With the lack of truck drivers out there, which may come from a lack of interest these days, maybe teaching them while they are young is a step in the right direction. A classroom of kindergarten and pre-school aged kids in Nebraska got a virtual tour of what goes on…
Hey truckers, need something to do during your downtime while out on the road? Set up a gaming rig in your big rig to keep yourself occupied. One trucker out there took his entire PC gaming setup on the road with him. He’s got the full setup, including a swivel-mounted…
According to the Michigan Department of Transportation, 5 additional Welcome Centers will be closed until the middle of May due to layoffs of the employees who take care of those facilities. The rest stops at the Menominee and Iron Mountain facilities have already been closed and will remain closed. The…
Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores has opened two new travel stops in Illinois and Michigan. These new stops will help truckers get what they need in more convenient locations and get them back on the road quickly. The Sauget, Illinois stop is located off Interstate 255 and has 85…
With the CARES Act in full swing, there is a new round of scam artists out there looking to steal some identities and make some easy money. Granted, no one is safe from scammers, especially trucking companies. Right now we need trucks and drivers to make sure our supplies and…
The American Transportation Research Institute has put out some numbers regarding how COVID-19 has affected the trucking industry since early February. In that time period, across six states, there was a spike in truck activity at the very beginning of this ordeal to fill the response of high consumer demand….
The director of safety and security for the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has confirmed that around 800,000 masks will be distributed at designated rest areas around the country. Coordinating these efforts is the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Transportation, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. No dates of…
In a statement made by Acting Secretary Chad Wolf of Homeland Security on April 20, the Mexican and Canadian borders are going to remain closed for an additional 30 days. This agreement between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada was made to help slow the spread of COVID-19. To keep the…
A recent online survey taken by commercial drivers, states that they believe the number of distracted drivers out there is on the rise. The survey was done by Harris Interactive and commissioned by Netradyne, a company that specializes in AI technology and data associated with commercial fleet safety. Their results…
At Mack Truck’s Lehigh Valley Operations in Macungie, Pennsylvania, they coordinated their efforts and made sure their community was taken care of. Mack Trucks donated $10,000 to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania. They also donated masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment (PPE) to…