Some Top Tweets from the 2012 Truck Driver Social Media Convention in Kansas City, Missouri #TDSMC

Your attorneys here at Hurt Trucker are proud to have sponsored this year's Truck Driver Social Media Convention. We were able to attend on Sunday, and were also able to catch up on the entire convention through Twitter. For those of you who were unable to attend, we've compiled tweets of many highlights from the [...]

Bigger Panama Canal – Good Deal for Missouri Truckers

By 2014 the Panama Canal will be doubling its capacity to carry significantly more and larger ships.  What does that have to do with Missouri truckers?  You’ll be surprised.  Thousands of truckloads of freight come to the USA from China, Japan, and other countries in the Far East on huge container ships that are too [...]

Highway Construction on I-49 Between Joplin and Kansas City

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) recently approved highway construction resulting in the upgrading of the U.S. 71 corridor between Kansas City and Joplin to interstate standards by the end of 2012. The upgraded interstate would have the designation I-49. The Missouri Department of Transportation believes the proposed improvements will “enhance economic opportunities and [...]