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  1. International and Ryder Just Put a Level-4 Autonomous Truck to Work in Texas

    International and Ryder Just Put a Level-4 Autonomous Truck to Work in Texas

    Autonomous trucking keeps getting talked about like it is some far-off idea, but this time it is not a concept video or a test track demo. It is moving real freight on a real route. International Trucks and Ryder have launched a Level-4 autonomous truck pilot on a 600-mile run between Laredo...
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  2. Mike

    Texas Supreme Court to Hear Werner Enterprises $100M Nuclear Verdict Appeal

    The highly anticipated appeal of a nuclear verdict against Werner Enterprises, one of the largest trucking companies in the U.S., now goes to the Texas Supreme Court. This nuclear verdict, stemming from a tragic 2014 accident, raises concerns about liability in the trucking industry and could...
  3. Mike

    Waymo teams up with trucker JB Hunt on autonomous freight hauling in Texas

    The plan is to use autonomous trucks to haul freight along Interstate 45 in Texas Waymo’s autonomous trucking unit got a boost with the announcement that it would be teaming up with JB Hunt Transport Services, a 56-year-old company based in Arkansas. The two companies will work collaboratively...
  4. Mike

    Texas Carrier, WIT Transportation, Calls it Quits After More Than 20 Years in Business

    Odessa, TX – A Texas carrier is calling it quits and shutting its doors after more than twenty years in business. Odessa, TX-based WIT Transportation will no longer be hauling freight and will soon wind down all business operations. Matt Benton, owner of WIT, tells Transportation Nation...
  5. Mike

    New Texas laws boost local cops’ truck authority

    Truck enforcement in Texas will soon be ramped up in certain areas around the state. Gov. Greg Abbott acted earlier this year to sign into law multiple bills to open the door to local law enforcement to enforce commercial vehicle safety standards. Currently, the Texas Department of Public...
  6. Davester

    Looking for opinions/insight on Alberta to Texas...

    I've been out of the driving business for many years, getting back into it. I have a possible offer coming my way running a new Peterbuilt 579 automatic from Alberta to Texas and back on a regular basis, making 50 cents a mile. I'd be hired by an owner operator who has a good relationship with...
  7. Mike

    Texas jury hits Werner Enterprises with nearly $90 million verdict

    Eric Penn, the plaintiff's attorney, said in a statement. "Werner’s business model is deadly, dangerous and absolutely must change." "Despite this National Weather Service Winter Storm Warning, Werner directed Ali to take the I-20 route through the icy conditions rather than a safer alternative...
  8. M

    Texas DOT forgives more than $1B in toll late fees

    The Texas Department of Transportation will dismiss approximately $1.3 billion in toll late fees for approximately 2.2 million motorists, according to the department. On Wednesday, representatives from the Texas DOT told the state House Transportation Committee about the waiver and how the...
  9. chestnutred

    Arnold transportion out of texas

    Can anyone give me some feedback back on arnold transportion is it a good company or a bad company to work for
  10. J

    Texas loads

    I start orientation soon and was wondering if is true that if you live in Texas there are plenty of loads going in and out of Texas. Telling me that I can be home weekly or every other week. Any info on this?
  11. M

    Companies to lease a tractor in Central Texas

    Hi guys, My name is Mesha. My husband is looking to get his Class A. He has found a few companies. But we cannot purchase a tractor at this time. He drives cement trucks and works many hours a week and has not much time to post, which is why I am. My question is: what are some companies you can...
  12. Mike

    Love’s to offer CNG to commercial trucks at Willis, Texas location

    Love’s is now offering compressed natural gas or CNG at its travel stop in Willis, Texas, located on I-45, Exit 95. Love’s reported this is the chain’s first “Texas Triangle” location and the first of 10 stations to open in this phase of the company’s plan to offer “Fast-Fill CNG” at more of...
  13. T

    Texas DOT Medical Certificate Every Year?

    Is it true that to drive commercially, in the state of Texas, the driver has to be recertified every year? And does that typically cost $100 each time? Thanks!
  14. rebel

    Icy travel across Texas today.

    Y'all be careful out there, ya hear? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-22/icy-rain-coating-texas-through-weekend-may-move-to-east-coast.html Ice and sleet are expected to coat Dallas and Fort Worth, making travel difficult and knocking out power, as temperatures plummet across much of...
  15. M

    Texas toll road could be headed for default

    By David Tanner, Land Line associate editor Toll road opponents have been warning for years that public-private partnerships are not the silver bullet to solving transportation funding issues. A toll road in the Austin, Texas, region has recently provided those opponents with some more fodder...
  16. AlexG

    hello from Texas (3406B questions)

    Im new to this forum, and i would like to know where is the best part to ask questions about the good old 3406b? Alex.
  17. Mike

    Convicted killer of two truck drivers executed in Texas

    A man convicted of the road-rage killings of two truck drivers was executed in Texas on Wednesday, July 31. Even in the final moments of his life, Douglas Alan Feldman, 55, who admitted to killing Robert Stephen Everett, 36, of Marshfield, Mo., and Nicolas Velasquez, 62, of Irving, Texas...
  18. M

    Texas motorists using cell phones while driving up 8% in 2012 over prior year

    AUSTIN, Texas — It happens every day. A driver gets a text or a phone call and feels the need to respond immediately, even when though they are driving. But what they may not know is a simple text or call can cost them their life or that of someone else. "Distracted driving is unacceptable...
  19. nightriderlisa

    Looking to drive a tanker... want West Texas...

    If anybody has any leads, it would be GREATLY appreciated!!
  20. B

    The only reason that I like running in Texas...

    I-10 from El Paso to San Antonio...... 569 miles in 7.5 hours. East Bound and DOWN!!!
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