Chattanooga truck driver David Partain used the hood of his big rig to scratch off a winning lottery ticket this week. Partain’s ticket won him the top prize of $2,000,000 in the Mega Millionaire Jumbo Bucks Tennessee Lottery. After the initial shock of realizing he won the jackpot, Partain called…
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has opened two new travel stops, one in Holladay, Tennessee, and one in New Florence, Missouri. The Tennessee travel stop has 124 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel bays, 9 showers, Love’s Truck Care, and a CAT scale. The Missouri travel stop has 89 truck…
Tennessee trucking company Big G Express is having its annual motorcycle ride fundraiser on May 30 in Mt. Juliet, TN from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Big G Express Motorcycle Ride is a fundraiser benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Click the link below for the event’s Facebook page…
The St. Christopher Truckers Fund is in place to help truckers in need. The Fund got its start in 2008 and has since paid over $3 million in bills for truckers who need financial assistance during times of medical crisis. For Misty and Tony Justice out of Knoxville, Tennessee, the…
Tim Chelette has logged almost 2 million accident-free miles, making him one of the safest drivers on the road. Recently, he became one of the 18 national ambassadors to the American Trucking Associations’ America’s Road Team. This group of people represents the trucking industry and advocate for safety. As a…
Momma’s Roadhouse, at 855 Kentucky, is going to be a trucker themed bar. It’s currently open, but they are still working on the decor. The owners plan on displaying a lot of street signs and clothing items related to trucking. This 21 and over dive bar is going to have…
U.S. Xpress was founded by Max Fuller and Patrick Quinn in 1986 with a fleet of 48 trucks. Now, it’s the fifth-largest asset-based truckload carrier by revenue in the nation with 7,000 tractors and 15,500 trailers. It has helped turned Chattanooga, Tennessee, where its headquarters are located, into a transportation…
In Nashville, Tenn., four truckers from the mattress manufacturer Southerland have been recognized for reaching over 4 million accident-free miles. Southerland is one of the few mattress manufacturers who own their own fleet. Together, the four drivers have an equivalent of 35 years worth of accident-free miles and have been…
Put together by the Tennessee Department of Transportation and Thrive Regional Partnership, there is going to be a new study which should help the flow of traffic in Chattanooga’s ‘Freight Alley’. Over the next year, the counties in Northwest Georgia, Northeast Alabama, and Southeast Tennessee will be examined to determine…
Timothy Chelette of Murfreesboro, Tenn., has won Pilot Flying J’s 2019 Road Warrior Contest. Big G, Chelette’s employer, and Pilot Flying J teamed up to surprise Chelette with the news of his win and give him the prize of $10,000. Of the more than 13,000 online votes, Chelette came out…