She Drives Trucks Staff (TN)SheDrivesMark your calendar: hours regs change Sept. 29Changes to federal regulations outlining truckers’ hours of service are yet another step closer to being finalized. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration today published in the Federal Register changes to the regulations it says provide “greater flexibility” while not undermining highway safety. The changes go into effect Sept. 29. The changes had been announced […]June 9, 2020SheDrivesTrucking shed 1,200 jobs in MayThe total number of people employed in the for-hire trucking sector of the economy fell by 1,200 in May, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the Department of Labor in its monthly employment report. May’s decline follows the huge dip in trucking industry employment — 89,800 jobs — in April. The DOL downwardly revised […]June 9, 2020SheDrives3 travel centers become TA Express locationsTravelCenters of America Inc. recently announced plans to open three new travel centers in as many weeks during June. The openings are all conversions of existing travel centers to TA-branded sites. Planned openings include: June 2: TA Express opens in Vermillion, South Dakota. (The fourth Coffee Cup Fuel Stop converting to a TA Express through […]June 9, 2020SheDrivesTrucker busted for cocaine on Massachusetts TurnpikeA Texas trucker was arrested in Massachusetts Sunday, May 24 after being stopped by troopers who found 30 bricks of what they say is cocaine. Massachusetts State Police arrested Javier Robledo Perez, of Dallas, after they found some 30 brick-shaped objects wrapped in black plastic in the truck’s cab, according to court documents. A report […]June 2, 2020SheDrives2 new truck-specific GPS from Rand McNallySeveral months after announcing new navigation software, Rand McNally today launched the next generation of its TNDTM line of truck-specific GPS devices. The TNDTM 750 and the TNDTM 550 truck-specific GPS devices are now in stores, and include Rand Navigation 2.0. The company’s new proprietary navigation software features truck routing, a clean interface, crowdsourced points of […]June 2, 2020SheDrivesFeds mailing masks for truckersThe U.S. Department of Transportation will distribute some 2.1 million cloth masks to truck drivers as part of a larger initiative to distribute masks to transportation workers across the country. The department will distribute about 15.5 million masks to various transportation sectors. “Transportation workers are on the frontlines of keeping our transportation systems operational during […]June 2, 2020SheDrivesAmy Hauss: Rose her favorite Flower & grandpa’s tooAmy Hauss Owner-operator The yellow rose is my favorite flower. And it was my Grandpa’s too. « Go back to see all the entries to Show Us Your InkMay 26, 2020SheDrivesTA Express opens in Mt. Vernon, TexasTravelCenters of America recently opened a new TA Express in Mt. Vernon, Texas. Formerly Duke’s Travel Plaza, the newly-branded TA Express is located on Interstate 30, exit 147 at 300 SE Access Rd. Services and amenities include: 53 truck parking spaces Diesel fueling with RFID and DEF at all lanes Private showers Laundry room Driver’s […]May 26, 2020SheDrivesCanadian woman is first female Kenworth Master TechnicianJennifer Lesnik is the first woman in the Kenworth dealer network in both Canada and the United States to achieve Kenworth Certified Master Technician Status.May 26, 2020SheDrivesNeed to treat your fuel even in nice weatherJust because you’ve traded your parka for a T-shirt, turned the heater off and the AC on, and stowed your tire chains, it doesn’t mean you can stop treating your fuel. It’s a common misconception that you don’t need to treat diesel in warm months. Given today’s ultra-low sulfur diesel fuels, you may wish to […]May 26, 2020Previous PagePage 21 of 127Next PageTop StoriesHomeHave your say: Survey of top industry issues now open through Oct. 10“ATRI’s annual survey gives truck drivers an opportunity to make our collective concerns known."HomeCargo theft expected to surge during long Labor Day weekendNewsDuffy threatens 3 states with loss of funds over language enforcementHomeFedEx Freight driver from North Dakota wins driving skills competitionFeatured SponsorJBL Live Beam 3 - True wireless noise-cancelling earbuds
