Between Ike and Gustav, more than $222 million in damage has been done to the transportation infrastructure, within the United States. This includes both bridges and roads, as well as, other ways that goods and services are moved around the country. Ike has caused gas shortages in...

Even though Hurricane Ike didn’t do any long-term damage to the oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, oil is still on the rise. On Friday, oil went over $104 a barrel again, after being down below $100 for quite some time. Much of the reason for the dramatic increase came from...

When GPS first came out, truckers didn’t seem to want to have much to do with it. It wasn’t necessary, and they already knew where they were going. They’re finding, though, that they can save money by using the GPS because it gives them the best, fastest, and shortest...

Going to Oregon any time soon? If you are, be sure to wear your seat belt. In Clackamas County, a police sergeant recently had an epiphany where he set up a camera with a really long lens, hooked it up to Bluetooth. He figured out that he could take great pictures of truckers not...

For many truckers, it’s apparently McCain. About 67% of truckers who were polled plan to vote for McCain, and only 27% plan to vote for Obama. The reasons behind this are a little sketchy. It seems that most people think that republicans are blue collar people and hard workers,...

Most people don’t think about truckers when they think of the stock market. However, there is definitely an affect on them, as well.Problems on Wall Street mean problems with investment banks, insurers, and those companies who make loans. Loans aren’t just for housing...