A new TA Express has opened in Summit, South Dakota off Exit 201 on Interstate 29. Regarding an agreement with Heinz, inc., this is the third Coffee cup to be converted into a TA Express. This new stop will include ten diesel lanes, 80 truck parking spots, three private showers,…
As its newest Gold Level Partner, Penske Transportation Solutions has raised its partnership with Women in Trucking and is continuing to empower women in the trucking industry. Jennifer Sockel of Penske will be serving on the WIT Board of Directors. They joined WIT in 2014, but now they are at…
Every year Heavy Duty Trucking puts out a list of 25 top green fleet leaders in the industry. HDT combs through nominations, stories, and press releases to find the top companies. They also look at the companies who are embracing green technologies and sharing their findings with others to make…
As a ‘thank you’ to those who have served and are currently serving in the military, TravelCenters of America’s Iron Skillet and Country Pride are offering free meals on Veteran’s Day, November 11. Veterans and those active in the military must show proof of service. Click the link below to…
Each month Women in Trucking name one of their members as the Member of the Month. For November 2019, Hannah Cannington of Alabama Motor Express, Inc., was given this title. Cannington is the Branch Manager in the Savannah, Georgia office. She started her career in healthcare and with no knowledge…
Tired of stopping at McDonalds or the same old gas stations over and over again? Love Food has put out a list of the best truck stops in each state. Now you can find something new and interesting instead of the same old boring stuff. Stop into the Derailed Diner…
Mary Pat Kulina started her own business 20 years ago and is now the owner of a fleet of trucks and a successful business. Her mobile shredding business, All-Shred, has 7,800 clients in six states and the number continues to grow. The Maryland Women’s Business Center named her the 2019…
Driving on ice can be a treacherous thing, driving a big rig on ice can lead to some scary and interesting situations. Ice Road Truckers is a show about driving big trucks across the frozen Alaska and Candian tundra. Click the link below to find out what muskeg does to…
For the past 3 years, the Central Piedmont Community College in Huntersville, North Carolina, has been helping fill the empty seats in the cabs of trucks. The class gives students hundreds of hours of behind-the-wheel training. When the college first started teaching new truckers the classes had 12 students, now…
In 2008 the record tonnage going through Duluth Seaway Port Authority reached 302,000, which they have now surpassed. With the high number of wind turbine parts going through the port this past year, they have now reached a record tonnage high of 306,000. Dutch ship, the Happy River, helped with…