Marathon Brake Systems recently introduced new products for heavy-duty trucks — brake shoes, lined brake shoes and brake shoe kits. Marathon’s new brake shoes are manufactured and tested to the highest OEM standards, the company said. They feature an electro-deposition coating (E-coating) to prevent rust jacking. All Marathon brake shoes are environmentally tested to withstand 1,000 hours of salt spray...

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is planning to conduct a chain inspection check on I-84. The chain inspection event will take place on November 7, 2024, on eastbound I-84 at mile marker 217, east of Pendleton. ODOT says that the purpose of this chain check is to educate semi truck drivers about chain-up requirements and proper chain use. Starting...

Im want to drive regional or OTR. I do not have my CDL A yet. I know that some carriers like Swift offer academy. I would be like to take advantage of those academies but I am also willing to go to a local private CDL school here and hopefully get hired by a company that offers tuition reimbursement. The...

The New York State Thruway has announced new measures banning some drivers from using the thruway.  A spokesperson for the  New York State Thruway told ABC 7. That the new regulation would ban drivers who haven’t paid tolls from using the Thruway. The regulation would be enforced through license plates. Many drivers employ the use of fake license plates to...