucker Buddy of the Month, nonprofit educational outreach Trucker Buddy International announced.