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Love’s adds 2 new stores, 141 parking spots |  | 
The new Love’s in Low Moor, Virginia is located at t 9104 Winterberry Ave. (off I-64, Exit 21). Combined, two new Love’s Travel Stops — one in Indiana and the other in Virginia — will provide 141 new truck parking spots. The two new locations opened for business today. Located at 2201 County Road 17 (off U.S. Highway 20) the new Love’s in Elkhart, Indiana includes:
The new Love’s in Low Moor, Virginia is located at 9104 Winterberry Ave. (off I-64, Exit 21) and has:
These new travel stops will bring the number of Love’s locations in Indiana to 19 and 12 in Virginia. “We’re proud to add truck parking and jobs to new areas of Indiana and Virginia,” said Greg Love, co-CEO of Love’s. “Love’s is excited to serve customers in the bustling Elkhart and South Bend areas, as well as those traveling in western Virginia to and from West Virginia on I-64.” Source of article and other great articles click here : Truckers News Missing trucker’s rig found abandoned, driver nowhere to be found | |
A truck driver’s family is asking for help in finding him after he has been missing for several days. Steve Sherman says that his trucker brother Bruce Sherman has been missing since Tuesday, November 27. A truck driver’s family is asking for help in finding him after he has been missing for several days. Steve Sherman says that his trucker brother Bruce Sherman has been missing since Tuesday, November 27.  In a Facebook post that has been widely shared in the trucking community, Steve Sherman explains that his brother’s truck was found in a “bad section” of Amarillo, Texas, but that there was no sign of Bruce. Sherman also added the items were taken from the truck.
The Facebook post asks readers to keep a lookout for the missing truck driver. Steve writes, “I pray that he’s found safe but it doesn’t look good….If anyone has seen or heard from him let us know…I talked to him on Tuesday and he sent me this pic that day…..This is his truck which had been located…PLEASE SHARE
Bruce drives for Masilla Valley Transportation, which has terminals in El Paso, Nashville, Denver, Laredo, and Portland. It isn’t clear whether law enforcement has been contacted or whether a missing persons report has been filed at this time. Source of article and other great articles click here : CDL Life Truckers protest outside Port of Oakland | |
OAKLAND — Truck drivers and their supporters picketed at the Port of Oakland on Wednesday over an impending deadline to upgrade their trucks to meet clean air standards and what they said were long wait times to pick up loads. Television news footage showed Oakland police keeping dozens of protesters away from the entrance to one of the port’s terminals in the morning. Six people were cited for creating a hazard in a roadway, but no one was arrested, according to Oakland police spokeswoman Johnna Watson. Port officials said operations were not disrupted. The demonstration was organized by the Port of Oakland Truckers Association, a group of San Francisco Bay Area truck owners and contract drivers. The group was protesting a California Air Resources Board rule requiring all drivers hauling cargo at major seaports and rail yards in the state to have trucks with 2007 or newer model year engines by Jan. 1, 2014. The truckers say the requirement is a financial burden, especially when they have already spent thousands of dollars installing new air filters to meet clean-air standards. They want CARB to extend the deadline and make grant money available again. The Air Resources Board said it has made more than $65 million in grants for truck upgrades available to Oakland port truckers, and more than 85 percent of truck owners have upgraded to a newer, compliant truck. “Extending the deadline beyond Jan. 1 would essentially penalize that 85 percent who have invested in cleaner trucks,” the board said in a statement. Trucker Tarilo Caldera, 30, of San Francisco, said his 57-year-old father, Eusebio, did not fall in that category and needed to upgrade his 1999 truck. “My father will either lose his job or have to find a way to come up with a decent down payment so he doesn’t have a ridiculous monthly bill,” Caldera said. The truckers, separately, are also demanding additional compensation if they have to wait longer than two hours to pick up loads. Port spokesman Robert Bernardo said the port does not control the drivers’ wages, but has asked trucking companies and terminal operators to address their concerns in light of the higher costs they are facing to meet the air standards. “We empathize with truckers who serve the Port of Oakland,” he said. “These are tough times for all maritime stake holders.” But Bernardo said the port supports the standards being enforced by the California Air Resources Board, which he said have already reduced diesel particulate pollution significantly. Source of article and other great articles click here : The Daily Journal 18 Trucking Touts Mechanical, Environmental Pluses of Renewable Diesel | |
18 Trucking, a construction trucking services company based in Hayward, Calif., is reporting reductions in maintenance costs and less downtime for its fleet after switching to Neste MY Renewable Diesel. Neste MY is a low-carbon fuel produced from 100% renewable and sustainable raw materials, primarily wastes and residues, explains Neste. Cutting greenhouse-gas emissions by up to 80%, it is a drop-in fuel that requires no blending and no engine modification. Diesel particulate filters (DPFs) are an engine aftertreatment system designed to reduce emissions from diesel engines. Because they become clogged over time from soot and other particulate matter, the vehicles must routinely be taken out of service to clear these systems of the backup, explains Neste. “After running Neste MY in our vehicles for a while, I noticed that I was not taking my trucks out of service for routine maintenance as often as before the switch,” says Gustavo Deleon, vice president of 18 Trucking. “When I was using other fuels, I had to take the trucks out to do a DPF regeneration every six to eight months. We’ve been using Neste MY for about a year, and we have never had to to clean them yet.” Founded in 1996, 18 Trucking provides the San Francisco Bay Area with construction-related trucking services. It operates a fleet of 11 semi-trucks and 25 straight trucks. “We’re happy to hear about the benefits to the DPF systems that 18 Trucking has seen and are excited for them to discover all the other ways Neste MY Renewable Diesel keeps engine systems clean,” notes Matt Leuck, technical manager for Neste US. “They’ll start to see cleaner filters, fuel injectors that last longer, less wear on fuel pumps and no microbial contamination. Their maintenance savings really have just begun.” Neste says its MY Renewable Diesel also contains zero impurities and burns much cleaner than diesel typically available in California today. “This can have an instant positive effect on exhaust aftertreatment systems – less soot produced can mean fewer DPF regenerations – and fuel system components, as a lack of impurities reduces deposit formation in critical fuel injector parts,” Leuck explains. According to Deleon, the mechanical benefits of Neste MY were not what initially interested him in switching to the product. The biggest selling point was how the renewable diesel would help reduce his fleet’s environmental footprint. “All of my equipment is pretty new, so I wasn’t too concerned about our pollution levels,” says Deleon. “But I wanted to be as environmentally conscious as possible. I wanted to be on the cutting edge in terms of green technology, and Neste MY is quite simply the cleanest option on the market for heavy-duty fleets.” Neste MY Renewable Diesel is available to public and private fleets in California through authorized distributors. Western States Oil is the exclusive distributor of Neste MY Renewable Diesel for 18 Trucking. Source of article and other great articles click here : NGT News SC trucking industry seeks more training scholarships to ease driver shortage | |
COLUMBIA — State scholarships for training could go a long way toward stemming the growing shortage of commercial truck drivers that threatens to put the brakes on commerce in South Carolina, industry advocates said Tuesday. The state already needs thousands of additional truckers, and the problem will only worsen as the industry’s aging drivers retire over the next few years, advocates told a state House panel looking into ways to get more truckers on the road. Tuition help is available for commercial drivers license courses offered on 14 campuses of the state’s technical colleges. But what’s available isn’t helping the people who need it, said Thomas Pierce, who runs the CDL program for Florence-Darlington Technical College, which also provides the five-week program at several other technical schools. People receiving food benefits through the Department of Social Services can get half of the $4,750 cost paid. And people receiving unemployment aid can get a full scholarship, but only if their annual family income falls below $16,000 and they go through an arduous process that includes passing a test. That unfairly shuts the door on a lot of people who are trying to get off assistance and support their families, Pierce said. Truckers are in such demand that students are hired before they even end the 200 hours of training, exiting to a job that immediately pays $800 to $1,500 a week. But many can’t get in the door, he said. Banks don’t give loans for certification programs, advocates said. “Tuition assistance is very, very important to this job market. These are people who can’t or don’t need to go to a four-year institution, but they don’t have that kind of cash on hand or access to pay upfront tuition,” said Rick Todd, president of the South Carolina Trucking Association. This year, legislators alloted technical colleges $11 million from lottery profits for “workforce scholarships” for people seeking professional certifications or degrees for in-demand jobs. That’s up from $8 million last year and $5 million the year before. Those scholarships are “for folks to go back and get certificates. Folks are trying to get ahead. That’s what it’s for,” said House Ways and Means Chairman Brian White, R-Anderson. Previously, lottery scholarships were available only for two- or four-year degrees. But the technical colleges themselves get to decide which in-demand programs qualify for the scholarships, according to the state’s technical college system. “We’re just not getting the love for (truck drivers),” Todd said. The amounts each school received this year range between $1.6 million at Trident Technical College in North Charleston to $145,000 in Williamsburg Technical College in Kingstree. It’s unclear how much, if any, of the workforce scholarships are going toward CDL programs. Pierce said none of his students at six campuses ever received one. Todd is encouraging legislators to survey the schools about their CDL programs. The big trucking corporations can afford to offer tuition reimbursement programs or other tuition aid for people to come work for them. But the vast majority of companies in South Carolina operate very small fleets, Todd said. While the state offers incentives for large corporations that require trucks to move their wares, “states don’t recruit trucking companies,” he said. “If we’re going to continue this economy and attract economic development and get what we want when we want it, we’ll have to fill those drivers’ seats.” Source of article and other great articles click here : Post and Curier Famed Iowa truck stop goes up for auction | |
A legendary Iowa truck stop goes on the auction block Wednesday. Boondocks, the truck stop, and motel located at Exit 144 off I-35 in Williams, Iowa closed recently and will be auctioned off at 10 a.m. Central by the Whitaker Marketing Group. Owners Bob and Miriam Welch had tried to arrange a sale to one of the two parties said to be interested in the 16-acre site, but could not. The auction will be held at the Titan Machinery Building, 3093 220th St. in Williams. The Welches owned Boondocks for 46 years but said they’ve lost businesses to other truck stops and have a hard time finding employees. “It’s been a long, wonderful trip,” Bob Welch told KCCI-TV. “And we certainly have enjoyed it, and we thank you kindly for coming in.” Source of article and other great articles click here : Truckers News |
7 trucks crash; close I-80 in Wyoming | |
Two of seven trucks involved in a chain-reaction accident on I-80 in western Wyoming Wednesday (Photos: Unita County Fire and Ambulance) Seven tractor-trailers and two passenger vehicles were involved in a massive pileup that closed I-80 in both directions in western Wyoming for several hours Wednesday. The chain-reaction crash occurred Wednesday morning at mile marker 27 on snow-covered I-80 westbound near Evanston. The Unita County Fire and Ambulance reported on its Facebook page that four people were taken to a nearby hospital for minor injuries. One of the trucks was carrying cases of beer which spilled onto the highway. I-80 was reopened at about 4:30 p.m. Source of article and other great articles click here : Truckers News Jason’s Law truck parking survey now open | |
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is now seeking truck drivers for a survey on truck parking. The survey is an update to the Jason’s Law Truck Parking survey conducted in 2015. This survey was mandated by MAP-21, the last major transportation bill. The site says the survey should only take five to seven minutes to complete with responses anonymized and aggregated. It is available here: https://tti.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eOMh1HWadr3dHyB. According to the survey, it is “intended to update the 2015 evaluation of the capability of the States to provide adequate parking and rest facilities for commercial motor vehicles engaged in interstate transportation.” The last government study on truck parking was completed in 2015. The Jason’s Law Truck Parking Survey found that parking shortages are a nationwide problem, with 37 state DOTs (72.5%) reporting they had problems with truck parking. The survey also found that in official parking locations (both public and private):
In unofficial parking locations:
“Public agencies operating rest areas routinely observe overcrowding at rest areas, pullouts, weigh stations, and other official parking locations. Commercial vehicle enforcement and safety personnel observe trucks parked at a variety of unofficial locations, including freeway ramps, roadsides, and local streets. Drivers and dispatchers report difficulty in finding safe parking locations to obtain required driver rest. The reports from states and drivers reveal parallel perceptions of shortages,” the 2015 report found. The states reporting the most severe challenges were: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, California, Washington, and Oregon. The government also created the National Coalition on Truck Parking to look into issues of truck parking. Jason’s Law was named after truck driver Jason Rivenburg, who was shot and killed in 2009. Rivenburg was parked for the evening in an abandoned gas station after arriving too early for a delivery in South Carolina. Forced to find a place to park, the driver found the gas station, where Willie Pelzer killed him for $7 during a robbery. Pelzer was convicted of killing Rivenburg and sentenced to life in prison. Rivenburg’s widow, Hope, who gave birth to twins 13 days after he was killed, sought to keep his memory alive and make changes to law to improve parking conditions for truckers. The Jason’s Law website details those efforts.
Maverick Transportation Opens CDL Driving School | |
Maverick Transportation's new driving school will offer drivers necessary CDL education and training. Maverick Transportation has opened the Maverick Driving Academy driving school, located on the company’s North Little Rock, Arkansas, campus, adding CDL education to its existing training programs. Classes are scheduled to begin Dec. 3. Students will receive the necessary CDL education and training to become professional drivers. “One of the biggest challenges that trucking companies face today is attracting new drivers to the industry,” said John Culp, president of Maverick Transportation. “We have been successfully training drivers for many years and are excited to announce the addition of CDL education to our curriculum. Maverick Driving Academy will offer a seamless path to employment at Maverick, for those seeking a new career as a professional truck driver.” The company opened its first training facility in North Little Rock in 2005, providing drivers with training and securement curriculum. In 2014 it expanded its driver training center, adding more than 13,000 square feet to the previous facility. “Our new school is a way to add to the driver education that has already been a vital part of our growth and success over the years,” said Culp. “We are committed to growing our company ‘The Maverick Way’ and we’re looking forward to having these new drivers walk through our doors.”
Source of article and other great articles click here : Truckinginfo Police are trying to figure out how this trucking company went up in flames | |
"I called Werner and I said, ‘I can’t deliver.’ And they said why. ‘Cause the building’s burning.’ What building? ‘The building I’m supposed to deliver it to.'"  The Minnesota State Fire Marshall is looking for the cause of a huge fire that destroyed a trucking company building along with multiple semi trucks yesterday. The fire was reported just before 4:30 on Monday, November 26, at the Quade and Sons trucking facility in St. Paul Park, Minnesota.
Investigators say that the fire started in the truck repair shop and quickly spread to the rest of the building. Several witnesses reported hearing explosions coming from inside the building as either truck tires or propane tanks on forklifts blew up. Truck driver James Ticheli was scheduled to drop off a trailer at the facility right after the fire broke out, but soon realized that he would be unable complete the delivery. “I called Werner and I said, ‘I can’t deliver.’ And they said why. ‘Cause the building’s burning.’ What building? ‘The building I’m supposed to deliver it to,’ he told CBS Minnesota Six semi trucks inside the building were destroyed and several others were damaged in the fire. The Quade and Sons facility is considered to be a total loss. “As far as the worst things I’ve seen, this is the worst thing I’ve seen,” Ticheli said. No injuries were reported. Around 50 firefighters from five different agencies responded to the blaze. They were able to put a stop to the fire before it reached the St. Paul Park Oil Refinery across the road. The State Fire Marshall is actively investigating the cause of the fire. Source of article and other great articles click here : CDL Life More truck crashes means another cop on WV Turnpike | |
If you travel the West Virginia Turnpike (a.k.a I-77 and I-64 for the section from Beckley to Charleston), you can expect to have some new company. The West Virginia Parkways Authority, the Public Service Commission and the West Virginia State Police announced recently an additional patrol officer will be dedicated to the turnpike. The new patrol will focus on normal traffic violations, but will also perform inspections on commercial vehicles. The additional police presence is reportedly in response to an increase in the number of accidents involving tractor-trailers, including eight fatalities in the last 19 months. The Parkways Authority, which oversees the turnpike, says tractor-trailers pay about 20 percent of the tolls on the 88-mile-long highway. The additional officer is expected to be on the turnpike between now and the holiday travel season. Source of article and other great articles click here : Truckers News See where to complete DOT’s new truck parking survey | |
The U.S. Department of Transportation has published an updated Jason’s Law truck parking survey that is intended to update the progress of work completed since the first study was released in 2015. The new survey for truck drivers can be completed online here. It should take five to seven minutes to complete, and no personally identifying information will be collected. There are also separate surveys intended for trucking companies and truck stop operators.
The first survey found that most states lacked truck parking capacity, especially states along major corridors with high truck volumes. The top five corridors cited by drivers in the first survey to have truck parking shortages were I-95, I-40, I-80, I-10 and I-81. Additionally, truck stop operators reported most facilities were at capacity during night hours and some during daytime hours as well. The full results of the first Jason’s Law study can be found here. The Federal Highway Administration says the new version of the survey is meant to update the inventory of truck parking and identify improvements to truck parking availability since the first survey; evaluate truck travel by state to evaluate increases in truck parking demand; evaluate the types of technology being used to monitor availability and demand; and to compile truck parking plans, studies and projects completed by states and metropolitan planning organizations. Jason’s Law first came about in the 2012 MAP-21 highway bill and is named after Jason Rivenburg, a truck driver who was gunned down during a robbery attempt in 2009 at an abandoned gas station. The Jason’s Law inclusion in the highway bill required the DOT to address the national truck parking shortage at public and private facilities along U.S. highways. Source of article and other great articles click here : Truckers News |
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