Ottawa, ON — Organizers of Freedom Convoy 2022 are reminding participants not to engage with “agitators” as supporters have begun rolling into Ottawa. After a week-long cross-country demonstration against Canada’s COVID-19 mandates and restrictions, thousands of truckers and concerned citizens are expected to pour into the nation’s capital in the next 24 hours.   In […]

Little Rock, AR — As Americans watch the unprecedented Freedom Convoy led by Canadian truckers beginning to reach Ottawa, grassroots trucking activists in the United States are sharing their thoughts. For more than two decades, Mississippi truck driver Charles Claburn has been leading protests and rallies demanding better treatment of truckers, once even organizing a […]

Trenton, NJ — Officials in multiple states have already begun imposing travel restrictions on commercial vehicles ahead of what is being called a “blockbuster” winter storm expected to hit the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. The National Weather Service currently has more than 75 million people under blizzard and winter storm warnings, along with winter weather advisories. […]

Reinfeld, MB — A Canadian trucker offered an unforgettable tribute to Americans supporting Freedom Convoy 2022. Transportation Nation Network (TNN) recently introduced readers to Rick Wall, the owner of Richland Transport in Reinfeld, MB.   Along with managing a fleet of 30 trucks, mostly owner-operators, hauling open decks cross-border throughout the U.S. and Canada, Wall […]

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part Transportation Nation Network series exploring what industry groups are saying about the FMCSA’s upcoming teen trucker pilot program. Click HERE to read part one.   Washington, D.C. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is soon to launch a pilot program allowing drivers as young […]

Ottawa, ON — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has gone into isolation as thousands of truckers and concerned citizens supporting the Freedom Convoy just received some much-anticipated “great news.” On Thursday morning, Prime Minister Trudeau announced he will be quarantining for five days, claiming he was exposed to COVID-19 on Wednesday night.   “My rapid […]

Washington, D.C. — One of America’s leading freight analysts says new cross-border mandates are already have a “substantial impact” on rates. Dean Croke, principal market analyst at DAT, tells Transportation Nation Network (TNN) he has been tracking an “extraordinary increase in [spot] rates in the last week” for loads going northbound out of a number […]

Ottawa, ON — The historic Freedom Convoy 2022 being led by Canadian truckers just picked up support from the richest person in the world. On Thursday, Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO of Tesla, took to social media to express his feelings about the nationwide protest to Canada’s draconian COVID-19-related restrictions and mandates.   “Canadian truckers […]

Washington, D.C. — The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) is launching a new initiative aimed at reducing roadway fatalities to zero. In what is being called the National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS), the USDOT says it is taking “concrete steps… to address the national crisis in roadway fatalities and serious injuries.”   “We cannot […]

McKinley County, NM — A trucker and a passenger are facing a mountain of smuggling charges after an inspection last week led to the discovery almost 500 pounds of drugs. According to the New Mexico State Police (NMSP), the bust occurred on January 21, at the Gallup Port of Entry, which is located on eastbound […]

Ottawa, ON — Organizers of the Freedom Convoy 2022 have released a list of demands as the unprecedented slow roll protest continues toward Canada’s capital. Late Wednesday, Tamara Lich, a lead organizer of the historic convoy — now expected to reach as many as 50,000 trucks by the time it reaches Ottawa this weekend — […]

NEW DEVELOPMENTS Freedom Convoy Responds to Trudeau With List of Demands, Organizers Say ‘Truly Sorry’ Supply Chain Could Worsen   Ottawa, ON — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back on thousands of truckers and concerned citizens participating in an unprecedented protest. As the Freedom Convoy 2022 continued making its way across the country […]

Dimmit County, TX — A truck driver escaped Texas authorities early this week after a pursuit led to the apprehension of dozens of illegal migrants. According to Fox News border correspondent Bill Melugin, the incident occurred on Monday, January 24.   Texas Department of Safety (TxDPS) officials pursued a semi-truck hauling a dump trailer. After […]

Calgary, AB — A Canadian hockey legend is praising truckers leading the unprecedented convoy headed to the nation’s capital this weekend. Former National Hockey League (NHL) star Theo Fleury is making his voice heard about Freedom Convoy 2022 — a rapidly growing protest of Canada’s COVID-19-related mandates and restrictions.   In an appearance Tuesday night on […]

Springfield, IL — The Illinois State Police (ISP) just rolled out a new tool to help truckers and motorists track shootings along major interstates. On Wednesday, the ISP unveiled an interactive Statewide Expressway Shooting (SES) dashboard containing current and historical data regarding reported expressway shooting incidents on all expressways within the state.   ISP said […]