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TT PhotoNo one seems sure why truck stops don’t provide electrical hookups for vehicles to plug into. If outlets for trucks were installed at travel plazas, drivers could plug in like planes do between flights.

Faced with intense worldwide competition and a narrowing quality gap, tire makers are beginning to look beyond selling tires to distinguish themselves in the truck market.

The tire debris task force reported at The Maintenance Council’s annual conference in mid-March that it had collected 28% more pieces of tire from 13 sites across the country than in 1995.

Getting a flat can be more than just a hassle for truckers. Riding on an underinflated tire increases fuel consumption and drives up expenses. Several companies are offering solutions.

The Teamsters union began a strike today against the Anheuser-Busch distributor for the Denver area.

The recent upswing in diesel prices has truckers scrambling to find the fuel stops that offer the best deals, which can be a daunting task if they don’t use the right tools. But there is some relief.

TT File PhotoDiesel fuel prices continued to climb across the United States, with the national average getting a boost from even higher increases in California.

The Department of Defense and the moving industry are feuding over how best to ship the household goods of service members.

During National Sleep Awareness Week, March 29 to April 4, ATA called on the DOT to update the 60-year-old hours-of-service regulations that set amount of time truck drivers can spend behind the wheel.