Have you ever purchased a $6,000 tire? Most carriers have. They just didn’t know it. So what are the best semi-truck tires for every position? As rates improve but costs remain historically high, many carriers have turned to ‘budget-friendly’ tires to preserve razor-thin margins. Ironically, cheap tires can end up costing thousands more in maintenance… Read more »
Bourbon and ribs are flying off the shelves at a record pace. Sellers only wish they were being paid for. With $500,000 in bourbon and a truckload of Shake Shack stolen, the food fight continues. As trucking’s struggle with freight crime continues, the headlines continue to get stranger: hundreds of thousands of dollars in booze… Read more »
Legos. KitKats. Guy Fieri. What do all these things have in common? They are all favorites of cargo thieves and make up the weirdest stolen loads. As the scope of freight crime increases, criminals are turning to more obscure freight to turn a profit, sometimes at the expense of half a million KitKats. Let’s dive… Read more »
If you feel like all your local law enforcement seem to be hitting the road at once in mid-July, it’s not a coordinated police vacation: It’s Operation Safe Driver Week. The CVSA’s annual “Operation Safe Driver Week” is just around the corner, bringing a renewed emphasis on driver safety and an increase in roadside scrutiny…. Read more »
As the endless blur of a South Carolina forest whizzed by Anthony Moore, his headlights shone on something in the road. That something became a someone, and that someone was running straight toward his truck. This moment would soon be known as the incident where a trucker thwarts kidnapping. Anthony threw his foot onto the brake,… Read more »
When people describe El Niño, it’s almost in mythical terms: a force bringing severe weather for months at a time. And… they’re partially right. El Niño is the cyclical warming of the Pacific Ocean that changes global weather patterns. It recurs every 2–7 years, often intensifying in the wintertime. Meteorologists are projecting a 90% chance… Read more »
Steve Fowler, an owner of a fleet of 35 trucks out of Virginia, doesn’t know how to save on diesel. In February of 2026, Steve could barely manage his $97,000 diesel bill. Then the Iran war hit. By the end of March, Steve’s diesel costs totaled $147,000, a $50,000 swing in a single month with… Read more »
The logistics industry is an essential part of your life, whether you know it or not. Everything from the groceries you purchase to the device you are reading this article on made its way to you because of transportation professionals. A career in logistics comes with being part of the supply chain we all depend… Read more »
Kevin Kimmel had a shaky feeling. As he busily scratched away at paperwork, he kept looking out the window of his truck at an RV. The longer he looked, the stranger it seemed. Black curtains. Old. Not very family-friendly. Suddenly, a man appeared in his periphery. Kevin watched as the man approached the RV, his… Read more »
Ralph put the phone down and massaged his temples. He didn’t want to fire his new driver, Andy. He had to come to like him. But after Andy left his truck unattended at a rest stop, Ralph had to let him go. As Ralph sorted through the termination paperwork, another phone call startled him. The… Read more »
