It's not often I hear from one among the more local, dump-truck owner-operators among you here, yet in the first week of this new year, owner-operator Miles Puckett sent along the above picture of his ...

As we entered the final month of 2022, I found myself in Lake Charles, Louisiana, admiring the beauty of the sunset reflecting off the lake, the rich colors of another day coming to an end. For so ...

Truck driving was a popular occupation long before the movie, "Smokey and the Bandit," came out in 1977. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, despite a poor economy and high gas prices, ...

Historically, the distribution of temperature-controlled commodities is a volatile industry. If business slows because of economic conditions such as a recession, trucking contracts may be reduced or ...

Landstar owner-operator Ralph Hall recently drove home in a brand new Peterbilt 579 after winning the truck in the company’s Deliver to Win Truck Giveaway. Hall was one of five finalists for the truck ...

Howdy, folks. With the exception of a fellow named Bob many of you seemed to enjoy my Ray’s Rules column from a few months ago, so I thought I would run with the idea and set some ground rules for a ...