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Channel 19
Whereās a trucker supposed to eat?
Owner-operator Erick Engbarth shares his experience of challenges the coronavirus is producing for trucking -- just where to eat, what to haul and much more.
March 20, 2020
Truck Stops
Loveās opens new location off I-80 in Illinois
The new Loveās offers drivers 137 truck parking spaces; Chesterās Chicken, Godfatherās Pizza and Subway restaurants; eight diesel lanes; seven showers; laundry facilities and more. There is also an on-site Speedco for truck maintenance.
August 27, 2019
Channel 19
Market-making: āMustangā Mike Crawford creates his own for parking
Crawford carried a joke into reality recently at an Illinois truck stop mid-afternoon that was filling up fast: āFor this nice, easy parking space, give me $5 and Iāll leave right now for you.ā
May 29, 2019
Business
Westbound I-74 bridge from Illinois to Iowa to close for construction
The Illinois and Iowa departments of transportation say that, beginning Monday, March 18, construction of the new I-74 Mississippi River Bridge will require all westbound interstate through-traffic to be detoured to I-80 and I-280.
March 15, 2019
Business
Enforcement spree ongoing this week in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio
During the āEyes on 94ā enforcement spree, officers will focus on violations most likely to contribute to a crash, including speeding, following too close, improper passing, distracted driving and improper lane use.
December 3, 2018
Business
Speed limit reduced on I-74 through Champaign, Illinois
Illinois DOT reduces speed limit from 70mph to 60mph on a five-mile stretch of I-74 near Champaign, Illinois. Learn more on Overdrive.
September 4, 2018
Business
Capacity tightened, rates rose, ahead of Memorial Day weekend
Spot rates on the rise, setting up June to see volumes unseen since January. View flatbed and van hot markets (and not so hot markets) according to the DAT.
May 31, 2018
Business
Heck of a time to be a flatbedder: High demand indicators on offer in this weekās spot update
All that dark green in the map? That means flatbedders utilizing DAT load boards have been busy, with a serious imbalance between the number of posted flatbed loads and the number of posted available trucks. Whatās more: Itās been that way since winter and the ELD mandateās inception.
May 3, 2018
Business
Truck lanes in Arizona, other highway projects get a boost from U.S. DOT
The Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program will help fund the building of a new freeway in Nebraska, the widening of I-57 in Illinois, and the separation of trucks from other vehicles on Arizona State Route 189 in Nogales near the U.S.-Mexico border.
March 12, 2018
Business
Eastbound, donāt be that guy
Against multiple coop-status requests over the CB airwavesā¦: āWe all know coop status is subject to change, but seriously? By the ninth request for coop info Iām pretty convinced this driver is hauling dead endangered species carcasses stuffed with heroinā¦ā
January 26, 2018
Business
Enforcement blitz ongoing this week in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio
Officers from the Michigan State Police, Indiana State Police, Illinois State Police and Ohio State Highway Patrol are focusing their enforcement efforts on I-94 and other major freeways in their respective states Dec. 4-8.
December 4, 2017
Business
Illinois DOT looking for feedback on rest areas
The survey asks drivers how and why they currently use the rest areas, their level of satisfaction with the rest areas, how important certain features are and more.
October 18, 2017
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