KeepTruckin has put out an Economic Relief Petition asking for the American Government to provide economic relief to trucking companies across the country. They are asking for help with truck/trailer lease loan payments and insurance costs. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone around the country, especially the trucking industry which…
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association is asking those in the grocery industry to help take care of the truckers that deliver the goods. Truckers are risking their health and lives to make sure the shelves are full at these places and the OOIDA is asking for them to have access…
Truckers are struggling out there with closed rest stops, a lack of available food, and extended wait times. Truckers are the ones out there, risking their health, to make sure we have food on our shelves and necessary supplies available. Freightwaves has put together some information they have gathered to…
In response to a potential lack of commercial vehicle drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a waiver granting some non-governmental third parties to conduct the CDL knowledge test. With DMVs being shut down due the virus and a prevalent need for truck drivers…
Last week the Governor of Utah put out an executive order stating that all people entering Utah must fill out a travel declaration form. Travelers will receive a text message containing a link to the form via the wireless emergency alert system. The form asks who you are, where you…
Utah’s Governor Gary R. Herbert has issued an executive order requiring anyone who is entering Utah, including truckers, to fill out an electronic COVID-19 form. When you enter the state you will receive a text message by way of the wireless emergency alert system requesting that you fill out a…
Love’s Travel Stops has donated $100,000 to the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund. This fund helps truckers who have fallen on hard times due to illness or injury and right now truckers are at greater risk of getting sick due to the pandemic going on out there. Truckers…
With state driver licensing agencies closed or running on a limited basis around the country, the Commercial Vehicle Training Association is concerned about a lack of new drivers to help with the nations’s response and recovery to COVID-19. In order to get the attention of the people in Washington, the…
I just one week, the amount of trucks crossing the border between the U.S. and Canada has dropped 10%. It is a clear sign as to how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the transportation industry for both countries. When compared to last year, truck crossings at this time have dropped…
New York Senator Chuck Schumer is asking for a “Hero’s Fund” to pay those front-line workers who are putting themselves at risk to help the rest of us stay safe and make sure we have our foods and essentials. Front-line workers include truck drivers, healthcare workers, grocery store clerks and…