The New York State Thruway Authority Board of Directors has approved a plan to redevelop 27 rest areas on the Thruway. They were originally built in the 1950s with the last redevelopment in the 1990s. A $450 million investment has been made to rebuild 23 of the rest areas and…
The American Transportation Research Institute Board of Directors has approved and released the 2020 Top Research Priorities. The following list of topics is made up of the current top industry issues. Click the link below to learn more about each one of these topics. Impact of Small Settlements on the…
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has reopened three more rest areas to add to the others they have opened recently after shutting them all down when the COVID-19 pandemic kicked in. The facilities at the following rest stops will have additional cleaning and maintenance done to slow the spread of…
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has sent a letter to congress asking for transparency in broker transactions. There is currently a protest at the White House where truckers are asking to be paid fairly during this pandemic. Truckers are currently delivering goods and essentials for the rest of the country…
Aaron Decker, a driver for Hunkes Transfer Inc. in Wadena, Minnesota, has won $10,000 through TLC’s Safety Top Dog Awards Program. Out of 12,000 drivers, Decker took home the big prize for his safe driving record. Decker was surprised with the check by his coworkers at Hunkes when he thought…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have put out a helpful set of guidelines for long-haul truckers and what they need to know about COVID-19. It starts with a description of what the virus is and what kind of symptoms have been seen along with how it spreads. The…
A coalition of 10 organizations have put together a survey for truck drivers and are looking for input about the parking situation in the states of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. Questions ask how often you pick up and deliver in these states, what type of load you…
The American Trucking Associations, U.S. Bank, OneBeacon, Michelin, and Hydro-Chem Systems, have teamed up to provide more hand sanitizer and meals for truck drivers out there on the road. This new initiative is to celebrate and help the unsung heroes who are making sure supplies are getting to where they…
With any job, there are rules to follow and truckers have a long list of rules to follow out there on the road. Even if truckers are behind schedule, they are only allowed to drive a certain amount of hours each day. This is to ensure a proper amount of…
The people at Interesting Engineering have put together a list of futuristic truck designs from around the world. Included are designs from Capstone Turbine, Bugatti, a German designer named Luigi Colani, and Scania. Ford has even gotten in on the design of future trucks with its F-Vision. Click the link below…