Love’s donates $150K to Operation Homefront
OKLAHOMA CITY – Love’s Travel Stops is thanking military veterans by donating $150,000 to Operation Homefront and by offering them a food and drink deal
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Safety organizations heap praise on infrastructure bill
ITASCA, Ill. — The National Safety Council (NSC) and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) said that Friday’s passage of the nation’s infrastructure bill is
States having fun with winter by holding snowplow naming contests
BISMARCK, N.D. – The winter months can be miserable on many of the nation’s highways as snow and ice piles up and driving becomes treacherous.
TA’s ‘Register RoundUp’ raises more than $100K for truckers in need
WESTLAKE, Ohio – TravelCenters of America, through its customers, has raised almost $102,000 for the St. Christopher’s Truckers Relief Fund (SCF), an organization that supports
Reactions pour in over infrastructure bill’s passage
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday hailed Congress’ passage of his $1 trillion infrastructure package as a “monumental step forward for the nation” after
Uncertainty surrounds truckers in vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON — Many in the trucking industry have been grinding their gears over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate that’s set to take effect in early January.
Cookie dough bakes on I-40 after semi catches fire
FORREST CITY, Ark .— A tractor-trailer filled with raw cookie dough caught fire early Thursday morning on Interstate 40 in eastern Arkansas. According to a
Look out below: Base jumpers leap from big rig
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — A group of professional base jumpers recently filmed themselves leaping from a moving 18-wheeler traveling on an Idaho bridge. Tucker Gott,
I-70 faces safety closures over sun glare
I-70 MOUNTAIN CORRIDOR, Colo. — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is reminding drivers about safety closures along Interstate 70 due to sun glare. According
Police chase stolen big rig around Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — A man driving a semi stolen from Individual FoodService Company Wednesday night in east Los Angeles led police on an hours-long chase
Texas bus driver saves kids from disaster with big rig
LORAINE, Texas — A Texas superintendent filling in as a bus driver is being hailed as a hero after evacuating the vehicle just before an
Truckers for Troops launching 2021 campaign
GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. — The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) will launch its annual Truckers for Troops care package campaign the week of Nov. 8-15.
Wisconsin officials offer reminder of ‘Steer It, Clear It’ law
MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is aiming to make accident scenes safer for those involved and passersby alike. In it’s “Law
Pennsylvania adding clean energy infrastructure
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has allocated $9.5 million to reduce diesel emissions, improve air quality and promote clean transportation technologies in the
Michigan DOT urges safety this winter
LANSING — As northern lower Michigan receives the first significant snowfall of the season, and with the Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner, the Michigan
Iowa DOT shares photo that’s bad ‘brake’ for ticketed driver
DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement division on Wednesday posted a photo to their Facebook page of a badly-damaged parking
Indiana big rig crash sends 2 to hospital
ELKART COUNTY, Ind. — A crash involving four vehicles on the Indiana Toll Road Tuesday stopped traffic for several hours and sent two to the
CBP seizes more than $960K in cocaine from semi
PHARR, Texas — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) recently intercepted $960,500 in alleged cocaine at the Pharr International
Bomb threat called in to Kansas Pilot Flying J
EMPORIA, Kan. — Police in Emporia, Kansas, are still investigating after a bomb threat report on Monday at the Flying J Truck Stop on State
Pilot Flying J offering free meals to military veterans
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — In celebration of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, Pilot Company is inviting all active duty and retired military members to enjoy a