Colorado State Patrol did a surprise inspection on trucks traveling along the I-70 corridor and didn’t like what they found. Out of the 171 trucks inspected, 17 of them were not carrying chains. According to Colorado’s chain law, from September 1st through May 1st along the 125-mile stretch of I-70…
We need truckers. They deliver goods, food, medical supplies, and just about everything else. In order for them to get from point A to point B, energy is used and that energy needs to be replenished on a regular basis to keep rolling. Truckers have always been the backbone of…
Due to the current pandemic, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck was pushed back to September 9-11. Starting tomorrow, this high-volume, high-visibility inspection, and enforcement initiative will begin in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. All over these countries, at select locations, commercial motor vehicles will be inspected to make…
This year, the Commerical Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Operation Safe Driver Week took place July 12-18. Over the course of that week, law enforcement watched almost 70,000 incidents of unsafe driver behavior and issued over 70,000 tickets. Nearly 4,000 law enforcement officers in the United States and Canada interacted with nearly…
Finding good, healthy food options out there on the road can be quite difficult for a trucker these days. Fast food joints are popping up all over the highways and attaching themselves to gas stations and rest stops. Constantly eating at these places can lead to some serious health problems…
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 2020 International Roadcheck is happening on September 9-11. During this time, starting on the 7th and ending on the 11th, Love’s Truck Care and Speedco locations are offering free TirePass inspections and half-priced DOT inspections. Also, with the purchase of a tire or oil change…
This year, the 14th annual Truckers Parade Against Cancer will be on September 19 at 2 p.m. They will be changing things up a bit due to the current pandemic. The parade will start and end at the Grover King VFW Post 1115 in Hillsville. Organizers are also asking truckers…
Together, Apex Transportation and Kenworth Truck Company are hauling the U.S. Capital Tree to Washington D.C. this year. The People’s Tree and other accompanying trees are being harvested from the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests in Western Colorado. A Kenworth T680 will be hauling the 56th U.S. Capitol…
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has opened its largest travel stop in Madison, Georgia off Interstate 20. This expansive 24/7 stop has over 17,000 square feet and employs around 100 team members. It offers 107 truck parking spaces, 8 diesel bays, 9 showers, Love’s Truck Care and on-site Speedco,…
The Wyoming Department of Transportation will be setting up temporary signals on both sides of the Snake River Bridge on WYO 22 to allow trucks with legal loads to cross the bridge at night. For seven days a week, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. there will be one-way traffic…