One of the best parts about trucking is that you get to try all kinds of different food from all over the country — but are you missing out on some hidden gems?
Top 10 trucker eating spots ranked in new video
Ashley CDLLife 2019 12 11
One of the best parts about trucking is that you get to try all kinds of different food from all over the country — but are you missing out on some hidden gems?
Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with this quick video from DST UKN that runs down the top 10 places for truckers to get their eat on!
Places mentioned include:
Little America Truck Stop – Little America, Wyoming
Sky City Casino – Acoma, New Mexico
Big Texan Steak Ranch – Amarillo, Texas
The Dinner Bell – Sweetwater, Tennessee
Trucker Paradise of West Wendover – West Wendover, Nevada
Blake’s Lotaburger – Moriarty, New Mexico
1-40 Exit 87 BBQ – Jackson, Tennessee
Nick’s BBQ & Catfish – Carlisle, Arkansas
AC&T Truck Stop – Hagerstown, Maryland
Dixie Truck Stop – McLean, Illinois
What did we miss? Leave your favorite trucker eats spot in the comments!
The sudden closure of Celadon has left thousands of lives impacted. To help those employees find work, FreightWaves has created a free job board where employees can post resumes and recruiters and fleets can post jobs.
FreightWaves creates free job board to help impacted Celadon employees (with video)
FreightWaves Staff FreightWaves 2019 12 10
In light of the Celadon shutdown, we have established a free
job board for companies to post jobs and for employees looking for employment
in the freight industry to post resumes. Celadon office employees are left
without health benefits and accrued PTO, making this holiday season more
stressful. There is no cost for anyone to participate.
Trucking and logistics employers – if you are looking for
employees with tribal knowledge of trucking, the pool of applicants coming from
Celadon is deep.
The job and career board is focused on logistics talent,
ranging from freight brokerage professionals, customer service, load planners,
dispatchers, sales, recruiters, and drivers. The goal is to have a central spot
for recruiters, companies, and applicants to come together that doesn’t cost
anything to participate.
“The tragedy of Celadon is impacting so many people across
the industry. FreightWaves is a part of driving transparency and connectedness
in the freight community and we wanted to expand that to connecting the great
talent with prospective employers. Families are being impacted by the sudden
closure of one of the trucking industry’s greatest franchises and the timing
around the holidays is even more unfortunate,” Craig Fuller, CEO of
FreightWaves stated.
To search for logistics jobs, post new opportunities, or post a resume visit: FreightWaves.Careers.
Lawmakers in New Hampshire have debuted a bill that would prevent many commercial vehicles from traveling in the left lane at peak traffic hours.
Bill to ban trucks from left lane during rush hour
Ashley CDLLife 2019 12 10
Lawmakers in New Hampshire have debuted a bill that would prevent many commercial vehicles from traveling in the left lane at peak traffic hours.
On December 2, HB 1383 was introduced in the New Hampshire State Legislature.
If passed, the bill “prohibits certain commercial trucks from traveling in the left lane of a multilane interstate highway or turnpike during certain hours of the day, unless entering or exiting such highway or turnpike from the left lane.”
More specifically, the left lane ban would forbid any commercial vehicle with 3 or more axles to travel in the left lane of an interstate highway or turnpike with three or more lanes between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and between the hours of 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. unless entering or exiting the roadway.
The fine for violating the rule would be $50.
The bill is awaiting consideration before the House Transportation Committee.
As it was previously reported, Indianapolis-based Celadon Group is expected to file for the largest truckload carrier bankruptcy in history next week. Over the weekend, the news quickly spread throughout the industry. Initial reactions of shock and grief were followed by unofficial accounts of fuel cards being shut off and calls going unanswered, as well […]
Trucking industry reacts to Celadon bankruptcy news
Over the weekend, the news quickly spread throughout the industry. Initial reactions of shock and grief were followed by unofficial accounts of fuel cards being shut off and calls going unanswered, as well as companies and drivers stepping up to help those in need.
Here’s a look at how the trucking industry reacted after the story broke.
Unofficial reports of fuel cards being turned off and calls going unanswered quickly spread through social media.
In response, members of online trucking communities, including users of the CDLLife App, offered to help drivers in need.
Many trucking companies also offered to help affected drivers.
If you have been affected by the Celadon news and wish to share your story, please contact info@cdlife.com.
Up to a foot of snowfall coming to the Sierra Nevada, Rockies the next two days. Delays in freight movement possible.
Heavy snow to slam Mountain West for two days
Nick Austin, Director of Weather Analytics and Senior Meteorologist FreightWaves 2019 12 04
A Pacific storm that is crashing into the western U.S. will produce heavy snowfall from the mountains of eastern California to the Rockies the rest of today, Dec. 4, through tomorrow. Meanwhile, portions of the northeastern U.S. will get their share of lake effect snow showers.
The outlook is for anywhere from 5 to 18 inches of accumulation in the high elevations of the Sierra Nevada of eastern California, from Kings Canyon southward to Lake Isabella. The eastern Sierra slopes, as well as the White Mountains adjacent to southwestern Nevada, could see 4 to 8 inches; 3 to 7 inches will slow down drivers over mountain passes on I-80. Twelve inches or more of snowfall are possible on the Sierra Crest.
In southern Nevada, 5 to 12 inches will pile up to the north and west of Las Vegas in the Sheep Range and Spring mountains, particularly the higher elevations of Kyle and Lee canyons. Rain may mix with snow in some spots, leading to slushy, icy roads. This will mainly affect state routes in the area.
Overnight and Thursday, Dec. 5, snow will then head to Utah, including the Salt Lake City area, as well as the Rockies of western Colorado and northern New Mexico. The highest elevations will pick up six to twelve inches.
Freight brokers should jump on the spot boards and search for loads headed east out of the Salt Lake City market. Based on the latest SONAR data from FreightWaves, updated this morning, Dec. 4, dry van spot market rates are trending up. Spot market rates for reefers — refrigerated/temperature-controlled trailers — are elevated well above contracted rates. Beware of the storm moving in from the west and bump your bids up as capacity will become an issue. Check to see if freight that loads tomorrow, Dec. 5, can load early to avoid the delays from the snowstorm.
Meanwhile, the same storm may flood portions of southern California with torrential rainfall. Some parts of the San Diego and Los Angeles metropolitan areas could get drenched with 2 to 4 inches of rain, leading to potential flash flooding, mudslides, debris flows and roadblocks. The rainfall may be intense enough to reduce visibility at times.
Other areas of snowfall today, Dec. 4
Bursts of lake-effect snow will fly from Michigan to upstate New York. Most of the snow will pile up near Buffalo, Watertown, Erie and Cleveland. Gusts up to 35 mph may produce blowing and occasional whiteout conditions on sections of I-81 and I-90.
Look for heavy snowfall in the mountains of West Virginia too. Totals of 3 to 6 inches of snow are likely from just east of Morgantown southward to Elkins and Snowshoe. Gusty winds will produce blowing snow and reduced visibility at times on I-64.
Additional notes
The nor’easter has left New England after dumping 2 to 3 feet of snow in some areas over the past two days. Commercial vehicle restrictions, reduced speed limits and airport ground delays stymied freight flows during the storm.
According to SONAR, outbound tender volumes (SONAR Ticker: OTVI) in the region are showing signs of a slow start to gear back up this week after the normal post-Thanksgiving sluggishness compounded by the effects of the nor’easter. Regardless, capacity in the Massachusetts and Maine markets is loose, with outbound tender rejections at 2.47% and 3.23%, respectively. However, capacity in New Hampshire is tight, with outbound tender rejections at 12.61% today, Dec. 4. Tender rejections (SONAR Ticker: OTRI) represent the percentage of electronically offered loads that carriers turn away on the contract market in favor of better rates on the spot market. If any shipments have been delayed this week, shippers think about cutting their tender lead times to get carriers in their shipping doors quicker.
Contributions made by FreightWaves Market Experts Donny Gilbert and Scott Adkins.
The sudden closure of Celadon has left thousands of lives impacted. To help those employees find work, FreightWaves has created a free job board where employees can post resumes and recruiters and fleets can post jobs.
Lawmakers in New Hampshire have debuted a bill that would prevent many commercial vehicles from traveling in the left lane at peak traffic hours.
As it was previously reported, Indianapolis-based Celadon Group is expected to file for the largest truckload carrier bankruptcy in history next week. Over the weekend, the news quickly spread throughout the industry. Initial reactions of shock and grief were followed by unofficial accounts of fuel cards being shut off and calls going unanswered, as well […]
Up to a foot of snowfall coming to the Sierra Nevada, Rockies the next two days. Delays in freight movement possible.
