Stop the Tires 2020 calls off Thanksgiving weekend work stoppage
The movement that gathered nearly 75,000 followers in its one-week existence came to a halt as the person who started it all backed away...
Wrong-way trucker collides with oncoming tractor-trailer on Oregon interstate, arrested on DUI charges
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore. — The operator of a 2020 International tractor-trailer was arrested Sunday, Nov. 22, after driving the wrong way on Interstate 5...
New Love’s locations add truck parking spaces, driver amenities to Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois
OKLAHOMA CITY — With the opening of three new travel stops, Love’s is now serving even more customers in Arkansas, Georgia and Illinois.The West Memphis,...
Idaho transportation agency plans third bridge across Snake River near Twin Falls
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Officials from Jerome and Twin Falls counties in Idaho have announced plans to build a third rim-to-rim bridge over the...
Stop The Tires 2020 founder hopes to gain understanding, support of trucking industry issues...
It wasn’t supposed to happen. A truck driver from rural Washington state, concerned about the results of this year’s presidential election and the policies...
Repairs on Brent Spence Bridge under way; Kentucky transportation agency outlines official detours for...
COVINGTON, Ky. — Repairs on the Brent Spence Bridge, which carries Interstate 71/75 across the Ohio River between Kentucky and Ohio, are under way....
Mississippi adds road signs on Interstate 55 for Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash site
GILLSBURG, Miss. — Lynyrd Skynyrd, the rock band famous for "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Free Bird," now has highway signs pointing to the site...
CAT Scale celebrates opening of company’s 2,000th location
WALCOTT, Iowa — On Nov. 18, the CAT Scale Co. opened a new truck scale at the Road Ranger in Marion, Illinois, marking the company’s...
Proposed I-10 bridge construction spanning Alabama’s Mobile River, Mobile Bay back on table
MOBILE, Ala. — The idea of constructing a new bridge to span the Mobile River is back on the table on Alabama's coast, where...
As election certification continues, trucking industry awaits impact from likely administration change
More than two weeks after the Nov. 3 election, President Donald Trump has yet to concede the race. Former Vice President Joe Biden, the...
Northbound lanes of Illinois Tollway’s new Mile Long Bridge scheduled to open this week
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — The northbound lanes of the new Mile Long Bridge could be open to traffic as early as this evening (Nov....
Fast-growing grassroots truckers’ group calls for Veterans Day strike
While the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election are being contested and litigated, another protest has gained momentum. The private Facebook group “Stop...
New Loves adds 85 truck parking spaces to Tuscola, Illinois
TUSCOLA, Ill. — Oklahoma City-based Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Tuscola Illinois. The travel stop, located off Interstate 57, adds 70 jobs...
Border agents discover marijuana valued at nearly $600k hidden in tractor-trailer
LAREDO, Texas — On Nov. 15, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents assigned to the Freer Station checkpoint seized 373 pounds of marijuana, with...
Border agents discover $25 million in liquid meth concealed in tractor-trailer hauling corn husks
PHARR, Texas — Earlier this month, agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Office of Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge cargo...
Friday the 13th border bust: Officers discover more than $11 million worth of meth...
PHARR, Texas — Friday the 13th was extremely unlucky for a commercial driver hauling a load of broccoli from Mexico to the U.S. when...
Sensitech offers tips to prevent drivers, carriers from becoming victims of holiday theft
AUSTIN, Texas — Holiday weekends bring notoriously high risks for both manufacturers and the freight industry. Organized cargo theft rings will be extremely active...
CBP pilot program to route empty CMVs entering U.S. from Mexico to Columbia-Solidarity Bridge
LAREDO, Texas — Beginning Dec. 7, 2020, empty northbound tractor-trailers, entering the U.S. from Mexico will be routed to the Columbia-Solidarity Bridge as part...
Love’s celebrates truckers with 12 Days of Christmas giveaway
OKLAHOMA CITY — During Love’s Travel Stops’ 12 Days of Christmas giveaway from Nov. 27 to Dec. 8, truckers can visit Love’s Facebook page and...
Utah bill may exonerate some who accidentally injure protesters
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah state representative has proposed a bill that may exonerate drivers who accidentally kill or injure protesters while fleeing...
