SiriusXM costs fleets $8 a month per truck but saves up to $13,000 per driver
Satellite radio is now standard equipment in driver retention packages as carriers bundle it with APUs, WiFi, and premium sleepers to compete for labor.
Driver Life on the Road
Truck parking, detention, truck stops, sleeper amenities, driver health, and the day-to-day reality of life on the road.
Five states get $62M in federal grants for truck parking
Kentucky, Wyoming, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Illinois will add parking spots at rest areas and truck stops under new BUILD grants. Kentucky alone gets $25…
Truckers Against Trafficking award pays $5,000 for one call that saves a life
Nominations for the 2026 Harriet Tubman Award close August 15. Any driver, dispatcher, or travel plaza worker who helped a trafficking victim can be nominated.…
Three trucks hit CSX trains in Atlanta in five days, the crossing mistake that kills drivers
Every crash traced back to a truck on the tracks with a train coming. The discipline that prevents it is simple to state and hard to live.
Universal Logistics fingerprint lawsuit expands to class action
A federal judge granted class status to a 2021 biometrics lawsuit against Universal Intermodal Services. The class now includes anyone who clocked in at the…
Trucker Path adds CargoNet theft zones to free navigation app
County-level theft risk, monthly stolen-vehicle counts, and commodity targets now overlay routes for 1.2 million drivers.
ATRI Launches Driver-Facing Camera Study, Seeks Fleet Participants
Research group will measure before-and-after safety metrics to quantify whether in-cab cameras actually reduce crashes for participating carriers.
Detention hits 40% of loads and costs the industry $15 billion a year
ATRI's 2024 study shows detention occurs on nearly 40% of all stops, 56% for reefer loads. The industry loses 135 million hours a year, and most fleets collect…
How to protect your trailer during the July 4 weekend shutdown
Cargo thieves target idle trailers during holiday closures. Security experts say the risk window runs July 1-7, when warehouses close and freight sits…
Nebraska Truck Driving Championships Crown FedEx Freight Driver Grand Champion
Paul Badgett of FedEx Freight won the 2026 Nebraska state title. Nine class winners advance to nationals in Pittsburgh in August.
Nine summer maintenance steps that protect uptime in extreme weather
NationaLease VP Mike Blimling says these checks keep trucks road-ready when heat, floods, and wildfires close roads and strand drivers.
House Approves $200 Million for Truck Parking in Fiscal 2027 Bill
Federal funding would expand parking capacity nationwide. No word yet on which states get the money or when construction starts.