Psst! Hey, buddy, wanna know where there’s a parking space for tonight? Is it worth a twenty to ya? It’s getting almost that bad out on the road and the figures can show you why: both the F.M.C.S.A and the National Transportation Safety Board agree there’s a shortfall of nearly thirty thousand parking spaces for trucks each night. Half of all the private truck stops are filled, and eighty percent of the public rest areas across the nation are filled or in overflow nightly as well...<< MORE >>

It’s been twenty-five years since Goodyear started the Highway Hero Award to recognize uncommon valor shown by a truck driver. During that time, men and women truckers have been saluted for their bravery and concern for other human beings, rushing right into a life-threatening situation without thinking about the danger. << MORE >>

Welcome to News in Review on American Rig Radio. What’s in the works? We’ll tell you about one Senate bill you should keep an eye on; how the diesel prices are affecting small motor carriers in Connecticut, a recent study by Virginia Tech pinpoints the most dangerous hour in driving, clean trucks for the ports from Long Beach to Oakland, I-40 through Knoxville, Tennessee construction, and Willie’s Place goes wireless.<< MORE >>

Welcome to News in Review – we’ll check on an initiative to get new truck drivers; whether the cost of diesel fuel means shippers are rushing to use trains instead of trucks; a new woman president; hear NBC Nightly News’ take on rising fuel prices and what they mean to the average Joe and Mabel Consumer, and potholes, sleep apnea, getting the US out of debt, trucking school scams, and oh, by the way, did you have a nice Earthday? Hope so – because one of the top financial online journalists is predicting oil at $180 per barrel within the next two years.<< MORE >>

Guess how much it costs to build one new mile of highway these days? Thirty million dollars. Quite a price tag. The US Department of Transportation figures highway construction costs have gone up thirty-one per cent in only three years, between 2002 and 2005. By 2009, the highway trust fund won’t have enough money left to meet its current obligations, let alone new ones….<< MORE >>

It’s a thirty-year argument; not a war, but the lines are drawn just about as firmly. The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, Mark Rosenker, says electronic on-board recorders must be installed in trucks to be sure truck drivers are complying with the new hours of service rules.<< MORE >>

Welcome to American Rig Radio’s 'News in Review.' We’ll check out a documentary that’ll be released this summer, one of the reasons for the memorable customer service at some help desks, the possible ban on trucks on a Montana highway, Kenworth’s worker layoff, Mack Truck’s Titan, a brief touch on the economy and the proposed fuel protest in Washington, DC, towards the end of April. We’ll wrap up with what a brand-new, soon-to-be CDLholder has to say about our industry. << MORE >>

Time for News in Review once more, and we’re here as usual to take a look at some of the headlines and stories on both sides of the inevitable debates. The call to park your truck that went out on April first was followed by some, ignored by others and ridiculed by a few. Many people had an opinion about the proposed work slowdown, but few seemed to made the effort to find the facts. << MORE >>

The weather that early morning was a little cool, starting to drizzle, with a very light fog. Forebush was in farming country, near the intersection of a county road and the 2-lane state highway he was traveling. He noticed a mature cornfield on the road’s left side, corn stalks 6 - 7 feet tall, and the flicker of lights between the stalks told him there was another vehicle also traveling towards the intersection. Then - << MORE >>

Are you asking yourself if you can really make a profit in trucking today, especially with fuel going up again and the freight still not recovering like it should? That’s the sixty-thousand dollar question for most drivers on the road. Here's something to think about... << MORE >>