Due to COVID-19, the Guilty By Association Truck Show is not going to happen this year and will be back again in September of 2021. They gave it their best efforts to continue this coming September but their main entertainer canceled and quite a few sponsors and vendors expressed concerns…
This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Walcott Truckers Jamboree held at the Iowa-80 World’s Largest Truckstop was held virtually, including the contests. Some of the winners from the Virtual Super Truck Beauty contest include a 1993 Kenworth K100E, and 1979 Peterbilt 352H, and a 2018 Kenworth W900L…
The Shawnee County Health Department of Topeka, Kansas has put out a COVID-19 warning for those who have stopped at the Topeka Service Area along the I-70 Turnpike. The rest area is located at mile marker 188, just east of Topeka, and is accessible going both directions along the I-70…
If you find yourself testing positive with COVID-19 or have some other family-related reasons for needing time off because of the virus, then you should look through the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The provisions in the FFCRA apply through December 31, 2020. The Act covers paid sick leave, sometimes…
The Department of Homeland Security has announced that the borders of Canada and Mexico will be closed to all non-essential travel until July 21. This collaborative agreement is to help further stop the spread of COVID-19. Click the link below to learn more about this. Read the original document.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the national emergency exemption for the hours of service rules through to July 14, 2020. In order to continue the direct support for emergency assistance during this health crisis, the transportation of essentials supplies is still very much a necessity. The three…
The female truckers group, Real Women in Trucking, were handing out PPE to truckers on Florida’s Turnpike this past weekend. Parked out at the Turkey Lake Plaza, these women were making sure the truckers going through had the necessary personal protective equipment to make sure they stayed safe and healthy….
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted the intermodal Association of North America a limited waiver to operate intermodal equipment with expired annual inspection decals. The operation of an intermodal chassis with inspection decals having an expiration date of March 31, 2020, will be able to continue transporting critical…
If the St. Christopher’s Trucker Development and Relief Fund stays on its current track for donations, it will reach $1 million sooner than later. This charity helps pay living expenses when truckers have to be off the road due to illness. COVID-19 has cemented the place of a truck driver…
COVID-19 has got us all looking at things a little bit differently, how we eat, where we go, how we shop, and many other ‘normal’ things. Truckers were already having a hard time finding food and open rest areas throughout this pandemic, but with things opening back up again, not…