In its 12th year, Truckers for Tots is helping Toys for Tots and providing toys for kids in need throughout Central Wisconsin and into Minnesota. Midstate Trucking has raised over $50,000 this year and is spreading Christmas cheer in Wausau, Stevens Point, Marshfield, Eau Claire, and Duluth. Thanks to those…
Wisconsin-based trucking company Paper Transport Inc. is joining other companies in the trucking industry and offering their drivers a guaranteed salary. Drivers are hard to come by these days because of the uncertainty of what’s going on out there with the pandemic and keeping them can be even trickier. There…
Public safety agencies and law enforcement have announced the transportation plan for the 2020 Democratic Nation Convention to be held in Milwaukee, WI on August 17-20, 2020. Together with local, state, and federal law enforcement, an outline has been put out closing roads, restricting flights, and putting in restricted zones…
The owner of Jen’s Sweet Treats in Cudahy, Wisconsin is trying to fill a 53-foot semi-trailer full of supplies for those affected by the recent tornadoes in Nashville. For Jennifer Clark, it’s the right thing to do to help those people no matter how far away they are. She is…
The longer it stays cold, the deeper the freeze in Wisconsin roads, and the harder and more solid the road, the more weight it can handle. During the winter months, Zones of Wisconsin roads are allowed heavier loads from commercial vehicles. Currently, the Frozen Road Declaration has now gone into…
Event host Becky Retzlaff has put a call out to all truckers to join them in a convoy to brighten the spirits of Miguel, a young man battling a rare form of cancer. The convoy starts in front of the Berlin Clay Lamberton Elementary School in Berlin, Wisconsin on Friday,…
The Mid-State Truck Service in Wisconsin is holding its annual ‘Truckers for Tots’ campaign. This is the campaign’s 11th year and Mid-State plans on spending over $33,000 for kids in Stevens Point, Wausau, Marshfield, and Chippewa Falls. They are making sure that kids wake up Christmas morning with presents under…
Acuity Insurance sponsored an essay contest for high school students in the United States to commemorate National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. The winner, Sara Mears from Appleton, Wisconsin, won $2,500 for her essay about her great uncle Roland “Rollie” Koenig. Koenig drives a blue Korth truck and transports dairy products….
Heartland Express, out of Iowa, has purchased Millis Transfer, out of Wisconsin, for approximately $150 million. Millis got its start as a small beer distributor and has now become a very successful trucking company in the Upper Midwest. It also has facilities all over the United States and runs a…
Waupun, Wis., will be celebrating its 30th annual Truck-n-Show this coming weekend at the Waupun Community Center and Tanner Park. There will be hundreds of truckers and trucks from all over the U.S. and Canada attending this event. Proceeds from the event go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Special…