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Trucking companies and industry groups gear up for NTDAW
The trucking industry is rolling out giveaways, discounts and recognition events for professional drivers during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, which runs Sept. 13-19.
Expect giveaways, discounts and recognition events during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week.
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Weight limit restrictions waived for Iowa drivers participating in harvest season
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a proclamation waiving weight limit restrictions for drivers hauling for the 2026 harvest season. The proclamation went into effect on Thursday, September 10th...
Iowa drivers hauling soybeans, corn, hay, straw, silage, stover, fertilizer or manure can run heavier loads until the waiver expires.
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DHS dared illegal immigrant drivers to “find out” with targeted threat, list of biggest offenders
The Department of Homeland Security has backtracked after posting a targeted threat on X daring illegal immigrant truck drivers to “find out.” The post mimicking a Transformers movie poster was...
DHS took down a post that threatened illegal immigrant truck drivers, drawing both criticism and support.
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Man sentenced to ten years for $1.5 million cargo theft scheme targeting parked tractor trailers in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia man was sentenced for orchestrating a large-scale cargo theft conspiracy targeting interstate shipments of items including crab legs, televisions, and $230,000 worth of dimes. Haneef...
A Philadelphia man got 121 months for stealing cargo like crab legs, televisions and dimes from parked tractor trailers, so watch your loads.
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Man who stole semi truck kept ramming patrol cars until finally apprehended
A man stole a semi truck from a grocery store parking lot and rammed multiple police vehicles until he was finally apprehended on Thursday morning. The theft occurred on September 10th at the Safeway...
A truck driver's call to police after his semi was stolen from a Safeway parking lot led to a chase in which the thief rammed patrol cars.
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Truck driver shot multiple times while ‘hitching up his tractor trailer’ in parking lot, Pennsylvania troopers say
Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) troopers are investigating a shooting that hospitalized a truck driver in Butler County on Thursday morning. At 3:47 a.m. on September 10, 2026, PSP received a call...
A truck driver was shot multiple times while hitching up his tractor trailer in a Pennsylvania parking lot, and troopers are still looking for who did it.
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Surging tanker rates signal a deepening global energy crisis
Freight analysis from data intelligence firm Kpler suggests daily earnings for VLCCs will stay above $100,000 a day into next year, more than double historical levels.
Surging tanker rates signal a deepening global energy crisis, with VLCC daily earnings staying above $100,000 into next year, more than double historical levels.
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