The U.S. Department of Transporation Pipeline of Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is temporarily changing some of its rules regarding the shipment of hand sanitizers that contain alcohol. The COVID-19 health crisis is creating a demand for more sanitation products to be available and some trucking companies are changing up what…
Lately, big rigs have been the star of this crazy health crisis show, but they have also been the star in a few movies. One of the most well-known movies from 1977 is the classic, Smokey and the Bandit. Eastbound and down, they loaded up and led us on one…
A long-haul trucker is asking the government for more protection for the truck drivers who are risking their health and lives during this crisis. Rachelle Tuttle has started a petition and the signatures gathered has reached over 10,000. She’s asking for a hotline for truckers to be opened and informative…
The Women in Trucking Association and Walmart have named Susie De Ridder its first annual Female Driver of the Year. De Ridder is a company driver for Armour Transportation Services out of New Brunswick, Canada. She has been a trucker for more than 40 years and has logged over 4…
Truckers are keeping our shelves full and our essential supplies available. They are driving all over the country, risking their health and lives to make sure we have what we need to make it through. Something they are finding hard to get and keep is available bandwidth. There is an…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a 3-month waiver for drivers who have commercial learners permits in response to a possible lack of truck drivers due to the current health crisis. The waiver states that drivers with a CLP can drive a commercial vehicle as long as a…
The American Transportation Research Institute has given us some numbers to show how trucks are doing out there on the roads during this health crisis. By using GPS from over 1 million trucks, their data shows that trucks are still moving, and they are moving faster than usual. With the…
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…
These days, with everyone quarantined, kids need something to do. Instead of sitting around being bored, let’s get creative with Land Line Magazine’s Trucking in America poster contest. There are different age groups and the top three in each group will win a cash prize. One entry per kid is…