The National Association of Truck Stop operators has put out some useful tips for truck stops and travel centers to help keep operations safely running for truckers during this crisis. There are links to resources pertaining to COVID-19 including webinars and conference calls. There is also an extensive list of…
The Mid-America Trucking Show scheduled for later this month in Louisville, Kentucky has been canceled. After discussing the health crisis out there with vendors, attendees, partners, and others who are involved with the show, they have decided it best to keep everyone healthy by canceling the show. It will return…
The Truck World exposition in Canada has changed its schedule amid coronavirus concerns. Originally scheduled for April 16-18, the expo will now be held on June 4-6 at the International Centre in Mississauga, ON. After speaking with many partners and exhibitors, the main consensus ended on everyone’s health and safety…
The fifth and sixth-grade students at Troy Elementary School in Troy, Alabama, got a lesson about the trucking industry from employees of Wiley Sanders Truck Lines. The students got to hear about what the trucking industry has to offer by way of careers for men and women and how much…
The owner of Jen’s Sweet Treats in Cudahy, Wisconsin is trying to fill a 53-foot semi-trailer full of supplies for those affected by the recent tornadoes in Nashville. For Jennifer Clark, it’s the right thing to do to help those people no matter how far away they are. She is…
With a signed agreement, Locomation will be putting its autonomous convoys to work on Wilson Logistics’ shipping routes. The three-year pilot program will involve putting Locomation’s Autonomous Relay Convoy (ARC) system in Wilson Logistics’ trucks. One driver will lead the pilot truck while another truck follows using the fully autonomous…
There is a new Love’s Travel Stops & Country Store that has opened in Schuyler, Nebraska. Located off U.S. Highway 30, this convenience store has added 59 more truck stops to the area. Open 24/7, it also has six diesel bays, laundry facilities, a CAT scale, and six showers. As…
The executives at Walmart have sent out a message to its fleet of truck drivers voicing their concern about the driver’s health during the coronavirus scare. Besides telling all of their employees to stay home if they are sick and to cover their mouths when they cough, truckers were told…
Walmart is looking for more than 500 good and experienced drivers to add to its fleet this year. There are many benefits to driving for Walmart where the average trucker gets $87,500 per year. You also get training pay and activity pay along with a weekly schedule so you know…
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has stated that winter truckload increases will be ending on Monday and Spring load restrictions will begin in the central frost zone. Each zone of Minnesota will have different ending dates for Spring load restrictions due to how the intermittent weather and temperatures affect the…