The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 2020 International Roadcheck is happening on September 9-11. During this time, starting on the 7th and ending on the 11th, Love’s Truck Care and Speedco locations are offering free TirePass inspections and half-priced DOT inspections. Also, with the purchase of a tire or oil change…
This year, the 14th annual Truckers Parade Against Cancer will be on September 19 at 2 p.m. They will be changing things up a bit due to the current pandemic. The parade will start and end at the Grover King VFW Post 1115 in Hillsville. Organizers are also asking truckers…
Starting today and running through September 4, you can vote for your favorite Big Rig for Shell Rotella SuperRigs People’s Choice award. This year, the Shell Rotella SuperRigs Truck Show is going virtual due to the current pandemic. Through August 10-21, they asked truckers to send in their entries for…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has awarded almost $80 million in grants for states and schools to help enhance commercial motor vehicle safety. $45 million are high priority grants and are going towards enhancing states CMV safety and to advance their technologies. $32.7 million will…
The Minnesota State Patrol has cancelled its police academy this year due to a lack of funding. They will not be training future officers which will lead to a thinning of the ranks in law enforcement agents around the state. Those who have already enrolled for this year will have…
Together, Apex Transportation and Kenworth Truck Company are hauling the U.S. Capital Tree to Washington D.C. this year. The People’s Tree and other accompanying trees are being harvested from the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests in Western Colorado. A Kenworth T680 will be hauling the 56th U.S. Capitol…
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has opened its largest travel stop in Madison, Georgia off Interstate 20. This expansive 24/7 stop has over 17,000 square feet and employs around 100 team members. It offers 107 truck parking spaces, 8 diesel bays, 9 showers, Love’s Truck Care and on-site Speedco,…
The South Georgia Technical College in Americus, Georgia is doing its part to make sure truck drivers who drive logging trucks know how to do so safely. Drivers who already have a CDL can sign up for the Log Truck Driving Training program or those who are earning their CDL…
From Gypsum to Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Interstate 70 is closed due to the Grizzly Creek Fire burning a 25,000-acre area. There are alternate routes available, but area officials are talking about trucks not being able to get to communities in a timely manner. Detours cost trucking companies money because they…
Public safety agencies and law enforcement have announced the transportation plan for the 2020 Democratic Nation Convention to be held in Milwaukee, WI on August 17-20, 2020. Together with local, state, and federal law enforcement, an outline has been put out closing roads, restricting flights, and putting in restricted zones…