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Love’s Travel Stops reopened a truck stop along the Turner Turnpike following a complete rebuild of the facility that includes “modernized, expanded facilities and new amenities.” On November 13, Love’s announced the reopening of a store located along westbound I-44 on the Turner Turnpike in Stroud, Oklahoma. Amenities at the Stroud store include: “Love’s is The post Love’s reopens Turner Turnpike store with 159 truck parking spaces appeared first on CDLLife.

The president of an Illinois trucking company is calling the recently passed toll hike a “miserable blow” for his company and other companies like his.  The state of Illinois passed a bill on October 31st that will raise tolls on the Illinois Tollway for commercial vehicles by  30% starting January 1st, 2027. Increases will continue The post Illinois trucking company says 30% toll increase is a “miserable blow” to smaller companies appeared first on CDLLife.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking the public’s help in identifying a semi truck that kept driving after striking a car during an unsafe lane change.  The accident happened at about 6:30 a.m. on October 21st in the northbound lanes of the Dallas North Tollway near Spring Creek Parkway in Plano, Texas.  According The post Texas DPS seeking truck driver who kept driving after unsafe lane change killed motorist appeared first on CDLLife.

A DC court has ruled that the recent restrictions on nondomiciled CDLs cannot be enforced as of Thursday.  The court in the District of Columbia ruled Thursday, November 13th that the Department of Transportation’s new restrictions on CDLs for noncitizen truck drivers cannot be enforced as of now. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the restrictions The post Restrictions on non-domiciled CDLs cannot be enforced right now, DC court rules appeared first on CDLLife.

The trucking company involved in a recent crash involving a roadside officer in Indiana earlier this week says that the driver involved is “a really really good driver” as they cooperate with the investigation.  Indiana State Police are investigating the Wednesday, November 12th incident that killed officer Blake Reynolds in Delaware County.  According to WRTV, The post Trucking company in crash that killed roadside officer says the driver involved is “a really really good driver” appeared first on CDLLife.

Six people were hospitalized after a 12 vehicle pile up involving two tractor trailers caused serious traffic backups in Pennsylvania on Thursday night.  The accident happened at about 6:30 p.m. on Interstate 83 near Exit 39 in Fairview Township, Pennsylvania.  According to WGAL, the pile up involving two tractor trailers also included 10 other vehicles. The post 12 vehicle pile up on I-83 involving two tractor trailers leaves 6 hospitalized appeared first on CDLLife.

This week on the CDLLife App, the community came together with powerful messages of respect for the men and women who served. Drivers filled the feed with gratitude, reflection, and pride as Veterans Day rolled in, turning the app into a rolling tribute that stretched from coast to coast. One driver opened the week with The post CDLLife App: Truckers Pay Homage to Veterans appeared first on CDLLife.

The truck driver involved in a fatal u-turn crash in Florida earlier this year is calling for further evidence evaluation prior to his trial.  28-year-old Harjinder Singh appeared in front of a judge via video call on Thursday, November 13th at about 10:30 a.m. He is currently being held in St. Lucie Florida on three The post Driver in fatal Florida u-turn calling for further evidence evaluation prior to trial  appeared first on CDLLife.

A truck driver tells all about his prized Peterbilt and how he’ll never get rid of it in this brief truck stop interview.  In the clip, the man filming asks about the Peterbilt and learns the driver bought it in 1999 brand new and has put 3.5 million miles on it since then. He says The post Driver says he’s spent 3.5M miles in his rig and he’ll never get rid of it  appeared first on CDLLife.

The California Department of Transportation is considering eliminating the truck ban on I-580 in Oakland over pollution concerns.  Currently, commercial trucks are banned on the stretch of Interstate 580 through Oakland, California, and San Leandro, California. This forces semi trucks to use nearby Interstate 880, which has increased pollution for residents along that route. Now, The post Caltrans considering eliminating truck ban on I-580 in Oakland appeared first on CDLLife.