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Maine Trucking for Kids Convoy will be Sept. 20

The Trucking for Kids Convoy in Scarborough, Maine will be on Sept. 20, 2020. In a press release put out by the Maine Professional Drivers Association, Camp Sunshine and Camp POSTCARD are having a hard time raising funds during this pandemic. Each year, since the 1980s, this event has raised…


Truckers Hauling Maine Lobsters Could see HOS Changes

Lobsters need to arrive at their destinations alive, so they can be cooked and eaten. A bill has been introduced to the Maine legislature by Democratic Sen. Eloise Vitelli proposing that truck drivers hauling lobsters would be exempt from some hours-of-service restrictions. Haulers of other food products have already been…


Pike Industries Donates Truck to Local College

To the Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor, Maine, Pike Industries has donated a 2006 International Eagle diesel truck. This donation will replace the current 1992 model students are working on. With the upgrades in technology this new truck supplies, the students will be able to work with more modern…


Trucker Brings Fighter Jet to Maine

From Maine to Montana and back again, Eric Dashiell volunteered to bring a piece of history to Lewiston, Maine. While spending two weeks on the road, hauling a Corsair fighter jet, Dashiell’s delivery took longer then expected due to spectator curiosity along his route. Local Vietnam veterans have been trying…