Trucking News

Logging truck driver, Roberto Febles, was hospitalized Wendesday morning after colliding with a train at Moriczville Lane and State Road 39 around 9:50 a.m. near Plant City, Florida.

Swift will pay $4.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit for allegedly neglecting to inform more than 10,000 applicants that they can access and contest background checks that are used during the company's pre-employement screening process.

Jake Kubela, travel agency owner and previous oil truck driver, will lead a tour to the Bakken in North Dakota to educate people on the oil business.

“At Marten, we’re constantly looking at what our drivers need,” said Tim Norlin, director of recruiting for Marten Transport. “When we first implemented our automatic detention pay for drivers a few years ago, we wanted a way to be able to compensate our drivers for their time. This change to the program that starts paying out to drivers after an hour of waiting is just one more way we can show our drivers how much we value their time and what they do.”

UPS driver honored for 25 years of accident-free driving.

"While the Arizona Department of Transportation doesn’t take a position on the merit of these grievances, the department is urging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to carefully consider these complaints and to resolve differences with the trucking industry to avoid a blockade," the AzDOT press release states.

Thanks to one truck driver’s curiosity, five kittens will find a home!

TravelCenters of America collected more than $5,000 in donations for the St. Christopher Fund.

An unfortunate accident involving a new Chevy, Camaro ZL1 and a swimming pool occurred earlier this month in Harris County, Texas.

Harris County, Texas State Troopers are currently trying to make a decision regarding charges for a truck driver who has admitted to causing an accident, which killed a young boy.

Despite being shot in the face by a stray bullet, truck driver Nick DiGregorio, 66, maintained the presence of mind to call to not only call 911 but to dispatch to take care of his load-- the loyal driver didn't want to abandon his load.

The FMCSA today announced the agency has submitted a report to congress that states the "current financial responsibility minimums for the commercial motor vehicle industry are inadequate to meet the costs of some crashes."