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In 2010, Georgia passed a law designed to penalize excessive speeders known as the Super Speeder Law. The law cited anyone driving more than 20 mph over the speed limit and imposed an additional $200 fine on top of a speeding ticket. Just five years later, five Georgia nurses lost their lives when a speeding…

It’s been a long road to recovery for comedian and actor Tracy Morgan. The SNL and 30 Rock star was involved in a deadly trucking accident in June 2014. His limo-van was struck by a speeding Wal-Mart tractor trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike. The accident killed his good friend James McNair and left Morgan…

About 11 people a day – over 4,000 a year – die in truck accidents. An astounding 100,000 are injured in trucking crashes, according to statistics published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. These sobering stats may come as a surprise to you since national coverage on the issue is thin. Local press will…

Just a few weeks into 2016 and the new year is already setting snowfall and temperature records up and down the eastern seaboard. Buried in Ice and Snow – NYC Comes to a Halt – Deadly Blizzard Paralyzes East Coast – these were some of the headlines covering “Storm Jonas.” Throughout the storm, one thing…

Americans have been dreaming of the self-driving car since George Jetson dropped off his boy Elroy in the opening credits of the Jetsons. The morning commute would be a dream if you could just get in the car, enter your destination and sit back and relax. Maybe take a nap, change your baby, or prepare…

Thanks largely to the invention of smartphones, this is the age of constant communication and instant information. Sometimes we look around and it seems like everyone around us has a cell phone they are staring at unblinkingly in their hand. While smartphones are revolutionary tools that keep us connected and answer questions with a swipe…

Last May, we brought you news that the new federal laws regarding electronic log devices (ELDs) were being instituted earlier than expected. As of October, those laws have been put into effect. With these laws have come a stark division of opinions among truck drivers across the nation. We recently spoke about the changes with…

It’s that time of year again. We’re rushing to and from holiday parties and the shopping mall. We’re decorating our homes. It’s dark outside, but we’re thankful for all those lights that brighten the cold nights. With all this holiday cheer comes some well-known flaws to the season. Some of us get colds. Others of…

November is one of the busiest weeks on our nation’s highways thanks to a little holiday delightfully nicknamed Turkey Day. Thanksgiving is the holiday when many of us cross long distances for the ones we love. We reunite with our families, introduce new friends, and participate in holiday traditions, like eating mom’s cooking or watching…

The future has arrived in Nevada, where on May 5th 2015, Daimler’s Truck and Bus division unveiled the Freightliner Inspiration: the world’s first licensed self-driven big rig. It looks like something out of Transformers, but make no mistake – this cousin of Optimus Prime does not feature fully-functioning robotic control. A trained, professional truck driver…