Due to the current pandemic, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck was pushed back to September 9-11. Starting tomorrow, this high-volume, high-visibility inspection, and enforcement initiative will begin in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. All over these countries, at select locations, commercial motor vehicles will be inspected to make…
Finding good, healthy food options out there on the road can be quite difficult for a trucker these days. Fast food joints are popping up all over the highways and attaching themselves to gas stations and rest stops. Constantly eating at these places can lead to some serious health problems…
In the wake of Hurricane Laura, Texas has suspended quite a few trucking rules and regulations to help get supplies into impacted areas quicker. Certain weight and size restrictions have been waived to help deliver food, water, equipment, medical supplies, and other needed items into the impacted areas in a…
This year, National Truck Driver Appreciation Week will be Sept. 13-19, but Pilot Flying J is celebrating truckers through the entire month of September. From Sept. 1 through Sept. 30, if you are using the Pilot Flying J app, they are offering the following to professional drivers. Free drinks every…
Electric trucks are making their way to our busy roads but making sure they start out where they are needed most and that there is a framework in place is important to know. This is what the North American Council on Freight Efficiency and the Rocky Mountain Institute have put…
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 2020 International Roadcheck is happening on September 9-11. During this time, starting on the 7th and ending on the 11th, Love’s Truck Care and Speedco locations are offering free TirePass inspections and half-priced DOT inspections. Also, with the purchase of a tire or oil change…
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has opened its largest travel stop in Madison, Georgia off Interstate 20. This expansive 24/7 stop has over 17,000 square feet and employs around 100 team members. It offers 107 truck parking spaces, 8 diesel bays, 9 showers, Love’s Truck Care and on-site Speedco,…
The For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index put out by the American Trucking Associations decreased by 5.1% in July. In June, there was an 8.9% surge and now it has fallen possibly due to retails sales increasing but manufacturing and international trade falling behind. These figures are put together with numbers given…
A study has been put out by the Eastern Transportation Coalition showing that a one-size-fits-all pay structure for drivers in the trucking industry will not work for everyone. This study also found that when it comes to fuel costs, trucks and cars are nothing alike and a single rate for…
Previously set to expire on August 14, Emergency Declaration 2020-002 set out by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will now expire on September 14, 2020. The extension has been declared because the presidentially declared emergency is still in place. This waiver changes the Hours of Service commercial drivers have…