Category: Trucking News

Love’s Opens Stores in Nebraska and Texas

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Love's Travel Stops has increased its network of over 410 locations in 40 states, adding new travel stops in Syracuse, Neb., and Angleton, Texas.

The Syracuse travel stop is located near State Route 2 and State Route 50 and includes 68 truck-parking spaces and five showers, along with a Hardee's restaurant.

The Angleton store is located at State Route 288 and FM 523 and will provide a place to park and rest for drivers traveling along State Route 288 which connects the coastal areas of Freeport and Lake Jackson to Houston. The location offers 83 truck-parking spaces and five showers with a Carl's Jr. restaurant.

Both travel stops are open 24/7 and offer food and drinks as well as Cat Scales, DEF and other driver services.

“Both of these will be great locations that provide services to professional drivers in areas of need,” said Greg Love, co-CEO of Love's. “We look forward to providing drivers in new parts of Nebraska and Texas with the ‘Clean Places, Friendly Faces' Love's is known for.”

Related: Love's Set Company Record Opening Stores in 2016

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Benchtop Electrical Analyzer Performs Preventative Checks

Purkeys has developed the Benchtop Electrical Analyzer to help equip fleets with automated electrical testing equipment.

Electrical testing equipment is important to fleets that want to maintain a preventative maintenance program, according to Purkeys. A roll-around tester like the Benchtop Electrical Analyzer is useful for fleets when portability is not a concern.

The automated tester guides technicians through the analysis of heavy-duty vehicle electrical systems. The Benchtop Electrical Analyzer has multiple leads to help technicians conduct preventative maintenance checks, battery tests, and other tasks.

It can apply up to 400 amps for automated load tests while testing for voltage drop. The Analyzer tests cranking systems, battery systems, charging systems, and liftgate systems. It records the testing history with printable results.

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Got Enough Light?

I've long held that North American headlight standards are inherently dangerous because they don't allow brightness levels to match the speeds we travel. It's just too easy to over-drive your lights, meaning you don't see obstructions like stalled cars or animals or -- may all the gods forbid -- pedestrians in the way until you're past the point of being able to stop in time. Even back in the 1950s when cars and certainly trucks were much slower, this held true. In fact it was worse. ...Read the rest of this story

What's up with Bison Transport's 7 angels?

WINNIPEG, MB— Bison Driver Taljinder Sohi was just named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) in recognition of his roadside heroics last May, on highway 5 in B.C. Sohi's award brings to seven the number of Bison drivers who've been given angel wings since 2011 because they've stopped to help somebody. What's up with that? Does the Winnipeg-based carrier have a good-Samaritan policy? ...Read the rest of this story

What's up with Bison Transport's angels?

WINNIPEG, MB— Bison Driver Taljinder Sohi was just named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) in recognition of his roadside heroics last May, on highway 5 in B.C. Sohi's award brings to six the number of Bison drivers who've been given angel wings since 2011 because they've stopped to help somebody. What's up with that? Does the Winnipeg-based carrier have a good-Samaritan policy? ...Read the rest of this story