New Love’s opens on U.S. 30 in Nebraska
The latest new travel center adds 59 truck parking spots to eastern Nebraska. Love’s today opened its latest location in Schuyler, Nebraska about 75 miles west of Omaha. The store is located off U.S. Highway 30. The location is open 24/7 and offe…
Major travel centers tackle COVID-19
The three major truck stop companies are taking steps to ensure the safety of their customers and employees in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak spreading in the U.S. Oklahoma City-based Love’s shared this statement with Truckers News: “The safet…
Wife and husband named Highway Angels of the Year
Two drivers have been recognized for their highway heroics, being named 2019’s Highway Angels of the Year. The husband and wife team of Ed and Tracy Zimmerman, who are lease operators for Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc. of Dubuque, Iowa, were honore…
New CDL school opening in Tennessee
A new commercial driving school opens its doors in Clarksville, Tennessee later this month. Armored Trucking Company hosts its grand opening March 24 at 10 a.m. at their new location on Terminal Road, and not far from Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The drivi…
Meritor planetary axle for wheel loaders
Meritor has expanded its axle offerings with the MCL 541 planetary axle for wheel loaders – entering a new market segment. The MCL 541 is designed for machines that have a bucket capacity of up to four cubic meters, and…
International mixer package sheds weight
International’s HV Series is shedding weight, with a new mixer package that removes more than 1,000 lb. The new HV50B package will haul up to 9.75 cubic yards of concrete while remaining under a gross vehicle weight of 66,000 lb.…
Kenworth unveils twin-steer T880 truck
Kenworth has unveiled a factory-installed twin-steer configuration for Kenworth T880 trucks. Coming as a day cab, the truck with set-back front axles can be used for cranes, mixers and other vocational applications that require an 86-inch axle spacing …
Change, added commitment, coming to Trucks for Change
TORONTO, Ont. – Trucks for Change, an organization that matches trucking-related resources and charity need, is in the midst of a change of its own. Pete Dalmazzi, the group’s founder and only president it has ever known, is retiring from…
Walmart expects to add 500 drivers to its fleet
Walmart drivers average $87,500 a year
Art Gale’s 1993 Kenworth K100E
The rig is powered by the original Cat 3406C mechanical with an Eaton RTLO-18913A transmission and 3:73 rears.