A new project has broken ground in Arizona and State Route 189, linking Mariposa Port of Entry with Interstate 19, is getting a few upgrades. This Nogales highway will help increase international trade and keep commercial trucks from having to stop so often between I-19 and the border. Construction is…
The organization, “Truckers Helping Hands” is gearing up to help those in need in Nashville, Tennessee. Tornados had ripped through areas of the city leaving a few dozen dead and many without homes and supplies. Truckers Helping Hands is putting together a collection site at Silver Creek Transportation in Henderson,…
To help relieve the area of massive backups in traffic, the Love’s in Ormond Beach, Florida, will not be allowing parking, of any kind, for trucks during Bike Week. Starting March 5 and going through March 15, trucks are allowed to gas up and go, they are not allowed to…
When compared to January, orders for Class 8 tractors have dropped 20% in February. Some are saying that carriers are waiting to put in orders until the health crisis involving the coronavirus is over. This is the lowest February, with 14,400 preliminary units total, since 2010. Along with the rest…
The Utah Transportation Commission has agreed to give additional funds to build an escape truck ramp on U.S. 89. This dangerous chunk of road is getting a concrete apron and denser restraint system. The project initially started with a $4 million budget but an additional $1 million was added for…
CRST Internation, Inc., out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has acquired NAL Group out of Edison, New Jersey. NAL Group is a privately-held last-mile logistics company that runs through the U.S. and Canada. Their primary customers are high-profile retailers that deal with delivering, installing, and assembling furniture and appliances. Click the…
With its release last year, Soedseco’s Truck Driver has been released on other platforms but now it’s going to be out in both physical and digital form for the Nintendo Switch. Along with this new release comes some pretty interesting Switch-only features including rumble support and the use of the…
Bestpass has announced its launch of a toll by plate solution, adding to its nationwide transponder-based toll coverage. This product covers both plates for the power unit and trailer. Toll by plate helps fleets consolidate their coverage with tolling authorities and minimize their transactions. Click the link below to read…
Since truckers sit up higher and can look out over those in vehicles below, they see quite a bit and what they see is not good. Truckers have seen drivers putting on makeup, eating cereal, changing clothes, amongst other terrible things that take driver’s eyes off the road. Along with…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking for approval from the Trump Administration to conduct a study regarding harassment and wrong-doings against women and minorities in the trucking industry. Only receiving three comments after it was announced last year, the “Crime Prevention for Truckers” study could help find the…