Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the engineering side of building the new Tesla Semi is complete, they are now just waiting on battery cells. Musk does expect that they will have the cell volume needed to continue construction and start rolling these semis out. They could go into…
Pilot Company and One9 Fuel Network have teamed up to create a new restaurant geared towards truckers. The first-ever Trucker Burger has opened at the new Xpress Fuel travel center in Eloy, Arizona off Exit 203 on I-10. Restaurant owner and celebrity chef Tim Love helped create the gourmet menu…
Love’s Travel Stops has given itself a lofty goal for 2021. They plan on opening 50 new travel stops, add over 3,000 truck parking spots, and create 3,000 new jobs across America. In 2020, they opened 38 new locations, added over 3,000 truck parking spaces, and are looking to make…
Here’s another set of bridges around America that Truckers would rather avoid than drive over. The Burlington-Bristol Bridge connects New Jersey and Pennsylvania over the Delaware River. This bridge opened in 1931, has two lanes, is 2,301 feet long, and has a lift span of 540 feet. For truckers, the…
Baker Technical Institute in Baker City, Oregon is starting up a new program in March that will put more truckers on the road. Beginning March 8, the Truck Driving and Logistics School will be offering its first four-week course at the college’s main campus. The 160-hour training will include 101…
A chunk of North Michigan Avenue in Carrollton Township, Michigan is getting an upgrade to eliminate weight restrictions for truckers. The majority of Michigan Avenue can already accommodate trucks during the spring thaw except for the north piece between Shattuck and Schust roads. With weight restrictions in effect every spring,…
The Truck Driver Training program at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, Illinois, is filling the empty driver seats out there. The program got its start in the Fall of 2014 and 86 percent of its graduates immediately find a job in the trucking industry. The remaining graduates go…
For its TruckSmart mobile app, TravelCenters of America has come up with a new feature that allows truckers to activate diesel pumps and pay for fuel from their cabs. This new PumpSmart feature is available for UltraONE loyalty members using a commercial payment card. TA plans on adding more features…
Love’s Travel Stops has opened two new locations that are open 24/7, one in Channahon, Illinois, and the other in Valley City, North Dakota. The Illinois location is off Interstate 55, has 91 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel bays, 8 showers, laundry facilities, a CAT Scale, and many food options…
The Truckload Carriers Association has named Morgan Kirkland a Highway Angel for his impressive truck driving skills that help divert a major catastrophe. Kirkland was traveling along US Hwy 90 in Florida during the early morning hours when he came upon a bridge that was narrowed down to a single…