TravelCenters of America has a turnaround initiative out there to quickly grow its footprint around the country to better serve its customers and professional drivers. They have announced that they will be turning three existing travel centers into TA-branded sites. The newest opening happened on June 2 in Vermillion, South…
The SH 130 Concession Company is offering truck drivers a discount of half off their overnight tolls throughout June when they travel on the southern 41 miles of State Highway 130. The discount goes into effect between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. thanks to the SH 130 Freight Rebate Recovery…
Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores has opened two more stores, one in Summerton, South Carolina, and one in Laredo, Texas. The Summerton store is off Interstate 95 and offers 103 truck parking spaces, 9 diesel bays, 7 showers, and a CAT scale. The Laredo store is off Highway 1472…
To go along with the USDOT’s change in Hours of Service, Governor Abbott of Texas has waived some of its trucking regulations to help get relief supplies quicker to those in need. The regulations suspended include oversize and overweight permits, the International Registration Plan, and the 72-hour and the 144-hour…
DuPlooy Trucking, out of Wichita Falls, Texas, is expanding by offering its own CDL classes. They are currently taking applications for their first set of classes that will be going through Vernon College. By the end of the four-week program, new drivers will have earned a Class A Commercial Driver’s…
Potts Law Firm has launched a map showing where the bad hotspots for accidents are on Houston’s roads. This new resource has been made to make drivers aware of where they should be more vigilant out on the road. The map was used with data from the Texas Department of…
The LSCO Workforce Education program is going to be offering a Class A Commercial Truck Driving Program at Lamar State College in Orange, Texas. The trucking companies in the area are looking for drivers and this college is ready to deliver. The program’s curriculum requires 120 hours in the classroom…
Premier Truck Group in Odessa, Texas has been buying shoes for the local Boys and Girls club for the last couple of years. This year, the employees raised over $11,000 which was used to buy each child two pairs of shoes and some socks. They worked with the local Academy…
We all know how bad traffic congestion can be in Texas, especially around the Houston area, and now we have a list to help us out. The link below will bring you to a map and a list of the most congested roads in Texas. It also shows the rankings…
The fourth annual Pride and Class Parade was held this last weekend and over $20,000 was raised for the United Way Denton County campaign. Since 2002, Peterbilt and the United Way have been working together to raise money for the community and the parade has become a big hit. The…