Truck Driver Tales

Rate My Rig: Here are your top 12 most liked trucks!

This year, we gave CDLLife readers the chance to show off their trucks in our Rate My Rig contest. Throughout the year, hundreds of...

Trucker shares heart-rending plea at the scene of fatal crash: “Slow the F*@# down”

A trucker on the scene of a double fatality crash begs other drivers to slow down in a viral Facebook video. Driver Aj Quinn says,...

Grinch-y cops tell truck drivers to kill the Christmas lights

A group of truck drivers who spread holiday cheer throughout their community with brightly-lit Christmas decorations on their trucks have been ordered to kill...

Trucker cited for hauling 36 foot wide shed without permit

A truck driver landed himself in hot water earlier this month when he got caught hauling what is definitely an oversized load without the...

VIDEO: On the eighth day, God made a trucker

Check out the latest from BigRig Videos which highlights the special kind of person that it takes to make the sacrifices necessary to become a trucker. Big...

Driver writes about the dark side of mental health and trucking, offers hope

CDLLife reader R Jerry Paulick recently wrote in to share his thoughts on the tough ways that trucking takes a toll on mental health and...

Capitol Christmas Tree makes a stop at a Kansas City Kenworth dealership

On Monday, the Capitol Christmas tree made a stop in Kansas City, Missouri, as part of its cross-country journey to Washington D.C. The event was...

Louisiana truck stop tiger “Tony” dies

A Siberian-Bengal tiger named Tony who spent his life as an attraction at the Tiger Truck Stop near Grosse Tete has passed away. Tony was...

Open letter from a wife that supports ELDs

This guest post from CDLLife reader Raylean offers a different perspective on the ELD mandate. A Driver's Wife Shares Her View On ELDs "I know this...

CHP shares incredible photos of runaway truck aftermath

Yesterday the California Highway Patrol's Fort Tejon - Grapevine division shared stunning images of a truck that was forced to use a runaway truck...

Trump faces trucker backlash on Twitter following tax speech

After speaking about tax reform at an event where truckers were represented by the American Trucking Association, President Trump faced social media backlash from...

Photo by photo, watch as a truck comes inches from being pancaked by a train

CDLLife reader Juan sent us a series of photos of a truck driver's close call with a train that will make your jaw drop. REMINDER:...

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