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Features, State

Celebrity Los Angeles cougar killed after car accident

A Los Angeles celebrity, a cougar whose image and story were used to campaign for a wildlife crossing over Highway 101, has died after apparently being hit by a car.

Features, News

Annual Truckers for Tots campaign raises over $65,000

Truckers raise over $65,000 during annual Christmas drive. How those donations are giving kids a brighter holiday season.

Features, News

Army veteran Ashley Leiva selected as Transition Trucking 2022 winner

Ashley Leiva, a driver for Noemi Trucking and U.S. Army veteran, was named the 2022 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence winner.

Crime & Courts, News

Longtime employee charged with embezzling from Indiana trucking company

A longtime Indiana trucking company employee and her husband have been arrested on suspicion of embezzling more than $500,000.

Business, Products & Services, Truck Parking

Love’s continues its building spree with three openings

Love’s Travel Stops continues to open stores with new locations in California, Illinois and Iowa. The company has opened 29 stores this year.

Federal, News

Trucking groups share concerns about Labor Department proposal

Several trucking groups shared their concerns about the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposal regarding worker classification.

Features, News

‘Sweet Home Alabama’ tops road trip song list, study says

“Sweet Home Alabama” tops list of favorite road trip songs according to a survey, and it turns out singing and dancing reduce distracted driving.

Features

Sleigh Bells and Santa program seeks donations

A trucking charity provides gifts to the children of recently deceased truck drivers through its Sleigh Bells and Santa program.

Federal, News

U.S. DOT announces $1.5 billion through RAISE grant program

$1.5 billion has been made available through the RAISE grant program for 2023. Deadline to apply for these grants is Feb. 28, 2023.

Business, Features

Contract Transport Services donates bikes to kids in need

Green Bay, Wis.-based Contract Transport Services has continued a tradition of giving bikes to children in need and adopting two families.