Every year the South Dakota Truck Convoy gathers hundreds of truckers, drives through South Dakota, and donates quite a bit of money to the Special Olympics. Due to the current pandemic, the truck convoy in Sioux Falls will still be happening while the one in Rapid City will be going…
TravelCenters of America has a turnaround initiative out there to quickly grow its footprint around the country to better serve its customers and professional drivers. They have announced that they will be turning three existing travel centers into TA-branded sites. The newest opening happened on June 2 in Vermillion, South…
With the local demand of truck drivers being high, more South Dakota schools are putting out more ways to pull people into the driver’s seat. For its fourth year, Capital University Center in Pierre is offering a Class A CDL Test Preparation Class November 22-23. There is also a Class…
A new TA Express has opened in Summit, South Dakota off Exit 201 on Interstate 29. Regarding an agreement with Heinz, inc., this is the third Coffee cup to be converted into a TA Express. This new stop will include ten diesel lanes, 80 truck parking spots, three private showers,…
The South Dakota state Transportation Commission has passed rules allowing platooning on the interstates. Platooning is where two trucks are linked by way of a wireless system and travel very close to each other. There are two drivers who can override the system if needed, but when synced they respond…
Tomorrow morning truckers around the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, area are putting on a demonstration to protest the problems in the trucking industry. Starting at Exit 62, the truckers will be driving the minimum speed and loop Sioux Falls continuing to Pierre. This is their local response to the demonstration…
During the South Dakota Trucking Association’s Annual Convention in the Sioux Falls Convention Center, Wade Wagemann of YRC Freight was named the South Dakota Driver of the Year for 2019. Wagemann began his trucking career 27 years ago and has been with YRC Freight in Watertown for 16 years and…
In Pierre, South Dakota, there seems to be a growing demand for commercial driver license (CDL) education, so the Capital University Center is offering another class. After CUC had their first class earlier this year, there was immediate demand for another class and before the second class began there was…
Starting in 1917 at 3% to its current 12%, the federal excise tax is making it difficult for trucking companies to invest in newer and safer trucks. New trucks are equipped with safety features that help save lives, have updated technology, and are more fuel efficient. When the tax on…
In order to meet demand and better serve its customers, Boss Truck Shop has moved into the Flying J Travel Center at the intersection of I-29 and I-90. With this new location, Boss Truck Shop can now offer drivers in and near the Sioux Falls area a more convenient location…