Pilot Company and One9 Fuel Network have teamed up to create a new restaurant geared towards truckers. The first-ever Trucker Burger has opened at the new Xpress Fuel travel center in Eloy, Arizona off Exit 203 on I-10. Restaurant owner and celebrity chef Tim Love helped create the gourmet menu…
Love’s Travel Stops has given itself a lofty goal for 2021. They plan on opening 50 new travel stops, add over 3,000 truck parking spots, and create 3,000 new jobs across America. In 2020, they opened 38 new locations, added over 3,000 truck parking spaces, and are looking to make…
Here’s another set of bridges around America that Truckers would rather avoid than drive over. The Burlington-Bristol Bridge connects New Jersey and Pennsylvania over the Delaware River. This bridge opened in 1931, has two lanes, is 2,301 feet long, and has a lift span of 540 feet. For truckers, the…
A chunk of North Michigan Avenue in Carrollton Township, Michigan is getting an upgrade to eliminate weight restrictions for truckers. The majority of Michigan Avenue can already accommodate trucks during the spring thaw except for the north piece between Shattuck and Schust roads. With weight restrictions in effect every spring,…
Love’s Travel Stops has opened two new locations that are open 24/7, one in Channahon, Illinois, and the other in Valley City, North Dakota. The Illinois location is off Interstate 55, has 91 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel bays, 8 showers, laundry facilities, a CAT Scale, and many food options…
Indiana State Troopers are out there on the highways doing their part to put an end to human trafficking. They are working with and educating truckers on recognizing the signs. Truckers are all over the country, they literally travel from coast to coast and make multiple stops along the way….
The American Trucking Associations has announced the seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index for last December and all of 2020. According to the Index, tonnage was up 7.4% in December, a healthy growth following November’s rise of 3.2%. When looking over all of 2020’s numbers, tonnage was down 3.3%. The…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has announced the 25 drivers for its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. These commercial motor vehicle drivers will be providing feedback to the FMCSA regarding safety, hours-of-service, parking, and other trucking industry-related issues. The new panel is compromised of drivers…
The footbridge on Storrow Drive in Boston is one that has ‘caught’ many big trucks trying to sneak under it. Those trucks that have been damaged and stuck under the bridge have been given the nickname of being ‘Storrowed’. CreativeOutlaw, a YouTuber, has created a video “Going for a Storrowed…
The Alabama Trucking Association is making sure that people who earn their CDL also learn the signs of human trafficking and ways to prevent it. Driving all over the country, truckers have the vantage point necessary to help victims and stop predators. At rest stops, gas stations, and every place…