trucking
People Told Us Their Weirdest Road Trip Stories
"I hope you don’t mind if I take a little detour" is the last thing you want to hear when you're hitchhiking.
Autonomous Semis Could Help Solve Trucking’s Major Labor Shortage
In 2016, US trucking had a shortage of 36,500 drivers.
How Platoons of Smart Trucks Will Save Fuel and Attract Drivers
A California company is teaching semis to play follow the leader.
Why Truckers Are Ready For Self-Driving Trucks
Uber subsidiary Otto just made the first self-driving truck delivery, but industry experts say truckers welcome it--as long as humans stay in the loop.
Inventory Managers are Being Replaced by RFID-Mounted Drones
Drones way are faster and more accurate than we could ever be.
A Day In the Life of a Booming Oil and Gas Town In the Canadian Northwest
"There's no reason why you shouldn't have a job in this part of the world."
Trucking Companies Want to Drug-Test Drivers Using Hair Samples
A change to Department of Transportation rules proposed in Congress could subject truck drivers to drug testing by hair sample, a method they say is unreliable and jeopardizes their livelihoods.
I Spent 21 Hours at a Truck Stop
It's not every day you go into a truck stop and have a life-changing conversation with an aging pool shark with a hook for a hand.
Video game 'Elite: Dangerous' consists of lonely days of drifting through space
The Frontier Developments MMORPG is unlike any other.
The Tiger Truck Stop Is Here to Stay
Interstate 10’s most controversial endangered animal is a 14 year-old Bengal tiger named Tony. Last week, Governor Bobby Jindal signed a bill exempting Tony from the state’s exotic cat ban. It’s the end of a fight that’s dragged on for years.