Tag: Editor Pick
Mini rigs: Michigan woman finds way to indulge love of big trucks
From the time she was a little girl, Amy Wright has loved big rigs. Whether through popular media or seeing them in person, the...
‘Memorial Run’ rig, driver honor fallen firefighters
Spend enough time on the road these days and you’ll quickly discover there are a lot of tribute trucks rolling down the highway. Each...
Tolls planned to fund Pennsylvania initiative to replace, upgrade bridges
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on Feb. 18 announced the bridges under consideration for the PennDOT Pathways Major Bridge Public-Private...
6 killed in 130-vehicle pileup on icy Texas interstate
DALLAS — A massive crash involving more than 130 vehicles on an icy Texas interstate left six people dead and dozens injured Thursday, Feb....
Knight-Swift takes majority stake in software provider Eleos
PHOENIX — Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. last week announced it has acquired a majority ownership position in Eleos, a Greenville, South Carolina-based software provider.Eleos...
Rescued by a rig: Dogs give driver a reason to keep on trucking
Every morning, before she hits the road, Rebecca Washington takes her four dogs — Polly, Tucker, Junior and Ziggy — out for a 30-minute...
Buttigieg says Transportation Department will push ‘bold’ thinking
WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg, sworn in Wednesday, Feb. 3, as transportation secretary, urged his 55,000 employees to embrace “imaginative, bold, forward thinking” as the...
Mississippi looks at penalties for blocking roadways
JACKSON, Miss. — Republican lawmakers in Mississippi are seeking to increase penalties for people who block public roadways during protests. Several Democrats, however, are...
Canadian border officials make record meth seizure, file charges against truck driver
COUTTS, Alberta — Christmas Day wasn’t very merry for one Canadian truck driver, according to a Jan. 27 statement released by the Canada Border...
Minnesota tests ‘snowplow alert’ signs to boost safety on I-35
OWATONNA, Minn. — Drivers on Interstate 35 in southern Minnesota might have noticed new “snowplow alert” messages on digital highway signs recently, warning of slow-moving...
