The Trucker

5 days ago | thetrucker.com | Dana Guthrie

FORT WORTH, Texas — The owner and operator of the North Texas Express TEXpress tollway has reached a settlement with the family of a young mother who died when her vehicle was crushed by an 18-wheeler in a multi-vehicle pileup on Interstate 35W during a February 2021 ice storm. The massive crash, which involved more than 130 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate, left six people dead and dozens injured on Feb.

6 days ago | thetrucker.com | Dana Guthrie

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The Women In Trucking Association (WIT), Truckstop and Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) are announcing Martha Payne, transportation attorney at Benesch, as the winner of the annual Distinguished Woman in Logistics Award. “Martha’s career is a shining example of leadership, dedication, and a commitment to making the logistics industry a better place for everyone, especially women,” said Jennifer Hedrick, CAE, president and CEO of WIT.

1 week ago | thetrucker.com | Dana Guthrie

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Bee Maps is announcing the launch of Beekeeper, a new AI application paired with the Bee LTE device that helps businesses turn their vehicles into a source of real-time insight and location awareness. “We didn’t set out to build just another camera system,” said Ariel Seidman, CEO and co-founder of Bee Maps. “We built Beekeeper by riding with drivers and listening to what operations teams actually need. They don’t want more footage—they want answers.

1 week ago | thetrucker.com | Cliff Abbott

Mike Gaffin — you might know him better as “The Boston Trucker” — says he never considered himself an “influencer.” It all started back in 2009. Gaffin was just a guy who loved the infinite variety of interesting things he saw in his trucking job, and he wanted to share those experiences with his young son, Nathan. “My son was a couple of years old (in 2009). I was on a construction site getting loaded — and I made a little video,” he told The Trucker.

1 week ago | thetrucker.com | Cliff Abbott

If you’re like the vast majority of truck drivers, the job you currently hold is not your first driving job, and it won’t be your last. Turnover is so high in today’s trucking industry that the odds say you’ll be working somewhere else by this time next year. If you’re someone who works in the process of hiring people, you might be new or have years of experience. There are rules that must be followed to make sure your organization is in compliance with regulations.