Love’s Travel Stops has opened two new locations in the south. The Amarillo, Texas location is just off Interstate 40, has 100 truck parking spaces, 7 diesel bays, 5 showers, laundry facilities, and a CAT scale. The Baldwin, Florida location is just off Interstate 10, has 94 truck parking spaces,…
A group of Oregon State University College of Engineering students has developed a handle for truckers to use when getting in and out of their cabs. Arthur Well, a master’s student at OSU, led the team in the Prototype Development Lab where the after-market device was developed. The five-sided handle…
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has launched a new tire for long-haul fleets. The Fuel Max LHD 2 will be available in early 2021. This new tire offers better fuel efficiency for those traveling on the long hauls and should help lower the cost per mile. When ready, the…
Freightwaves has added a third installment of dangerous roads for truckers. If possible, avoid these: There are dual bridges on Interstate 80 in Joliet, Illinois that have been tagged as being in serious or critical condition. They carry somewhere near 12,000 big trucks every day, have steep grades, and have…
Joseph Brown, a professional trucker for Halvor Lines Inc, was given the title of Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association for his heroic act. Brown was in Iowa, headed north on 35 towards Minneapolis when an incredibly windy and rainy storm hit. He couldn’t see what was in front…
The Women In Trucking Association has selected two female veterans to join them in picking up and delivering wreaths for Wreaths Across America. WIT’s Driver Ambassador Kellylynn McLaughlin is being joined by Janice Neitz and Nichole Garcia on their journey to National Wreath Laying Day Saturday, December 19. Neitz was…
The Idaho Transportation Department has opened a period of time to collect comments regarding heavier loads on select highways in Latah County. Several highways in this county would be reclassified to allow commercial vehicles weighing up to 129,000 pounds. The roads include Highway 6 from the US-95 junction to Harvard,…
The MORE Act has passed through the U.S. House of Representatives with a vote of 228-164. This act takes marijuana off the scheduled substance list in the Controlled Substance Act. If it goes all the way and passes, truckers will still be tested for marijuana usage. Even if it comes…
Freightwaves has recently put out an infographic titled “Women in Trucks” that gives us a good overview of where women are within the industry. Here are some fun facts about women in the trucking industry: 10% of OTR truckers are women.4% of owner-operators are women.Women make up 43.5% of the…
The USDOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced the extending and expansion of the hours-of-service regulations for those helping with COVID-19 relief. This declaration is for commercial vehicles providing direct assistance and runs through February 28, 2021, and is for: Vaccines, medical supplies, and equipment related to the prevention…