The Minnesota Department of Transportation has launched a new service announcing the conditions of roads in Minnesota’s District 6. This area includes Albert Lea, Faribault, Owatonna, Red Wing, Rochester, Wabasha, and Winona. Alerts will include crashes, snowdrifts, low visibility, and icy roads. Minnesota has a hands-free law and asks motorists…
A proposal has been put through to add tolls to a number of bridges throughout Pennsylvania and the local Department of Transportation has approved it. It has not been announced yet what bridges will have tolls added to them or how many bridges will be getting this new ‘upgrade’. The…
COVID isn’t stopping these truckers from spreading some Christmas cheer this holiday season. The 32nd annual Truckers Christmas Parade will be held in Eureka, California on December 12. Starting at 6 p.m., the parade will start at Redwood Acres on Harris Street and travel 6 miles, make a loop, and…
If you are a Wyoming high school graduate and want to get into the transportation industry, the Wyoming Trucking Association is now taking applicants for their WTA Scholarship Program. To qualify, you must be a Wyoming high school graduate, plan to pursue a career in the transportation industry (this includes…
Love’s Travel Stops has just opened its 24th Illinois location in Tuscola. This location is open 24/7 and offers many amenities for truck drivers including 85 truck parking spaces, 8 diesel bays, 7 showers, laundry facilities, a CAT scale, a dog park, and much more. With every opening of a…
The 2020 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is on its way and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is along for the journey. The tree was harvested in Colorado’s Uncompahgre National Forest and will be transported almost 2,000 miles with many stops along the way. The FMCSA…
Truck drivers are making their voices heard when it comes to a lawsuit challenging changes to the hours-of-service rules. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has sent in over 8,000 comments from truckers who are looking for more flexibility within their usable hours when out on the road. The International…
A 38-vehicle fleet of Freightliner eCascadias and eM2s have collectively driven over 500,000 miles out there in the real world. This fleet consists of heavy- and medium-duty battery-powered trucks and are providing real-time information for lowering emissions. NFI and Penske Truck Leasing are the major operators with 30 of the…
#StopTheTires is blowing up social media platforms today because the truckers that run our country are protesting the incoming Biden administration to the White House. Today, Veteran’s Day is a sort of warning and the strike starts. Then, from November 26 through November 29, truckers around the country will be…
There’s a truck driver shortage out there and a group of colleges in Indiana will be doing their part to put an end to it. Conexus Indiana and Ivy Tech Community College are launching a new program to pump out new truck drivers across five campuses starting January 2021 with…