The 21st Century Driver and Truck Alliance has been formed to ensure capabilities of 21st century truckers will match that of the equipment they drive. Designed to see the driver considered first and not last during
Read More →Testifying before the House Subcommittee on Health and Environment, William C. Dement, director of the Sleep Disorders Clinic and Research Center at Stanford University Medical Center, stressed that sleep disorders have become one of the nation’s
Read More →To celebrate its long and diverse history, the Truckload Carriers Assn. has released a 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition of its annual report. Featuring photos that trace TCA’s roots, the report also highlights winners of the group’s
Read More →Issiac Henderson has been selected as Melton Truck Lines’ 1997 Driver of the Year. A driver with Melton since 1974, Henderson completed 132,000 miles in 1997 without a collision or work-related injury and was never late
Read More →Drivers Leonard Lamreau and Jeffrey Morrison owe their continued trucking careers to Truckers Helping Truckers, the Kansas City, MO-based group that assists drivers in need. When a doctor told Leonard Lamreau that his vision failed to meet
Read More →As part of its driver motivation program, USA Truck, Van Buren, AR, has announced its 1997 Top Guns. To qualify, drivers must be accident-free for all consecutive quarters of a calendar year, have no cargo claims,
Read More →Riverdale, NJ-based Decker Transport has announced its 1997 award winners. In addition to a commemorative plaque, each winner received a $1,000 check. Winners included: • Driver of the Year — George Hahn, who drove more than 140,000 miles
Read More →J.B. Hunt and Dart Transit Co. have selected American Mobile Satellite Corp.’s Multi-Mode Mobile Messaging Service to enhance fleet operations. The wireless messaging solution enables drivers to communicate quickly with dispatchers, enabling the company to coordinate
Read More →The Eaton Fuller Autoshift transmission has won the seventh annual Technical Achievement Award, sponsored by the Truck Writers of North America. The honor is given to a new product or service that achieves engineering excellence and
Read More →I-Sim Corp., Murray, UT, has received a contract to build a research-grade truck driving simulator and a multivehicle simulation training center from Carnegie Mellon University’s Driving Research Center. I-Sim and Carnegie Mellon are joining together to
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