Pam Whitfield and Don Jacobson have written the book "Roadcookin': A long haul driver's guide to healthy eating," which addresses how long-haul truckers can deal with weight, heart, high blood ...

Covenant Transport announced a new pay package for the company’s hazardous materials over-the-road drivers that includes per-week minimum pay. Covenant Transport announced a new pay package for the ...

OTR vs local: OTR drivers often gross more annually than local drivers, but local positions offer steadier schedules and daily home time. Pay model impact: Per-mile, percentage, hourly, and salary pay ...

OTR driver retention suffers from long trips, irregular schedules, and limited home time. Regional and local fleets benefit from predictable schedules but must address workload and urban delivery ...

Maverick Transportation (No. 74 on the CCJ Top 250) has announced a 5-cent per-mile pay increase for its flatbed and glass over-the-road divisions. The pay increase, effective Dec. 18, is applicable ...

The OTR truckload driver count is at an eight-year low, and traditional solutions to solving the driver shortage aren’t working. It’s time for all carriers to start investing and innovating in new ...

Crete Carrier (No. 22 on the CCJ Top 250) and Shaffer Trucking are giving their national over-the-road drivers a one-cent per practical mile raise in 2017, Crete announced Nov. 18. Crete’s OTR drivers ...

Back in the early nineties, I was running Pennsylvania quite a bit for an outfit out of the Midwest. The dispatcher there was one of the best I'd ever had. The older drivers would say, "If Charlie can ...