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Woman trucker named TCA Highway Angel
A California truck driver has been recognized for stopping to help an older woman who was having difficulties walking. The Truckload Carriers Association has named Christina Castillo, from Union City, California, a Highway Angel for coming to the aid of an older woman who collapsed into the street during a health emergency.  TCA explains: Castillo was driving down a residential street in […]
January 5, 2021
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Don’t be left out in the cold this winter
by Kim McDonnell Manager, Customer Experience for the RoadPro Family of Brands This year has seen extreme climate changes across the country, including snow, much earlier than expected. It is always a good idea to be prepared for all of the temperature and road changes you may encounter, and with the colder months upon us, […]
January 5, 2021
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Mark your calendars for 2021 trucking events
2020 proved the best-laid plans for trucking events meant little when stacked up against what would become both a mammoth public health crisis and economic calamity for the nation. The COVID-19 coronavirus caused the cancellation or postponement of many trucking events last year, and actually prompted some to be held successfully online. It’s anybody’s guess […]
January 5, 2021
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Podcast: What shape are U.S. bridges in?
It’s all but inevitable that during the course of most any trucker’s day there’ll be a bridge that needs crossing, and the huge vast majority of times, such crossings happen without a problem. However, that does not mean that the more than 608,000 bridges that are part of this nation’s interstates, state highways, and rural […]
January 5, 2021
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New from Rand McNally, more powerful OverDryve 7 Pro II
Rand McNally today rolled out the OverDryve 7 Pro II, a trucking-centric, multi-purpose device with three times the computing speed of its predecessor, according to the company. The OverDryve 7 Pro II has a slightly smaller screen than the OverDryve 8 Pro II, which debuted last October, but still delivers Rand Navigation 2.0, makes available […]
January 5, 2021
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Now that it’s here, will you take the COVID-19 vaccination?
Distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine is now in the hands of America’s logistics industry, including truckers who are delivering the millions of doses needed. At the same time, truckers are in the third group of people in line to receive the vaccine designed to protect people from the coronavirus that has infected 19.5 million Americans, […]
December 30, 2020
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Wisconsin carrier donates 52 bikes to kids in need
Like so many things in 2020, Contract Transport Services’s said its annual holiday bike drive looked a little different this year. Nonetheless, the Green Bay, Wisconsin-based trucking company carried on its tradition of giving away free bicycles to local children in need. To make the bike drive possible, CTS truck drivers, mechanics, and office staff […]
December 30, 2020
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Trucker relief fund gets $88,000 boost from TravelCenters of America
TravelCenters of America raised $88,000 for the St. Christopher Truckers Relief Fund through the company’s “Be a Champion of Change” register roundup campaign that ran from Sept. 16-Nov. 30. During the campaign, TA, Petro, and TA Express customers were able to round up the dollar amount on purchases at points of sale in the stores, […]
December 30, 2020
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Truckers get pay boost to start new year
Tennessee-based Beacon Transport announced it will raise the pay for incoming drivers by 3 cents per mile effective Friday, Jan. 1. A statement from the company said the raise is “the perfect way to celebrate their 20th anniversary” and puts all new drivers at 50 CPM or more. “We’ve truly been blessed these past 20 […]
December 30, 2020
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Group delivers $650 each to 34 trucker families in need
Once again a modest group of truckers stepped up to raise money to help other drivers in need this Christmas season. The volunteer Truckers Christmas Group recently distributed $650 to each of 34 trucker families in need. The more than $23,000 the organization raised set a new record. The organization was formed in 2008. It’s […]
December 30, 2020
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Driver in crash that killed 5 ordered not to drive CMV
A trucker being held in jail in connection with the death of five bicyclists and the injury of several others earlier this month has been ordered by the federal government to not drive a commercial vehicle. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration last week declared Jordan A. Barson to be an imminent hazard to public […]
December 30, 2020
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Organization suggests truckers in third group for vaccine
Truck drivers and other transportation and logistics personnel are now in the third group recommended to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, only behind other frontline essential workers. The recommendation was made following a meeting of a federal advisory board on Sunday, Dec. 20. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices placed […]
December 22, 2020
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Biden taps former mayor as Transportation Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday, Dec. 15, he’ll nominate former presidential candidate and mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg, to be Secretary of the Department of Transportation. Buttigieg, who served as the 32nd mayor of South Bend from 2012 to 2020, had also been rumored to be a candidate for U.S. ambassador to the […]
December 22, 2020
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MATS postponed by COVID-19 surge
The 50th anniversary of the Mid-America Trucking Show, which was to be held March 25-27, will be rescheduled, show organizers announced Wednesday, Dec. 16. Dates being considered for the show are Sept. 16-18, 2021, or March 24-26, 2022, according to a statement from organizers of the show normally held in Louisville, Kentucky. Show organizers say […]
December 22, 2020
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2020 was a time for trucking to help those in need
Members of the American trucking industry — from drivers to companies and associations — were especially generous during 2020, motivated in part by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic that still plagues the nation. Trucking Moves America Forward, an industry-wide education and image movement, gathered numerous examples of trucking’s generosity in giving back to their communities this […]
December 22, 2020
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Numerous carriers increase pay for their drivers
Major trucking companies continue to respond to a strong freight market by increasing truck driver pay. Frozen Food Express, a major asset-based, temperature-controlled LTL carrier, is poised to pass along a substantial linehaul company driver pay increase in early January. FFE linehaul solo company driver pay is set to increase 25 percent for new drivers […]
December 22, 2020
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Gear & gadgets help drivers in their essential work
Let’s face it, we all could use a little help these days. 2020 has been a year filled with uncertainty, inconvenience, and even fear driven primarily by the COVID-19 coronavirus and the issues it has spawned. Fortunately, there are tools, gadgets, and technologies that help us respond to, cope with, and get beyond most of […]
December 22, 2020
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Love’s adds 4 new locales, 320 truck parking spots
Love’s Travel Stops is closing out 2020 in a big way by opening four stores Thursday, Dec. 16 and adding more than 320 new truck parking spots across the country. The new travel centers are located in: Rockford, Illinois Olney, Illinois Napoleon, Ohio Bliss, Idaho The Bliss location is the largest location opened ever at […]
December 22, 2020
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