Magazine / Industry News
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Love’s Travel Stops opens 600th Location
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK… Love’s Travel Stops is continuing its growth plans by opening the company’s 600th location in Perry, Oklahoma. The Perry store, located off Interstate 35, is the company’s 600th location and adds 60 truck parking spaces a... -
Love’s Travel Stops Donates $4.3 Million During Annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Campaign
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK… Love’s Travel Stops and its customers raised more than $4.3 million through its annual Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals campaign, surpassing last year’s total by more than $1 million. Since 1999, the company has rais... -
Love’s Opens Three New Speedco Locations
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK… Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers at three new Speedco locations that are open 24/7. The locations, along with Love’s Truck Care locations, offer tire, lube and light mechanical services, as well as DOT inspectio... -
Nine Companies Honored with Inaugural ATA Change Leader Award
San Diego, CA… The American Trucking Associations presented nine companies with the inaugural ATA Diversity Equity and Inclusion Change Leader Award for their commitment to creating a culture of acceptance and belonging for their employees. “ATA ... -
PGT Trucking Expands Service Offerings in Laredo, Texas with New Operations Facility
Aliquippa, PA… PGT Trucking Inc., a multi-service transportation firm offering flatbed, dedicated, international and specialized services, is expanding their operations in Laredo, Texas, with the purchase of land to build a state-of-the-art logis... -
TravelCenters of America Announces 2022 TA Citizen Driver Honorees
TravelCenters of America has announced its annual Citizen Driver Award winners: Susie De Ridder of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada and Douglas Ralph Smith of Bountiful, Utah. Chosen from nearly 200 nominations, the professional drivers have a comb... -
The NATSO Foundation Awards $25,000 in Scholarships Continuing a Long-Standing Tradition
Alexandria, VA… The NATSO Foundation has awarded $25,000 in scholarships through the Bill and Carolyn Moon Scholarship program to five students with ties to the truckstop and travel plaza industry. The Bill and Carolyn Moon Scholarship Program ha... -
Transervice Employees Help The Book Fairies Work Their Magic In New York
LAKE SUCCESS, NY… For the fourth consecutive year, employees of Transervice Logistics Inc. collected books, CDs, DVDs and magazines for The Book Fairies to distribute to under-resourced communities on Long Island and New York City. A leadin... -
Trucker relief fund receives donation on behalf of Highway Transport driver of the year
Highway Transport driver Thomas “Tom” Frain, who earned national driver of the year honors from the National Tank Truck Carriers (NTTC), has had $2,500 donated on his behalf to a nonprofit that helps truck drivers who are out of work due to injur... -
USDOT Announces $59 Million in Grant Awards to Improve Safety at Highway-Railway Crossings in Four States
WASHINGTON, DC… The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced $59 million in grant awards to help save lives with safer crossings in California, Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania. The grants are m... -
Volvo Trucks To Begin Customer Testing Of Fuel Cell Trucks In 2025
Volvo Trucks are running tests of fuel cell electric trucks that only emit water vapor and have an operational range comparable to diesel trucks, up to 1,000 km. A second pilot phase is to follow in a few years’ time and will see customer tests on ... -
Gunther, Havlat, Knauss, and Veterans Day
COLUMBIA FALLS, ME. — October 28, 2022 — The 11th hour has become synonymous with Veterans Day, originally called Armistice day, in recognition of the document signed at the 11th hour, or the 11th day, of the 11th month. In reality, the A... -
Everblades Heated Wiper Blades
ATLANTIC MINE, MI…. Wouldn’t it be nice, when you walk out to your truck to clean off the snow some frosty morning, that you could flip a switch and defrost your wiper blades? Better yet, imagine driving in a blinding snowstorm and not having to ... -
Fyda, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Buckeye Western Star and Yard Trucks of Ohio
Columbus, OH… Fyda, Inc. has acquired Buckeye Western Star of Columbus and the Kalmar Ottawa business portion of Yard Trucks of Ohio, located in Cincinnati. The deal was inked this morning, Nov. 8, 2022, and is generating excitement between the dea... -
Mega Truck Stop Is Now Open
PORTERSVILLE, PA…. It’s no trick! Mega Truck Stop, located ½ mile west of the junctions of West Rt. 422 and I-79 Exit 99, opened its doors for business on October 31st. The full service truck stop is open 24 hours and features Duke’s Diner R... -
New Shell Rotella® T6 10W-30 Full Synthetic Heavy Duty Engine Oil Provides Fuel Economy Benefits And Excellent Engine Protection
Houston, TX… Shell Lubricants has introduced Shell Rotella® T6 10W-30 full synthetic heavy duty engine oil, a market leading full synthetic 10W-30, which provides the benefits of a full synthetic engine oil in the fastest growing viscosity grad... -
Tri-State Trailer Sales Launches Connecting Champions Trailer
PITTSBURGH, PA…. Tri-State Trailer Sales, Inc. has added a “Connecting Champions” trailer to their leasing fleet. The 48’ Reitnouer aluminum flatbed has a Vango Rolling Tarp System with graphics from Merlot Tarp and will be a rolling billbo... -
Tunnel To Towers Foundation’s “9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit” Tours America
I met up with Billy Puckett on a very wet and rainy day in late July at the Speedway Truckstop in Barkeyville, Pennsylvania. I was just coming off of a newspaper deadline and he was heading to the next leg of the Tunnel To Tower Foundation’s Th... -
Bendix Talks Trailers And Safer Roads Ahead
AVON, OH… Safer roads ahead require safer trailers behind. “Trailers continue to evolve to be much more than boxes on wheels, from road-tested and fleet-proven technologies like antilock braking systems (ABS) and stability to connectivity, tele... -
Circular Economy: Renault Trucks Announces The Creation Of Its Disassembly Plant, The Used Parts Factory
To reduce natural resource usage and its trucks’ environmental impact, Renault Trucks is taking steps to transitioning its industrial operations to a circular-economy approach. Renault Trucks’ Used Parts Factory is the logical next step after the...