Tripp Wheeler is back in an all-new adventure! Following the success of their first book, the authors of The Red, White and Blue Party have come out with another kid’s book about trucking. This time around you can follow, Tripp Wheeler and Detour, his sidekick, on their adventures while hauling…
The American Trucking Association’s For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased by 1.4% in January. This was following a rise of 1.2% in December, and increases, even the slight ones, are a good sign for the times. When compared to January 2020, when it was down 2.1% and the December before by…
The Washington State Department of Transportation has closed three main passes due to heavy rain and increased avalanche dangers. The US 2 Stevens Pass, the I-90, Snoqualmie Pass, and the US 12 White Pass are all closed with no estimated time of reopening. Click the link below for a map…
With the upcoming winter storm and potential for dangerous roads, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has put out vehicle restrictions throughout the state. Starting at 6:00 PM tonight, the following roads will have vehicle restrictions on them: Interstate 70 from the West Virginia border to…
The New Jersey Department of Transportation has issued a commercial vehicle travel restriction on many Interstate highways in New Jersey starting Monday, February 15 at 8 a.m. There is a winter storm expected to make its way through the majority of the state and travel restrictions are being coordinated to…
The Colorado Department of Transportation has conducted a study on the goods and the bads of transporting hazardous materials through the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnels. Running trucks through tunnels is always a risky business and this study looked at all of the angles. If something did happen inside the tunnel, that…
Nocterra is a new comic dreamed up by Batman alums Tony Daniel and Scott Snyder. The sun has been cut off from the earth shrouding everything in a strange darkness that alters just about every living thing and can change them into ‘Shades’ if they are in the darkness too…
Love’s Travel Stops has added more truck parking across the country by opening four new Stops in four states in a single day. Each location is open 24/7 and offers many amenities. The James Town, Wyoming location offers 87 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel bays, 7 showers, laundry facilities, a…
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association and close to 60 organizations have teamed up to fight against the possible hike in minimum insurance for carriers. A letter has been sent to the House of Transportation and Infrastructure Committee discouraging the price hike. Last year, the bill made it through the House…
Love’s Travel Stops has opened a new truck stop in Winnemucca, Nevada, just off Interstate 80. This location will be open 24/7 and offers 67 truck parking spaces, 8 diesel bays, 8 showers, laundry facilities, a CAT scale, along with many food options, and a game room. With this new…