Love’s Travel Stops has opened a new location in Bath, New York just off Interstate 86. The 12,000 square feet Travel Stop is open 24/7, offers 56 new truck parking spaces, 7 diesel bays, 7 showers, laundry facilities, Love’s Truck Care, a CAT Scale, and many food options including a…
There are many trucking-related bills going through the New York State Legislature right now regarding tolls, idling, weight, and autonomous trucks. Currently, heavy-duty vehicles have an idling time limit of five consecutive minutes or they are fined. Sen. Brian Kavanagh’s new bill would change the time limit to three consecutive…
New York’s Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a plan to further prevent trucks from hitting low bridges throughout the state. There will be a collaboration between the New York State Police, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, and the New York Department of Transportation. In an average year, 220 of…
With orders in place for people to stay at home, it’s a no-brainer that there will be less traffic out there on the roads. The New York State Thruway Authority has loads of data from constantly recording the tolls at exit plazas around the state. According to the numbers they…
The New York State Thruway Authority Board of Directors has approved a plan to redevelop 27 rest areas on the Thruway. They were originally built in the 1950s with the last redevelopment in the 1990s. A $450 million investment has been made to rebuild 23 of the rest areas and…
New York currently has the highest number of COVID-19 outbreaks in the country. They still need supplies, and truck drivers continue to come and go out of the state to make sure people have what they need. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have put out a statement giving…
The CDC has issued a travel advisory that is not mandatory and some states are taking it upon themselves to keep travelers from other states out. Anyone with a New York plate traveling to Rhode Island will be quarantined for 14 days and troopers can pull them over. Florida is…
Trucking companies around New York are waiting to hear what is going to happen after the government’s ban of the Trusted Traveler Program. There are currently around 30,000 people who use the FAST (Free and Secure Trade) program which expedites trucks through the border. Now, with the suspension of these…
Mack Trucks invited people in the media to test drive the new LR Electric Refuse Truck that is being tested in New York. With talks of making trucks give off fewer emissions, electricity is one way to go. According to the test driver, the inside is a bit noisier but…
If you have a truck and live in New York and want to upgrade your old diesel truck for a more environmentally friendly one, now is the time. New York state has made $20 million available for you to do just that. The New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program (NYTVIP)…