The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has approved a toll hike of 36% on the turnpike and 27% on the Garden State Parkway. These increases are to pay for $24 billion in infrastructure projects including the widening of lanes for both highways. For big rigs, the tolls will increase from $9…
The SH 130 Concession Company is offering truck drivers a discount of half off their overnight tolls throughout June when they travel on the southern 41 miles of State Highway 130. The discount goes into effect between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. thanks to the SH 130 Freight Rebate Recovery…
On Northbound Interstate 35, the Albert Lea rest area is temporarily closed for repairs. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the rest area is closed because of a water pump failure. This rest area is at mile marker 1 near the Iowa border, the next usable rest area is…
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has opened two more stores, one in Summerton, South Carolina, and one in Laredo, Texas. The Summerton store is off Interstate 95 and offers 103 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel bays, 7 showers, and a CAT scale. The Laredo store is off Highway 1472…
With orders in place for people to stay at home, it’s a no-brainer that there will be less traffic out there on the roads. The New York State Thruway Authority has loads of data from constantly recording the tolls at exit plazas around the state. According to the numbers they…
The Utah Department of Transportation is currently working on a new truck escape ramp just outside of Garden City. On U.S. 89, just before entering the city on the last hill, quite a few trucks have crashed so the UDOT decided to build a $5 million ramp system. A catch…
The Venetian in Las Vegas is planning on opening its doors again on June 1st, and they want to honor hard-working essential workers with a free one night stay. This is their way of honoring those who kept working to make sure the rest of us were safe and healthy…
Harold “James” Roller has been a truck driver for 25 years and has recently been recognized for his incredible safety record. This Cambridge, Ohio resident is a driver for U.S. Xpress and has driven over 2 million safe miles. Safe drivers were to be recognized during an awards ceremony put…
Hotcars.com has put together a list of some intriguing and nasty truck spills with pictures to show the messes. The first picture shows a river of chocolate all over both lanes of highway in Poland. Another picture shows the aftermath of a whale explosion in the streets of Taiwan and…
The 2020 Walcott Truckers Jamboree at the World’s Largest Truckstop off Iowa 80 is going virtual this year. A large in-person event is not going to be allowed in Iowa this year, according to the Governor, so the event promoters had to get creative. There will be an online truck…