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These States Have the Worst Weather for Truckers

With winter weather approaching, slippy roads are coming right along with it. Now, icy roads are not the only type of bad road, wet roads and windy conditions can also be quite treacherous. Based on information put out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the five states with the…


Nebraska Nursing Home gets Trucking Blast from the Past

The Nebraska Truck Association knows how to show some old folks a good time! The residents at Bickford Senior Living in Grand Island, Nebraska were treated with a brand new semi to look at. Apparently, quite a few of the residents have some sort of trucking in their history, and…


Nebraska Kids get Virtual Tour of Trucking Industry

With the lack of truck drivers out there, which may come from a lack of interest these days, maybe teaching them while they are young is a step in the right direction. A classroom of kindergarten and pre-school aged kids in Nebraska got a virtual tour of what goes on…


New Love’s Travel Stop in Nebraska

There is a new Love’s Travel Stops & Country Store that has opened in Schuyler, Nebraska. Located off U.S. Highway 30, this convenience store has added 59 more truck stops to the area. Open 24/7, it also has six diesel bays, laundry facilities, a CAT scale, and six showers. As…


Nebraska Students Learn About Big Rig Safety

During Teen Driver Safety Week in Greeley, Nebraska, students of Central Valley school are learning to respect big trucks on the road. By allowing the students to climb into the cab of a truck, they can see what a driver sees and can’t see. A lot of parents of the…


World’s Largest Truck Convoy Raises Money for Special Olympics

The route has been set for the World’s Largest Truck Convoy in Nebraska. Escorted by an army of truckers and law enforcement, they will be traveling from Hastings to Grand Island on Saturday. This is their 16th year of raising money and awareness for the Special Olympics. Opening ceremonies begin…


Nebraska Trucking Company Donates Chicken to a New York Church

After dropping off as much frozen chicken a supermarket could safely store, Shaffer Trucking Company was wondering what they were going to do with the remaining 1,600 pounds of chicken they still had. The trucking company called the Hudson Police Department looking for suggestions and were overheard by a member…


BasicBlock Helps Consolidate Trucker’s Paperwork

With his startup in Nebraska, Taylor Monks’ BasicBlock app has caught the eyes of Silicon Valley and over 1,000 truck drivers. With the many sheets and forms truck drivers have to deal with on a daily basis, Monks came up with a way for them to be able to index…