NY Thruway improvements will create more truck parking

Truckers traveling the New York State Thruway will see more parking and increased amenities as part of a $450 million plan to upgrade the interstate’s 27 rest areas. The New York State Thruway Authority Board of Directors earlier this week accept…

Tennessee carrier raises $25,000 for St. Jude

A Tennessee trucking company recently used motorcycles instead of big rigs to raise money for a good cause for sick children. The fifth annual Big G Motorcycle Ride benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital May 30 raised $25,000, which was…

‘Brokers don’t set prices’ — Really?

As spoken by a true seller, or is it a buyer? Trucker Allan Lester weighs in on now-former TIA head Robert Voltmann’s video statement amid the furor over plummeting rates a month and a half ago. Also: the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program reach…