Have you heard about our new FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAR Sign-On Bonus? 

$1,000 per week GUARANTEED and HOME EVERY DAY! Local day cab runs in Jersey City offer daily hometime, a $1,500 to $2,000 Sign-On Bonus (depending on experience), and a GUARANTEED paycheck. We have FREE PARKING, so you can drive your personal vehicle in, park at a secured facility, and have access 24/7. Call Boyd Bros. today at 800-543-8923 or apply online at www.DriveforBoyd.com.

State officials announced that work on the final stretch of Interstate 49N is expected to begin this fall. The Louisiana Department of Construction said yesterday that the job had been divided into two phases for Segment K – a one mile tract from I-220 to Martin Luther King Boulevard in Caddo Parish.

The first part of the project began in May, and the Louisiana DOT anticipates that the work will be done by 2016 or 2017.

Click through to read more, and wherever you’re driving today, remember to be safe  – nothing is more important!

http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/00841b5767954a50a3ed323467166965/LA--Interstate-49-North

If you’re driving in Wichita Falls or parts of Northern Texas today, please be extra careful, as they are under a Flash Flood Watch until Friday afternoon.

“Scattered thunderstorms moving into western Oklahoma today will combine into a thunderstorm complex overnight,” the National Weather Service said in an advisory earlier today.

Click through to read more, and whether you’re in one of these counties or not, remember to be safe wherever you go – nothing is more important!

http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2014/jul/16/local-area-under-flash-flood-watch/

Starting August 1^st, weekend motorists on Route 1 in Delaware will be paying more money at the toll booth. Although the current charges for motorists vary depending on class and size, all tolls will increase by $1.

State officials decided to increase toll costs in an effort to help fund road projects after Gov. Jack Markell’s proposal of a 10-cent gasoline tax was rejected. The money coming from toll increases will be supplemented with a $20 million loan for transportation projects.

Click through to read more, and remember to be safe wherever you go – nothing is more important!

http://www.myfoxphilly.com/story/26014844/delaware-raising-weekend-tolls-on-aug-1

On Friday, after reviewing engineering and traffic safety reports, the Idaho Transportation Board approved a plan to increase speed limits on selected rural sections of interstates in southern and eastern Idaho in early August.

Speed limits won’t increase until the proper signs are in place, but once the signs are up, limits will increase to 80 mph on interstates 15, 84 and 86. The max speed for trucks will go up to 70 mph.

Click through to read more, and remember to be safe wherever you go – nothing is more important!

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2014/07/vidaho-speed-limits-to-move-higher-following-delay.aspx

$2,000 SIGN ON BONUS and HOME WEEKENDS for drivers in a 40 mile radius of Dallas! We’ve got a lot to offer – percentage pay (based on experience), Blue Cross-Blue Shield; and a 100% conventional, late-model fleet. We were voted 2013 Innovator of the Year and Best Carrier to Drive For three years in a row! We have several openings in our fleet, so call Boyd Bros. today at 800-543-8923 or click through to apply online!

www.DriveForBoyd.com

Starting today, bridge work on I-20 over the Mississippi River in Vicksburg will reduce motorists to only one lane each way for the next six weeks. The project, which is scheduled to run until August 21^st, will block off the east and westbound lanes. The Louisiana DOT and Development are working together with Missouri contractors to fix bearings on the bridge that are being stressed by movement on the riverbed.

According to Susan Stafford, a spokesperson for the Louisiana agency, officials “aren’t sure” how much traffic and delays the work will cause.

Click through to read more, and remember to be safe wherever you go – nothing is more important!

http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2014/07/08/bridge-work-close-lanes-vicksburg/12388797/

As professional drivers, you don’t often get to travel the “scenic route,” but the next time you’re travelling for leisure or on vacation, you might like to know about some of the most beautiful roads in the U.S., including the 138 mile stretch of the amazing Outer Banks National Scenic Byway in North Carolina.

Click through to read more, and whether you’re driving for work or on vacation, please remember to be safe wherever you go – nothing is more important!

http://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/escapes/go-list/Americas-Best-Car-Touring-Roads.html

Employment growth numbers so far this year have shown a strengthening Economy, with an unemployment rate of 6.1%. Employers added 288,000 jobs in June, 17,000 of those jobs were in the Transportation and Warehouse industries.

"That's good for consumers, that's good for consumer spending and it's good for trucking," said American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello in a Tweet.

Click through to read more, and remember to be safe wherever you go – nothing is more important!

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2014/07/economic-watch-employment-numbers-signal-strenghthening-economy.aspx)

In July 1776, only an estimated 2.5 million people were living in the newly independent United States. 238 years later, our population has grown to 318.4 million. 

Happy Independence Day America, and remember to be safe wherever you go – nothing is more important!

$1,000 per week GUARANTEED and HOME EVERY DAY! Local day cab runs in Jersey City offer daily hometime, a $1,500 to $2,000 Sign-On Bonus (depending on experience), and a GUARANTEED $1,000 per week paycheck. Call us today at 800-543-8923!

If you’re planning to be on the roads this Independence Day, expect the highways to have more traffic than last year. AAA Travel estimates that 41 million U.S. Citizens will travel 50 miles or more from their home this holiday, an increase of 1.9% from the 40.3 million people who traveled last year. 

"With school out for summer, the Fourth of July holiday is typically the busiest summer travel holiday,” said AAA Chief Operating Officer Marshall Doney.

Click through to read more, and if you’re going to be out on the roads (for work or pleasure) remember to be safe wherever you go – nothing is more important!

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2014/07/independence-day-holiday-travel-expected-to-jump-over-last-year.aspx)

Across the nation, accidents and fatalities on the road have been drastically reduced since increased seatbelt use and a reduction in impaired driving. But authorities in Louisiana say that little progress has been made in reducing speeding, which is a factor in almost one-third of all highway fatalities.

Lt. Col. John LeBlanc, executive director of the Louisiana Safety Commission, says that “aggressive driving” (a category that speeding falls under) is a factor in more than half of all crashes that ended in death in Louisiana.

Click through to read more, and please be safe wherever you are driving today – nothing is more important!

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/viewart/20140701/NEWS01/140701003/State-Speed-still-major-factor-highway-deaths-Louisiana

Congratulations to Shon Singleton for reaching a very impressive milestone – ONE MILLION ACCIDENT-FREE MILES! Shon began driving for Boyd Bros. almost nine years ago, and he is another great example of a Boyd  Bros. driver that ANY company would love to have. He could drive anywhere, and we sure are proud that he chooses Boyd Bros.

Shon, thank you for being a member of our team and for setting such a great example of what it means to be a professional driver.

For all you other drivers out there, please congratulate Shon on his accomplishment and follow his example … remember to make Safety your #1 priority!

The Port Performance Task Force has issued a report of nearly 24 recommendations for the Port of New York and New Jersey to improve air quality and improve truck congestions in those areas. The task force said that their list of recommendations will help improve customer service and increase the flow of goods from the ports to marketplaces.

These recommendations are said to be geared towards securing the Port of New York and New Jersey in their current spot as the leading destination for international shippers in the East.

Click through to read more.

In other New Jersey News, Boyd Bros. has limited openings for local runs in the Jersey City Area. We offer daily hometime, $1,500 to $2,000 Sign-On Bonus (depending on experience), and a GUARANTEED paycheck. Call us today at 800-543-8923, and please be safe wherever you are driving today – nothing is more important!

http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2014/06/task-force-makes-recommendations-to-improve-port-of-n-y-and-n-j-movements.aspx)

When you drive for a living, it can be easy to miss the hidden gems along your route because driving for work involves the safest and most direct route from Point A to Point B. But if you’re ever traveling for personal business and find yourself on I-75 between Detroit and Cincinnati, you might like to know about a few of the places from this article in Mental Floss magazine.

One example is Neil Armstrong’s hometown, Wapakoneta, Ohio. Sitting along I-75 is the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum, where you can see an actual moon rock and the Gemini VIII spacecraft Armstrong commanded in 1966, among other things.

Click through to read about more cool stops along I-75, and please be safe wherever you are driving today – nothing is more important!

http://mentalfloss.com/article/22567/road-5-great-stops-along-i-75

A big Boyd Bros. CONGRATULATIONS to Wallace Anders! Wallace recently paid off his truck through our Lease Purchase Program and signed his new IC contract.

Awesome job Wallace. We are so proud to have you on our team!

The “Best Companies to Work for in Alabama” project is a statewide program from the Best Companies Group. This year, Boyd Bros. has earned the honor of being named one of 2014 Best Companies to Work for in Alabama! Thank you to EVERYONE on the Boyd Bros Team!

Local day cab runs in Jersey City offer daily hometime, $1,500 to $2,000 Sign-On Bonus (depending on experience), and a GUARANTEED paycheck. Call us today at 800-543-8923!