Salute to Women Behind the Wheel reaches Halfway Mark

With only two weeks left before the Women In Trucking’s “Salute to the Women Behind the Wheel” the organization is half way to its goal to set a new Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of female professional drivers.
The current record of 416 was set in November 2004 by an “all woman’s” truck convoy in [...]

Safety, Security, More Drugs vs. American Jobs

Are more jobs worth it to just give in to Mexico’s problems with Safety, Security and allowing more drugs to cross the U.S. border?
Several people in Washington seem to think so. Do you want Mexican trucks to take your American freight?
That will be the case, when the Obama administration allows the Mexican trucks back into the U.S. on [...]

Trucking in the Future

What will trucking be like in the future? All these predictions the ATA, and all these other focus groups are putting out every year say freight is going to increase.
Naturally you would think the trucking industry would increase as well. But is it going to increase?
The government evidently does not want trucking, as they have shown [...]

Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk

The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety (KOHS) announced today that it is teaming with the National Football League (NFL), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and other state and local highway safety and law enforcement agencies to remind everyone to designate a sober driver if they plan to be partying with alcohol on Super Bowl Sunday, [...]

Trucking Careers and the Effect on Families

First off I want to say, this article was written by Wilson Hines a real trucker. Check out the about the author at the end of this article.
The occupation of truck driving has a horrible impact on families. I have been around the trucking business since my father started trucking in 1984 to compensate for horrible farming debt. Since [...]

WIT announce entertainment for Salute to the Women behind the Wheel

One of the goals of Women In Trucking Association is to celebrate the success of women in the industry. The “Salute to the Women Behind the Wheel,” to be held at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY will honor all female professional drivers throughout North America. The celebration will begin at noon Saturday, March 27.
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ATA Chairmen Tells FMCSA That HOS Rules are Safe

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) that the trucking industry has seen a large decline in the truck-involved fatality rate since the current Hours of Service (HOS) rules took effect.
The continually improving safety figures illustrate the real-world benefits of the current rules, which are based on a decade of extensive research [...]

Current HOS Rules are Working but Need More Flexibility

Representatives from affiliates and member companies of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and other trucking industry speakers told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today that the current Hours of Service (HOS) rules are working but need flexibility in the sleeper berth provision.
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