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Landstar Announces 2021 All-Star Truck Giveaway Finalists

Landstar System, Inc., a worldwide, asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe, specialized transportation services, has announced the date of the 2021 Landstar All-Star Truck Giveaway, along with the names of the four Landstar owner-operators in the running to win a 2022 Volvo® VNL64T truck. The truck giveaway will take place virtually via Zoom video conferencing on Tuesday, July 13.

“Landstar is pleased to continue the tradition of awarding a...

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Weekend truckers face risk of severe storms

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Severe thunderstorms

Thunderstorms will pop up Friday in the Pacific Northwest, the Rockies, the Plains, the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic. While some of these storms may produce heavy rain or gusty winds, most will be garden variety. However, storms could turn severe — winds of 58-plus mph or hail at least 1 inch in diameter — in isolated spots across the Plains and mid-Atlantic.