For over 65 years, rear impact guards have been required on trucks but were not included on the list of items that have to be inspected during the annual commercial vehicle inspection. Following a petition from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and recommendations from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the…
Early Tuesday morning, 5 fully loaded semi-trucks rolled out of the Oklahoma City distribution center heading to families in need. Feed the Children is a nonprofit organization that makes sure families have a good meal to eat during the holiday season. As part of its No Hunger Holidays campaign, the…
The annual IRS shutdown is coming, it usually starts December 26 and runs through mid-January, so those commercial vehicle owners that got a new truck in November need to get their paperwork in. Truck owners are encouraged to file Form 2290 as soon as possible to assure 2290 acceptance. These…
Last Friday, truckers in Mexico blocked northbound access to the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, to protest the new route for empty trucks. A new pilot program put out by U.S. Customs and Border Protection reroutes empty northbound trucks through the Colombia-Solidarity bridge. Truckers are not happy about this…
Love’s Travel Stops has opened two new locations in the south. The Amarillo, Texas location is just off Interstate 40, has 100 truck parking spaces, 7 diesel bays, 5 showers, laundry facilities, and a CAT scale. The Baldwin, Florida location is just off Interstate 10, has 94 truck parking spaces,…
Jones Soda bottles are getting a new label, a Minnesota truck driver. As part of Jones Soda’s Unsung Hero Campaign, this new label will show the sacrifices truckers have made throughout this pandemic. Jake Shellum, of Shevlin, Minnesota, is constantly on the road in order to provide for his family…
A group of Oregon State University College of Engineering students has developed a handle for truckers to use when getting in and out of their cabs. Arthur Well, a master’s student at OSU, led the team in the Prototype Development Lab where the after-market device was developed. The five-sided handle…
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has launched a new tire for long-haul fleets. The Fuel Max LHD 2 will be available in early 2021. This new tire offers better fuel efficiency for those traveling on the long hauls and should help lower the cost per mile. When ready, the…
Freightwaves has added a third installment of dangerous roads for truckers. If possible, avoid these: There are dual bridges on Interstate 80 in Joliet, Illinois that have been tagged as being in serious or critical condition. They carry somewhere near 12,000 big trucks every day, have steep grades, and have…
Joseph Brown, a professional trucker for Halvor Lines Inc, was given the title of Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association for his heroic act. Brown was in Iowa, headed north on 35 towards Minneapolis when an incredibly windy and rainy storm hit. He couldn’t see what was in front…