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Nov 21, 2025

🏁 Weedsport Speedway to Host Page Trucking Big Rig Nationals in 2026

🎉 Introduction: Start Your Diesel, It’s About to Get Loud Circle your calendar — **September 2026** is about to get rowdy in **Weedsport, New York**. Page

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Nov 21, 2025

**“No Freight, No Drivers: Missouri’s Trucking Industry Is Dryin’ Up

🪓 Introduction: Trouble in the Show-Me State Missouri ain’t just dealing with potholes anymore. The **Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT)** and

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Nov 21, 2025

Trucking Insurance Coverages Every Independent Contractor Needs to Know (Before It’s Too Late)

Introduction: If you’re an independent contractor in trucking, there are two things you don’t want to learn the hard way: Freight doesn’t pay if your

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Nov 21, 2025

🚨 New Mobile Fleet Support Launch Could Disrupt Semi Repair Industry

🔧 Introduction: Semi Repair Just Got Some Wheels Semi Repair Shop, Inc. is tossing the old playbook and going full-on mobile. They just announced a new

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Nov 21, 2025

AI Freight Matching for the Border Hustle? Here’s What Truckers Need to Know

Intro: There’s a new player in the U.S.–Mexico freight game — and it doesn’t eat, sleep, or take coffee breaks. It’s called Zayren, an AI-powered freight

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Nov 21, 2025

AI Fleet Lays Off 60 — What Truckers Should REALLY Learn from This Tech Meltdown

Intro: Another high-tech startup, another round of layoffs. This time, it’s AI Fleet Inc., a trucking-tech company based in Austin, Texas. Nearly 60 workers

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Nov 20, 2025

Trucker Crackdown Could Derail the Harvest: What You Need to Know

This blog post breaks down key takeaways from a video that pulls together insights from six trucking articles that spotlight a growing crisis: foreign

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Nov 20, 2025

“Sleeper‑Berth Test” Sparks Fear: Are Drivers Getting Cornered?

If you’re a trucker burning miles, you know there’s always someone trying to shift the rules. Well, now there’s a new one on deck, and it’s got a lot of

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Nov 20, 2025

Undercut and Overworked: Are Illegal Drivers Fueling the Chaos in Trucking?

This one’s gonna ruffle some feathers, but it’s gotta be said. A recent Fox News report sent a shockwave through the trucking world — claiming that thousands

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Nov 20, 2025

CDL or Red Flag? Terror Suspect Busted Behind the Wheel of a Big Rig

Introduction Imagine you’re driving I-70 through Kansas. You pass a rig that looks like any other — except the man behind the wheel has an international

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Nov 20, 2025

Loaded With Trouble: Why One Trucker’s 11 Bottles in the Cab Got Him Shut Down

Introduction Ever rolled through a DOT checkpoint and felt your heart skip a beat? Now imagine you’ve got 11 bottles of alcohol in the cab — and you’re

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Nov 20, 2025

Title: “Fueling the Future: How Hyroad’s Hydrogen Truck Deal Could Shift U.S. Freight”

Introduction Imagine a massive rig powered not by diesel but by hydrogen — silent, clean, and pulling freight across America’s busiest corridors. For

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Nov 20, 2025

When Tractors Stop Rolling: Foreign Trucker Crackdown Could Wreck the U.S. Harvest

Introduction Something big is rumbling beneath the surface of the American trucking industry, and it’s not a pothole. The federal government just dropped

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Nov 19, 2025

🚛 Load Shift Accidents: The Hidden Dangers on South Carolina Highways

This blog post breaks down key takeaways from a video that pulls together tips from multiple articles. Each section links to the full article so you

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Nov 19, 2025

Freight Is Set to Rebound — But Your Truck Might Not Make It There**

Intro: Hope's on the Horizon — But So Is a Tow Truck According to Volvo Trucks North America, freight demand is expected to bounce back in the not-so-distant

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Nov 19, 2025

Trucking Employee Benefits: Why Companies Need a Strong Plan for Drivers

Pay is just the start — benefits are the real battleground It’s 2025 and trucking companies still scratching their heads wondering why drivers keep quitting

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Nov 19, 2025

** “Load Shift Accidents: The Silent Wreckers of South Carolina Highways”**

Intro: You Ain’t Gonna Hear This on the 6 o’clock News Everybody talks about brake failures, speeding, and distracted drivers. But you know what causes

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Nov 19, 2025

Real Truckers Don’t Use CAT Scales — We Eyeball It & Keep It Pushin’

The fine art of guesstimating 80,000 pounds… and doing it right. There’s a phrase that gets passed around truck stops, break rooms, and back-of-the-lot

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Nov 19, 2025

“CDLs, Chaos & Coverups? Illegal CDL Scandal Slams PennDOT”

Intro: This ain’t your average driver shortage headline. Pennsylvania just became ground zero for a CDL scandal that’s got truckers, taxpayers, and politicians

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Nov 19, 2025

Amazon Just Shook Up Trucking Pay — But Is It Good News for Drivers?

Big pay raise? Lower health insurance costs? Sounds good… but what’s the catch? Amazon just dropped a bombshell: they’re raising wages and cutting healthcare

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Nov 18, 2025

DTNA Recalls Vocational Trucks Over Axle Clamp Fastener Issue – Should You Be Worried?

Introduction Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) just issued a recall that’s got more than a few vocational drivers doing a double take. We’re talkin’

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Nov 18, 2025

“EPA Holds the Line: Trucking Industry’s Plea to Delay 2027 NOₓ Rule Gets Rejected”

Introduction – More Than Just Exhaust in the Air Picture this: you’re a fleet owner or owner‑operator eyeballing upcoming costs for new equipment, and

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Nov 18, 2025

“Safety Group Slams Move to Extend Truckers’ Workday—What It Means for You”

Introduction – You Thought 14 Hours Were Rough? Think Again. Imagine pulling in your fifth load for the day. It’s late, the highways are winding down,

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Nov 18, 2025

Why Many Truckers Don’t Live Past 61 — And How Digital Health Could Be a Lifesaver

Introduction You’ve probably heard the stat: the average life expectancy of a truck driver in the U.S. is just 61 years old. That’s 17 years less than

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Nov 18, 2025

CDL Crackdown: New Bill Targets Undocumented Drivers and Trucking Companies

Introduction There’s a new CDL bill hitting the headlines — and it’s revvin’ up controversy like a Jake Brake in a school zone. Aimed at cracking down

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Nov 18, 2025

“$868 K and Counting: California’s First Major California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) Enforcement Hits Trucking”

Introduction – When Laws Turn the Road into a Minefield Picture this: you’ve been hauling loads across California for years, driving under what you believed

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Nov 17, 2025

⚖️ Yellow's Legal Fight & Trucking’s Current Crossroads

From safety to self-driving, here’s what’s really going on behind the scenes in trucking. This blog post breaks down key takeaways from a video that

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Nov 17, 2025

From Delivery to Diplomacy: 2 UPS Drivers Chosen as Florida’s Trucker Ambassadors

Introduction When most folks think about truck drivers, they picture diesel fumes, long miles, and maybe a grumpy CB radio exchange. But two Jacksonville-based

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Nov 17, 2025

“From South Korea to Texas: Mars Auto’s 2027 Highway Deployment Mission”

Introduction Fasten your seatbelt. Mars Auto isn’t just messing around — they’ve logged serious miles, made U.S. moves, and now they’re aiming for a big

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Nov 17, 2025

“Open Highway, Hidden Danger: Why I‑40 and Other Interstates Are Under the FBI Microscope”

Introduction Every day you’re driving a rig or watching from the service lane, thinking about freight, fuel, hours. But … what if the very roads you travel

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