2016 edition of truck driver atlas published

Rand McNally today released the 2016 edition of its top trucker’s atlas, the Motor Carriers’ Road Atlas. The printed atlas, first published in the early 1980s during the period of trucking deregulation, has served over-the-road professional drivers for more than 30 years.  

With each new edition, Rand McNally upgrades the books’ maps and content to keep drivers up-to-date on the road. The newest edition includes:

-Updated U.S. state and Canadian province maps;
-Revised “designated” highways showing the latest truck roadways as specified by the Surface
-Transportation Assistance Act (STAA);
-Updated restricted routes, low clearances, and weigh station locations;
-A 22-page mileage directory with more than 40,000 truck-route-specific, city-to-city mileages;
-A review of Hazardous Materials Regulations;
-And fully updated state and province charts including more than 500 changes to truck-specific state contacts – such as operating authority contacts, emergency police, and vehicle registration. The section also includes road    construction and conditions hotlines.