Women in Trucking is looking for some HERoes of the Highway with its newest photo contest. Truck drivers have been keeping this country rolling through the pandemic and WIT wants to recognize those women truckers who kept going as well. Between August 3-14 you can submit a photo to their…
Truck drivers are the ones who are making sure our essential goods and supplies are delivered to our communities. Without them, during this pandemic, our shelves would be empty and we would all be struggling. During this time of unrest with protests and riots going on all over the country,…
The Georgia Ports Authority has reached a record high with 37.77 million tons crossing its docks. When compared to FY2019, this current number is up 0.6%, or 223,000 tons. Current COVID-19 related challenges don’t seem to be slowing down port activity and ongoing expansions are keeping the movement pace steadily…
TravelCenters of America has opened its first TA Express in White Hills, Arizona through a franchise agreement with Orly Jackson and Lissette Fernandez. The brand new building is located at 19210 N. Hwy 93 and is the eighth travel center in the state. For truckers, this new location offers 67…
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy has shown us that those polled in Florida have high opinions for truck drivers and their trucks. A survey was conducted from July 20-23 that asked those on the Florida voter registration list their opinions about trucks before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the 625…
The Idaho Trucking Association was making sure truckers passing through Idaho stay healthy and protected. ITA’s CEO was handing out masks and hand sanitizer yesterday to drivers going through the Lewiston Port of Entry weight station. The 250 masks handed out were supplied by the Idaho State Police. Recently, ITA…
Here is a list of tips for commercial vehicle drivers who have to venture through areas of unrest and protests. These tips are put out by the American Trucking Associations’ Transportation Security Council and Safety Management Council. Avoid these areas.Plan your route around closed roads.Keep in touch with the delivery…
Last week, the Federal Bureau of Investigation put out a warning for potential cyber-attacks on electronic logging devices. According to a major ELD maker, there are currently no ELDs hacked out there and the FBI’s warning was just that, a warning about the potential risk to ELDs. There is a…
There are a couple of indices out there from June showing that the trucking market is on the rise. ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index went from 50.2 in May to 70.4 in June. April’s number showed a steep low with 19.3. The American Trucking Associations’ seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage…
The Women in Trucking Association’s Accelerate! Conference & Expo is going virtual this year due to the pandemic. This is WIT’s sixth annual conference and will take place on November 12-13, 2020. It was originally scheduled as an in-person event on September 23-25 in Dallas, but as the COVID-19 cases…