The Women in Trucking magazine, Redefining the Road, has listed the 2019 “Top Companies for Women to Work for in Transportation”. For its second year, this list is once again comprised of businesses that focus on employing women in the industry. Some of the key features recognized in companies on…
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…
Robin Maisel of CRST has been named Women in Trucking’s Member of the Month for October. Back in March of 2019, Maisel came to the rescue of a fellow driver who crashed at the fuel station Maisel was parked at. With her 20 years of nursing experience, Maisel jumped into…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has opened the new Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse for registration. The Clearinghouse has been put into place so the FMCSA, law enforcement, CMV employers and driver license agencies can find CDL drivers who have violated federal alcohol and drug testing. Ultimately,…
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 WIT’s Accelerate! Conference & Expo in Dallas, Texas, Ruth Lopez was given the Influential Woman in Trucking award. The ninth annual award is presented by the Women in Trucking Association (WIT) and Freightliner trucks. This award is given to women in the trucking industry who are involved in key…
The Northampton Community College out of Tannsersville, Pennsylvania, is getting a $161,468 federal grant for its Truck Driver Training program. The USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is giving grants to educational institutions around the country as part of a program to enhance commercial vehicle safety and prevent crashes. This…
Starting today, gas and diesel taxes are going up in Arkansas. Gas tax is going up 3 cents and diesel tax is going up 6 cents. This is the first time fuel tax has been raised in two decades, but the good news is that this extra tax will be…
Currently, the state law gives police the ability to fine truck drivers if accumulated snow causes injury or death. Now, they are pushing to be able to ticket for failing to clear snow and ice from their vehicles. Within 24 hours of the weather event, drivers have to put in…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has updated a federal rule that now gives states more flexibility when working with federally funded highway projects. This century-old rule restricted states from using patented or proprietary technology for highway projects. Now, the updated rule will allow states to be…