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A North Caroling towing company put the brakes on a truck driver hauling hurricane relief supplies yesterday when they booted his truck and asked for $3000 to remove the boot.

A Florida-based truck driver lost his life over the weekend when he lost control and drove off of a cliff on U.S. Highway 160, also known as Wolf Creek Pass, in Colorado.

This Monday, the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office joined forces with other law enforcement agencies -- including Wisconsin state troopers -- to target truck drivers with a major safety crackdown.

A brake fire on a FedEx truck hauling inert training grenades, ammunition, and sodium hydroxide forced Ohio police to shut down westbound I-76 in Portage County for six hours last night. Ohio State Troopers were called to...

Winter weather is upon us. We recently asked CDLLife veteran drivers for some tips on keeping your truck running at tip-top shape during the winter months. Here's what they said:

Dave from Smart-Trucking advises drivers of the perils that await them in the coming winter months, and how to handle their rig safely. He captioned the video, "Driving on mountain highways, is a specialized set of skills...

Wisconson just celebrated the completion of the state's newest Safety and Weight Enforcement Facility (SWEF) in Sparta. On Friday, federal, state, and local officials participated in a ribbon-cutting event at the facility, which is located along eastbound I-90...

If you are reading this then it's our guess that you are probably thinking about becoming a CDL truck driver.  That’s great news! We would love for you to become an active member of the CDLLIFE community.  Trucking...

The Colorado Department of Transportation has issued a warning to truck drivers about the dangers of descending Wolf Creek Pass (U.S. Highway 160) unprepared. Wolf Creek Pass Claims Two Truckers' Lives In Four Years CDOT warns that 49...

Introduction - first steps to a new career in truck driving. Ever since CDLLIFE was founded, we have focused a building a community of professional truck drivers with the goal of doing everything we can to better the...

Truckers spend most of their lives behind the wheel leaving miles of tarmac behind them, so it goes without saying that one of their main expenses is fuel! But what if you could make your truck more fuel efficient by implementing a few changes to the way you drive and maintain your vehicle?

In which we learn the "importance of checking the brakes before removing wheel blocks." https://youtu.be/_OnBdGvCLHo Video Credit: Steve C