Lual Akoon, a refugee from South Sudan, drives an 18-wheeler across the country and into Canada but calls Minnesota home.

If there’s a perfect career for a serial killer, a long haul truck driver just might be it. They are often loners, living a nomadic lifestyle that involves constant travel across state lines and ...

The Mississippi River handles about 60% of the nation’s agricultural exports, but before crops can reach the river, truck ...

Pro drivers share top winter road trip tips, from must-have gear and alertness hacks to packing advice for safe, comfortable ...

The future of trucking is here, and it doesn’t involve a driver behind the wheel. Aurora, a Pittsburgh-based autonomous vehicle tech startup, has officially launched its self-driving trucking service ...

This story first appeared in The Long Haul 2024, an annual special section that celebrates National Truck Driver Appreciation Week by looking at Eastern Iowa’s trucking industry. New technology is ...

DALLAS -- Driverless trucks are officially running their first regular long-haul routes, making roundtrips between Dallas and Houston. On Thursday, autonomous trucking firm Aurora announced it ...

I love driving. I love the physical act of it — controlling this big, sophisticated machine like it’s an extension of me. But I also love the poetry and adventure of long-distance drives — the freedom ...

Self-driving cars have been getting a lot of attention lately: Uber's self-driving taxis in Pittsburgh, Tesla's semi-autonomous Model S and the driverless Google rides that look like a cross between a ...