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Tyler Farr performs online for truckers Wed.
County music singer/songwriter Tyler Farr performs a live concert for employees of U.S. Xpress from his living room Wednesday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. EDT, Farr will perform live for 30 minutes and engage the audience on the US Xpress Drivers page. On the set list is his latest single, Only Truck in Town. He’ll also […]
May 26, 2020
Amy Hauss: Rose her favorite Flower & grandpa’s too
Amy 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 Ink
May 26, 2020
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TA Express opens in Mt. Vernon, Texas
TravelCenters 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, 2020
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Canadian woman is first female Kenworth Master Technician
Jennifer 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, 2020
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Need to treat your fuel even in nice weather
Just 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, 2020
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New Love’s open in South Carolina, Texas
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores recently opened new stores in South Carolina and Texas, adding a total of 190 truck parking spaces. The new location in Summerton, South Carolina is located off Interstate 95, and features: McDonald’s Subway 103 truck parking spaces Nine diesel bays Seven showers Laundry facilities Love’s Truck Care with Speedco lane […]
May 26, 2020
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CEO explains how Hurricane Express takes on COVID-19
Editor’s Note: Welcome to View From the Top, a new series for Truckers News. In each feature, we’ll talk with one of trucking’s leaders about how their company and the industry are dealing with the unprecedented challenges and changes wrought by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. In these dispiriting COVID-19 days, the Facebook posts of most […]
May 19, 2020
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Speeding focus of July 12-18 Safe Driver Week
While the COVID-19 coronavirus slammed the brakes on Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck inspection blitz that was to have been held last week, the organization says it won’t stop its next enforcement effort. The CVSA says 2020’s Operation Safe Driver Week will go on as scheduled, July 12-18. During this week-long traffic enforcement safety initiative, […]
May 19, 2020
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Hours of service changes effective in September
Much-anticipated changes to federal regulations governing truckers’ hours of service were announced today and are expected to take effect in late September. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Acting Administrator James Mullen announced the final rule that includes several changes, including: drivers will be allowed to use their 30-minute break in an on-duty, not-driving status and […]
May 19, 2020
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Good news: Less traffic. Bad news: More cargo thefts.
While the upcoming Memorial Day weekend is expected to have a record low amount of traffic on the nation’s highways, it conversely could mean a busier than normal time for cargo theft in the trucking industry. For the first time in 20 years, AAA will not issue a Memorial Day travel forecast, as the accuracy […]
May 19, 2020
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Woman trucker helping feed other drivers
It can, at times, feel that life on the road is difficult, demanding, and lonely. And, that no one cares, especially during these difficult days of the COVID-19 coronavirus. However, there are bright spots, and reassuring surprises when truckers get unexpected thank yous from strangers. Here’s what one woman trucker is doing to help colleagues.
May 19, 2020
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TomTom Trucker 620 created for professional drivers
A recent survey by a trucking industry research organization identified the 100 worst bottlenecks for truck traffic on U.S. highways. The annual study found these traffic chokepoints cost the trucking industry more than $74 billion and waste 1.2 billion hours of trucking time each year. The TomTom Trucker 620 GPS can help even the best […]
May 19, 2020
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Tell us what you think of hours of service changes
Last week the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced changes to hours of service regulations, saying they were meant to give truckers more flexibility while improving highway safety. The final rule includes several changes, including: drivers will be allowed to use their 30-minute break in an on-duty, not-driving status and requiring it within their first […]
May 19, 2020
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COVID-19 guidance specific to truckers comes from CDC
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidance specifically for trucking companies and drivers to help protect them during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. “As a long-haul truck driver, you spend many hours alone in the cab of your truck,” says the CDC on its website. “However, there are times when you will […]
May 12, 2020
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Trucking’s job numbers fall; COVID-19 blamed
Total employment in the for-hire trucking industry tumbled by 88,000 jobs in April, according to the Department of Labor’s monthly Employment Situation Summary. That significant dip, nearly 6% of the entire trucking workforce, was part of the broader economy’s shedding of 20.5 million jobs in the month as the economic freeze under the coronavirus outbreak and corresponding […]
May 12, 2020
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2 new Love’s = 109 new truck parking spots
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, today opened new stores in Smiths Station, Alabama, and Walnut, Mississippi. The Smiths Station store is located off U.S. Highway 280 in eastern Alabama. The Walnut store is located off U.S. Highway 72 in northern Mississippi about 75 miles southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. The Smiths Station store has: Chester’s […]
May 12, 2020
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Lightweight and powerful vacuum for your truck
Even the tidiest of truckers can find the cab of their truck needs a good cleaning every now and then. Makita’s 12-volt max CXT Lithium-ion cordless vacuum provides both the power and run time needed to do a good job on your truck. At only 14-1/8” long, and weighing just 3.7 lbs this vacuum takes […]
May 12, 2020
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Truck-involved fatal accidents expected to have increased
Early estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suggest a slight decline in traffic fatalities across the country in 2019 despite a projected rise in truck-involved crash fatalities. If NHTSA’s estimates hold true, 2019 would be the third consecutive year with declining highway fatalities. NHTSA’s projection shows an estimated 36,120 people were killed in […]
May 12, 2020
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