It's almost impossible to overstate just how important the trucking industry is to the U.S., with semi-trucks carrying over 11 billion tons of freight (in primary shipments) over American roads in ...

A semi-truck hauling hay bales spilled part of its load onto Interstate 86 Wednesday morning after being cut off by another ...

Ever wondered why the biggest trucks on the road rarely run a V8 engine anymore? Turns out there's quite a few reasons why.

Most semi-trucks in the U.S. still have unsynchronized transmissions, ... Part of the reason that American semi truck manual transmissions are notoriously difficult to shift is that most are ...

Since GM discontinued the Saab car brand, Volvo is Sweden's sole surviving carmaker.It also makes semi-trucks for North American markets under the Volvo Trucks North America brand and for other ...

Lack of truck knowledge leads to death . Judging by Findit Parts’ survey results, one could conclude that American motorists are ill prepared for driving alongside semi-trucks.

The new American Semi Trucks illustrated history of U.S. truck tractors retails for $34.95 in 8.5 by 11-inch oversize paperback.. Ron Adams’ new pictorial history, American Semi Trucks: A Photo ...

Daimler-Benz AG bought Freightliner from the American company Consolidated Freightways back in 1981, and under Daimler control it became the largest heavy duty truck producer in North America by 1992.

Palmer, Tex. — Perched in the cab of a 35,000-pound semi-truck lumbering south on Interstate 45, AJ Jenkins watched the road while the big rig’s steering wheel slid through his hands. Jenkins ...

The new program will allow people as young as 18 to drive big interstate semi trucks. ... the head of the American Trucking Associations said the industry needed about 80,000 more drivers.

SCS Software first released American Truck Simulator in 2016. Since then, the team has worked its way west, recreating states ...

Part of the reason that American semi truck manual transmissions are notoriously difficult to shift is that most are unsynchronized, meaning the driver has to manually match the revs between shifts.