Yoplait has teamed up with Feeding America West Michigan and is doing their part to make sure people who are struggling get the food they need. Noticing the need for more refrigerated storage, Yoplait has donated a 53-foot reefer trailer truck to the food bank. Throughout the country, food banks…
Michigan’s annual spring weight restrictions have gone into effect. Areas with restrictions include M-20 from the interchange with US-31 in Oceana County, then east on M-20 to US-131, then north on US-131 to M-20 in Mecosta County, then east on M-20 to US-10 in Midland County, then east on US-10…
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,…
Connecting lower Michigan to the Upper Peninsula, the Mackinac Bridge has been named “Mighty Mac”. At around 200 feet above the water at its highest point, this bridge spans 5 miles and causes truckers quite a bit of stress on those windy days. The New River Gorge Bridge in West…
Ohio has teamed up with Pennsylvania and Michigan to allow the running of autonomous trucks on its highways. The autonomous trucking company Locomation made a successful run from Pittsburgh to Detroit. In both trucks, drivers were in control on regular roads, but once they hit the highways, the autonomous platooning…
The Michigan Department of Transportation has lifted all remaining Spring weight restrictions on its state highways. Permits will still be necessary for all loads exceeding the normal legal limits. There may be some county and city roads that still have weight restrictions, but signs are generally posted to indicate which…
According to the Michigan Department of Transportation, 5 additional Welcome Centers will be closed until the middle of May due to layoffs of the employees who take care of those facilities. The rest stops at the Menominee and Iron Mountain facilities have already been closed and will remain closed. The…
Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores has opened two new travel stops in Illinois and Michigan. These new stops will help truckers get what they need in more convenient locations and get them back on the road quickly. The Sauget, Illinois stop is located off Interstate 255 and has 85…
Starting today, roads within the middle part of the lower peninsula and tip of the thumb will be under seasonal weight restrictions. Announced by the Michigan Department of Transportation, truckers traveling on these roads will need to reduce the weight of their load. These restrictions are put into place to…
MJ VanDamme Trucking, out of Gwinn, Michigan, raised and donated $5,000 for the 906 Warrior Relief Fund. Before the company’s holiday party, the employees chose which charity would receive the funds raised during the raffles at the party. The 906 Warrior Relief Fund helps U.S. Military Active Duty, Reserve, National…