The Washington State Department of Transportation has closed three main passes due to heavy rain and increased avalanche dangers. The US 2 Stevens Pass, the I-90, Snoqualmie Pass, and the US 12 White Pass are all closed with no estimated time of reopening. Click the link below for a map…
Here is another collection (the third) of bridges from around the country that are not the favorites for truckers. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of twin suspension bridges over the Puget Sound in Washington. Back in the 40s, the bridge collapsed due to high winds, and those same…
When the snow starts falling and roads get icy, life as a truck driver gets a lot trickier. There are many states that require drivers to put chains on their tires to enhance their traction on these treacherous roads. Colorado is covered in mountains and has snowy weather over half…
Out of Liberty Lake, Wash., Derek Haupt ad Kristi DeYoung have started Blue Apple Enterprises, an interstate hemp transport business. With trucking and farming in their backgrounds these two did some research, learning about the industries, and found that nobody was hauling hemp beyond Washington’s borders. There are still a…
IMC Companies, the largest marine drayage provider in the nation, has launched Pacific Drayage Services (PDS). These new services will provide drayage and warehousing to customers in the Tacoma and Seattle areas. With 150 new trucks ordered and the entire PDS fleet made up of company trucks, this new venture…
Motor Trucks out of Everett, Wash., is being recognized for giving veterans jobs. With a staff of 32, 20 percent of them are veterans. When former Marine Jamin Woody was promoted to service manager and given authority to hire people, he made sure to hire veterans. With this being the…
For the past 58 years, Terry Bosman of Lynden, Wash., has been navigating the Cascade mountains and nobody knows Snoqualmie Pass better than him. He was recently given the Golden Achievement from the American Truck Historical Society in Reno, Nev., this past Memorial Day weekend. After many life changes, nothing…
This Saturday, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., truck drivers from throughout Washington state will show off their skills and compete to see who is the best of the best. Put on by the WTA (Washington Trucking Associations), the state’s Truck Driving Championship competition will be held at Reddaway Trucking…