Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has opened two new travel stops, one in Holladay, Tennessee, and one in New Florence, Missouri. The Tennessee travel stop has 124 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel bays, 9 showers, Love’s Truck Care, and a CAT scale. The Missouri travel stop has 89 truck…
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a new bill into law stating that owner-operators will automatically be classified as independent contractors. After California’s AB5 changed the work classifications of owner-operators, Iowa decided to protect this part of the trucking industry within their state. This bill protects owner-operators who own their…
According to the For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index put out by the American Trucking Associations, truck tonnage fell 1% in May. In April, this report showed a fall of 10.3% in truck tonnage but ATA’s Chief Economist is not too concerned about it. There are still many indicators out there that…
If you find yourself testing positive with COVID-19 or have some other family-related reasons for needing time off because of the virus, then you should look through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The provisions in the FFCRA apply through December 31, 2020. The Act covers paid sick leave, sometimes…
The California Air Resources Board will be conducting a public hearing on June 25, 2020, at 9 a.m. This hearing is put into place to consider the approval for the adoption of the proposed Advanced Clean Trucks Regulation. This is the second of two hearings, the first took place in…
Mack Trucks has teamed up with Life is Good to help benefit the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund. Together, they have put out a limited-edition t-shirt featuring Jake, the Life is Good icon, driving a Mack MD Series truck with the #ThankaTrucker hashtag on it. The shirt is being sold…
The American Transportation Research Institute has put out a Compendium of Idling Regulations. This Compendium is a list of each state and some of its major cities informing us of what idling laws they enforce. At the bottom of each regulation is a clickable link back to where the information…
Rand McNally has released its 40th edition of the Motor Carriers’ Road Atlas. The 2021 trucking atlas has updated truck-accessible roads, fuel tax charts, and trucking regulations for states. This new edition comes in paperback form as well as a laminated edition that has a spiral binding so it can…
Keeping an eye on your brakes helps keep you on the road, and making sure your technician checks all the nooks and crannies within the brake system is key. A visual inspection is a good place to start and should cover a lot of ground. The mounting, brake hoses and…
For its seventh year, Pilot Flying J is starting up its annual Road Warrior contest. Starting on June 22 and running through July 26, you can nominate a professional driver to be named the 2020 Road Warrior who will win a prize of $10,000. This contest is put on to…