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Insurer offering discount potential to drivers with dual cameras
Commercial insurer Cover Whale requires policyholders to install and use dual road-/driver-facing dashcams to receive discounts. Also: Love's acquires EZ GO travel stop chain; latest Highway Angel recognized for stopping to help fellow trucker.
April 13, 2023
New research confirms truckers' disdain for driver-facing cameras
A new ATRI report looks at trucking industry attitudes and concerns toward driver- and road-facing cameras. Also: Michigan lifts more "frost law" weight restrictions; TruckPro e-commerce site grows; Pilot announces leadership shakeup.
April 12, 2023
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How drivers are crowdsourcing a solution to the truck parking crisis
Every day long-haul drivers boldly head out not fully knowing if they'll have a safe place to lay their head at night, but growing networks are building resistance and workarounds for the long-lived truck parking crisis.
April 11, 2023
Regulations
House rep intros measure to overturn latest EPA regs
Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) filed a joint resolution last week that would nullify EPA's heavy-duty emissions regs set to take effect in 2027. Also: I-26 rest area temporarily closing; Utah trucking company owners plead guilty in bribery scheme; more.
April 11, 2023
Overdrive Extra
Hats off to 50-year trucking veteran Candy Bass
As the TA location in downtown Nashville that bears her name closed last Friday, Candy Bass was being feted in Louisville at MATS as WIT's Driver of the Year. Here, a recollection of a selfless presence in trucking well worthy of all our appreciation.
April 4, 2023
Regulations
$755 million truck parking bill reintroduced in Congress
Bicameral, bipartisan legislation was recently introduced that would provide $755 million in funding for truck parking expansion across the U.S. Also: Trucker Path launches fuel discount program.
March 30, 2023
Life
Northern Oregon truck stop destroyed by fire
The TA Express near I-84 in Biggs Junction, Oregon, was destroyed by a fire this week. No injuries were reported. Also: N.C.-based FreightWorks closes unexpectedly; spot rate gains in lackluster year; new self-contained roadside service body.
March 9, 2023
Life
HHG mover sentenced after fraud scheme | Love's founder passes at 85
Tom Love, who founded Love's Travel Stops in 1964 with his wife, Judy, passed away Tuesday. Also: HHG mover sentenced for fraud scheme; Bestpass, Comdata partner on permitting; 3PL acquires Illinois-based fleet.
March 7, 2023
Regulations
Rhode Island requests appeal hearing for truck-only toll ruling
The state's truck-only tolls were ruled unconstitutional last fall, but state officials filed a brief seeking an appeals hearing. Also: Used truck sales jumped in January but are expected to be lower through the year; Love's announced 2023 growth plans.
February 20, 2023
Regulations
Eight-state HOS waiver extended | What are the best truck stops?
FMCSA has extended a regional emergency declaration waiving drive time limits for fuel haulers in eight states. Also: Trucker Path reveals 2022 Top 100 Truck Stops rated by app users; Convoy freight platform layoffs, Atlanta office closure.
February 17, 2023
Truck Stops
BP acquires TA for $1.3 billion
In the deal, BP gains a network of around 280 travel centers across 44 states. Also: Conditions for carriers improved in December, but only due to falling diesel prices; driver feedback wanted on severe-weather emergency parking in Florida.
February 16, 2023
Truck Stops
Longtime owner of White's Travel Center, Lee Hi Travel Plaza passes at 71
Robert "Bobby" Berkstresser recently sold the two I-81 truck stop institutions to TravelCenters of America. He passed away April 14. Also: Two people sentenced in New Orleans staged-accident fraud scheme; cross-border freight movement on the rise in '22.
April 21, 2022
Parking
Third generation Stuckey seeking to revive original roadside oasis
Stephanie Stuckey, the granddaughter of Stuckey's founder Sylvester Stuckey and current CEO of the company, is on a quest to revive the iconic company that was sold the year before she was born.
August 12, 2021
Parking
Minneapolis follows through with truck parking ban, with escalating penalties
The Minneapolis City Council passed the ordinance banning truck parking in the city by a 12-1 vote. Also: Florida-based trucker named Highway Angel for helping control truck fire at fuel stop. The Tennesseean truck stop on I-65 closed after its own fire.
July 27, 2021
Truck Stops
New York Thruway rest areas closing for renovations later this month
Ten rest areas on the New York State Thruway will close for renovations on July 29, but fuel and parking services will remain available. Also: Indiana State Troopers using trucks to catch distracted drivers tomorrow; new Love's service locations.
July 13, 2021
Life
New truck stop and CNG-power push coming near Savannah port
The Port Fuel Center, set to be completed this fall, will feature 74 truck parking spaces, traditional diesel lanes, CNG-fueling and EV-charging infrastructure, and a focus on making a driver's day a little easier, the owner said.
April 22, 2021
Business
IRS meals deductions change doesn't apply to truckers' per diem
ATBS clarifies deductibility of per diem in light of recent IRS meals shift. Love's companies and Cargill's new 50/50 joint venture to produce and market renewable diesel. Driver recognized as Highway Angel for helping locate missing elderly man.
April 22, 2021
Overdrive Extra
Truck stop is part of Alaska's backcountry history
Coldfoot Camp and the Dalton Highway, which runs past it, have ties to development of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and, more recently, the popular "Ice Road Truckers" TV series.
April 12, 2021
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