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April 17, 2020Keeping drivers from contracting COVID-19 is just as crucial to maintaining a working supply chain as ensuring factories are humming and grocers’ shelves are stocked. While on the road, the job lends itself to the social distancing and self-isolation aspects of preventing exposure to the coronavirus, which is...- April 10, 2020While truckers are able to practice social distancing when on the road, they are potentially exposing themselves to the virus at every pick-up, drop-off and...
- April 03, 2020To stay safe and healthy during this pandemic, drivers must equip themselves and their trucks with the right tools and accessories.
- February 19, 2020A recent survey of long-haul truck drivers found that the most common types of truck driver injuries are sprains and strains and that over half of those injured on the job required time away from work. Considering that one-in-five reported injuries are neck or back-related, providing truckers with a supportive...
- February 14, 2020A tough reality in the trucking profession is the requirement to be sedentary for the majority of the time spent on the job. The average trucker works either...
- January 15, 2020When it comes to truck maintenance the wear item that is frequently ignored is the driver’s seat, which affects drivers’ comfort and safety. Here are a...
- December 02, 2019Though Daimler is testing its autonomous trucks exclusively in the state’s southwest region for now, self-driving technology is starting to gain a foothold in other parts of Virginia as well. While the public and media tend to focus on cars when picturing self-driving vehicles in the real world, TRUCKiD.COM...
- November 22, 2019The machines are here, and they are taking to Virginia’s highways. The vehicle manufacturer Daimler Trucks and the technology firm Torc Robotics are now...
- August 27, 2019As digitization and technological advancements continue exposing inefficiencies in every industry, we inch closer to an automated world. While technology is...
- July 23, 2019Americans are driving the oldest population of motor vehicles ever – a record average of 11.8 years. That means drivers need to make sure they are keeping older cars and trucks in reliable condition. That’s especially important for vehicles that have surpassed 100,000 miles but will be used for summer road...
- May 23, 2019When thinking about safety equipment for your truck, “headlights” might not be the first items that come to mind, but bright headlights reduce eye...
- May 11, 2019Over the past few decades, many new technologies, devices, and products have been introduced to make truckers’ lives on the road safer and more...
