A new bridge concept has been put forth in Mobile, Alabama that would divert big trucks away from Virginia Street and put them exclusively on a tolled bridge. Doing so would keep trucks hauling hazardous materials out of the Wallace Tunnel and would help alleviate delayed traffic during busy hours…
With the upcoming winter storm and potential for dangerous roads, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has put out vehicle restrictions throughout the state. Starting at 6:00 PM tonight, the following roads will have vehicle restrictions on them: Interstate 70 from the West Virginia border to…
There are many trucking-related bills going through the New York State Legislature right now regarding tolls, idling, weight, and autonomous trucks. Currently, heavy-duty vehicles have an idling time limit of five consecutive minutes or they are fined. Sen. Brian Kavanagh’s new bill would change the time limit to three consecutive…
Love’s Travel Stops has added more truck parking across the country by opening four new Stops in four states in a single day. Each location is open 24/7 and offers many amenities. The James Town, Wyoming location offers 87 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel bays, 7 showers, laundry facilities, a…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that the engineering side of building the new Tesla Semi is complete, they are now just waiting on battery cells. Musk does expect that they will have the cell volume needed to continue construction and start rolling these semis out. They could go into…
According to ACT Research, early numbers for net orders of Class 8 trucks in December 2020 shows the fourth highest number in history. With net orders of 50,900 units, even with a 2% drop from November, these numbers are a 153% improvement from December 2019. This is good news for…
Early Tuesday morning, 5 fully loaded semi-trucks rolled out of the Oklahoma City distribution center heading to families in need. Feed the Children is a nonprofit organization that makes sure families have a good meal to eat during the holiday season. As part of its No Hunger Holidays campaign, the…
According to ACT Research, net orders for Class 8 trucks were 51,900 units in November. This was s 33% increase from October and a 197% improvement from November of 2019. Classes 5-7 were at a 9% decrease from October but up 78% when compared to November of 2019. All final…
Daimler Trucks North America and Portland General Electric are teaming up to create an “Electric Island” in Portland, Oregon. The large charging station will be the first of its kind in the U.S. and will charge medium- and heavy-duty trucks. The “Island” is currently under construction near DTNA’s headquarters in…
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…