Thinking of making the leap into the trucking industry? You might want to pre-trip your expectations before becoming a truck driver. Plus, read for 5 ways to reap the rewards of a truck driving career sooner than later!

Truck parking might have ranked 5th in the American Trucking Research Institute’s Top Industry Issues for 2018, but many truckers will tell you it’s the first thing they think about upon waking up in the morning. Read to find out how TxDOT and TSPS are working toward solutions for this major issue within the trucking industry.

In the spirit of National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, we wanted to share some practical ways anyone inside or outside the transportation industry can appreciate the demanding and important jobs 3.5 million professional truck drivers do every day.

With so many additional drivers out there during the summer months, it’s especially important to understand how to harmoniously share the road with commercial vehicles. Check out these 7 tips for safely sharing the road with semis this summer.

At the PDQ Transmitter, we pride ourselves on keeping you updated with trucking news and industry insights. As we’re wrapping up the second quarter of the year, we’re catching you up on important happenings in our industry, from an impasse in infrastructure improvements to FMCSA’s new pilot program targeting young military drivers.

American Trucking Association’s chief economist Bob Costello doesn’t foresee the economy and trucking industry heating up quite like it did last year. Costello isn’t ready to say that trucking and freight companies should batten down the hatches for an imminent recession, but he senses something is off.

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck is happening June 4-6. Over the next few days, commercial motor vehicle inspectors in jurisdictions throughout North America will conduct inspections on commercial motor vehicles and drivers, paying extra attention to a category of violations. Besides ensuring your truck is ready for a typical inspection on any other day of the year, during this time double check to ensure your steering components and suspension systems are operating correctly.

Not only was World War II costly in human life on the battlefield, it also made life much more difficult for those at home. From more and more women stepping out of the home and into the workplace due to labor shortages, to a rise in poverty, American families made their own sacrifices during the war. The war also impacted American transportation in numerous ways.

After meeting behind closed doors at the White House April 30, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that Democrats had found common ground with the President on a $2 trillion infrastructure package. In the upcoming weeks, key members of both parties will meet again to flesh out funding options for the package.

American Trucking Associations estimates the trucking industry is short more than 50,000 drivers. Have you ever considered becoming a truck driver? If so, you’ll need a Commercial Driver’s License. Read here to find out how.

We’re now rolling through the second week of April, but as of April 1, truckers could be placed out of service for these 4 violations…

Can you believe we’re almost through the first quarter of the year? It feels like we were just ringing in the New Year. Lots has happened in the trucking industry, so here’s your rundown of some of the biggest events in trucking so far in 2019.