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…
There are bridges out there too low for big trucks, lots of them. They either get stuck and need rescuing or become convertibles if they make it through, kind of. The following is a short list of bridges in the U.S. that have claimed many big rigs and have become…
Penske Logistics has announced an agreement to acquire Black Horse Carriers. This Chicago-based trucking company got its start in 1925 and currently employs over 4,000 people, has a fleet of over 2,000 vehicles, and operates in over 90 terminals across the country. No financials have been disclosed and both parties…
Truckers know their way around this great country’s roads, and they also know that there are some roads that just need to be avoided. Freightwaves recently delivered a list of dangerous roads in the U.S. and have since added 5 more to it using driver data and information from the…
The holidays are a merry and festive time of year, but there are bad people out there who want to take advantage of the trucks carrying all the goods. A data set put together by CargoNet shows that the top things stolen during the holidays are food and beverages, electronics,…
The U.S. government has built a new semi truck to transport nuclear weapons and materials. They also ran another semi-truck into it to see if it could keep the nuclear stuff from blowing up. The Mobile Guardian Transporter is the newest in nuclear transport technology and is getting run-through for…
The Minnesota Department of Transportation has launched a new service announcing the conditions of roads in Minnesota’s District 6. This area includes Albert Lea, Faribault, Owatonna, Red Wing, Rochester, Wabasha, and Winona. Alerts will include crashes, snowdrifts, low visibility, and icy roads. Minnesota has a hands-free law and asks motorists…
A proposal has been put through to add tolls to a number of bridges throughout Pennsylvania and the local Department of Transportation has approved it. It has not been announced yet what bridges will have tolls added to them or how many bridges will be getting this new ‘upgrade’. The…
COVID isn’t stopping these truckers from spreading some Christmas cheer this holiday season. The 32nd annual Truckers Christmas Parade will be held in Eureka, California on December 12. Starting at 6 p.m., the parade will start at Redwood Acres on Harris Street and travel 6 miles, make a loop, and…
Love’s Travel Stops has just opened its 24th Illinois location in Tuscola. This location is open 24/7 and offers many amenities for truck drivers including 85 truck parking spaces, 8 diesel bays, 7 showers, laundry facilities, a CAT scale, a dog park, and much more. With every opening of a…