Tag: Trucking Industry
UPS plans to put collision-avoidance technology on 5,700 trucks
UPS announced on Tuesday that they will equip more than 60% of their truck fleet with collision-avoidance technology.
An estimated 5,700 trucks, out of their total...
Truck driver fatigue can now be monitored by brainwave reading Smartcaps
BHP, a global resource company, has created a technology, Smartcap, that can monitor brainwaves in order to measure fatigue.
The technology was created to monitor...
National Weather Service will issue new type of snow warning this winter
The National Weather Service (NWS) will begin to issue snow squall warnings this winter.
This kind of storm is described as a brief but intense...
VIDEO: Thieves jump into trailers while traveling 50 mph
Watch this astounding footage of 2Â thieves that enter trailers while trucks are in motion. The video is captioned, "Theft of goods is a widespread problem...
Pennsylvania plans to allow online gambling at truck stops
Governor Tom Wolf has signed legislation that will allow online gambling to expand in Pennsylvania to truck stops and airports.
Since the state's economy is having...
Montana trucking company selected to transport Capitol Christmas tree
Whitewood Transport, based out of Billings, Montana, was this year's selection to transport the Capitol Christmas tree from Montana to Washington D.C.
The tree will...
Trucks hauling nuts in Central Valley are being targeted by thieves
Central Valley walnut farmers and law enforcement are working together to apprehend thieves that are disguising themselves as truck drivers in order to steal...
DOT officials remind Iowa drivers that deer cannot read road signs
Apparently, some Iowa residents think that deer crossing signs are intended to indicate to deer where it is safe for them to cross the...
VIDEO: Ohio trooper nearly struck by box truck during traffic stop
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has released video of a close call during a traffic stop to remind drivers to move over for emergency...
Truck driver saved from fiery crash by Collier Deputy
In late October, an off-duty Collier County Sheriff’s Office Corrections deputy pulled a truck driver out of a fiery crash on Interstate 75.
The deputy, Joshua Hankinson,...
Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office is calling wrong-way driving an epidemic after fatal crash
Officials in Milwaukee County are calling wrong way drivers an epidemic after a fatal crash on Milwaukee's High Rise Bridge Wednesday morning.
A wrong-way driver...
Missouri jail is housing inmates in semi trailers
Greene County Jail, in Springfield, Missouri, has created a new temporary jail facility within truck trailers.
On Wednesday afternoon Greene County Sheriff, Jim Arnott, opened the...
