Donations for truckers reach all-time high

Created: Thursday, January 26th, 2012 01:01 pm

Receiving more than $200,000 in donations from customers and employees of TA and Petro Stopping Centers, the TravelCenters of America was able to come away from its second annual "Band Together for SCF" campaign with a record amount of funds for the St. Christopher Truckers Development and Relief Fund.

The funds will be used to help truckers who are enable to work as much as they would like due to medical problems, putting an emphasis on trucker health and highlighting how important it is to step up efforts to ensure the well-being of truckers.

"I'm honored to be associated with the generous customers of TA and Petro," said Tom O'Brien, president and CEO of TravelCenters. "The professional driver community deserves recognition for taking care of their fellow drivers this way."

Another possible funding opportunity aiding truckers is coming from government officials in Los Angeles. The officials are looking at using public resources to help people from low income neighborhoods in the L.A. area, putting them to work on transit projects, reported the Los Angeles Times.

PrePass to add to truck industry savings in Kentucky

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012

Kentucky recently announced it will begin to deploy PrePass truck technology over the next 28 months, which is expected to save trucking companies in Kentucky more than $25 million in operational costs, as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

New green facility will soon open in Harrisburg

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

J.B. Hunt Transport Services is opening a 42,000-square-foot facility in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at the end of the month, and plans to hire 30 new employees.

Trucker health summit to be held in Atlanta

Monday, February 6th, 2012

The Healthy Trucking Association of America recently announced Atlanta will be the location of the 2012 HTAA Healthy Trucking Summit, which is an opportunity for truckers around the nation to learn about the newest innovations in trucker health and safety regulations.

Group forms to protest new bill allowing heavier truck weights

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

Trucking safety measures could take a hit if the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passes a bill eliminating safety precautions aimed at protecting truckers from health risks, according to a group of protesters who gathered recently in Washington, D.C.