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California’s Truckers Christmas Parade will be on Dec. 12

COVID isn’t stopping these truckers from spreading some Christmas cheer this holiday season. The 32nd annual Truckers Christmas Parade will be held in Eureka, California on December 12. Starting at 6 p.m., the parade will start at Redwood Acres on Harris Street and travel 6 miles, make a loop, and…


CTA Recognizes NFI as a Transportation Leader

The California Trucking Association has recognized NFI as a leading supply chain solutions provider. CTA’s Fleet Safety Awards recognizes those companies that have excellent safety programs throughout their business. NFI was awarded the Charlies Giles Memorial Award for Most Improved Fleet. They also ranked first in the Intermodal Over 2…


California Port of Entry Wait Times are Getting Longer

Normally, it takes around three hours to get through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, California, but lately, it’s taking up to eight hours. Last week, Tijuana traffic officials made some changes, causing the delays, forcing trucks to join long wait lines weaving their way through residential…


Enrollment is up at Truck Driving Schools During Pandemic

The Advanced Career Institute in California has 150 students waiting to take their truck driving exams and has noticed an influx of new drivers during this pandemic. They are trying to pump them out as quickly as possible but will all the regulations in place only four per campus are…


California is Making a Highway out of Recycled Plastic

CalTrans and TechniSoil are teaming up to put a road outside Oroville, California that is made out of recycled plastics. Last year, TechniSoil paved an intersection with this new mixture in downtown Los Angeles and its success has lead to this new phase in development. This new technique takes the…






Truck Donated to California College for Technology Program

Through a partnership with Daimler Trucks North America and Redding Freightliner, Shasta College out of Redding, California, has received a donated truck. This truck will assist with the Diesel Technology program and help teach students about the technology they will currently see in the trucking industry. According to the Bureau…