Updated Kansas traveler-info website offers resources for commercial drivers, motor carriers
TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has updated its traveler-information website, KanDrive.org, to provide motorists with user-friendly, timely details. As an...
Big bong bust: CBP officers seize $156,000 in drug paraphernalia at nation’s northern border
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. — October started off with a “bong” at the Alexandria Bay Port of Entry between the U.S. and Canada when officers...
Completely rebuilt Pilot Travel Center now open in Gila Bend, Arizona; offers 70 truck...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Following the completion of a ground-up rebuild, the Pilot Travel Center in Gila Bend, Arizona, is now open. The new, modern...
Florida DOT works to keep traffic flowing while recovery efforts continue on Pensacola’s 3-Mile...
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Nearly a month after Hurricane Sally devastated parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast region, demolition and recovery efforts continue on the...
U.S. appeals panel overturns three Pilot Flying J convictions
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A U.S. appellate panel on Wednesday, Oct. 14, tossed convictions for the former president of Pilot Flying J and two of...
$27.5 million rehab for Interstate 20 Mississippi River bridge scheduled for completion early next...
MONROE, La. — Work continues on the $27.5 million rehabilitation project for the Interstate 20 Mississippi River Bridge, according to a report released Oct....
$7.2 million in narcotics hidden in ‘medical supplies’ shipment; seizure is second-largest in border...
SAN DIEGO — More than 3,100 pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl powder and pills, and heroin were seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers...
Massachusetts’ toll revenue drops by a third, threatening planned projects
BOSTON — Massachusetts' toll revenues dropped by a third in the first eight months of 2020 compared to revenues from the same period last...
Indiana officially names U.S. 20 ‘Medal of Honor Memorial Highway’
ANGOLA, Ind.— The stretch of U.S. 20 running through Indiana is now officially the “Medal of Honor Memorial Highway.” A naming ceremony and sign...
FMCSA proposal would expand military specialties qualifying for under-21 interstate driving program
WASHINGTON — Public input is requested on a proposal to expand the military occupational specialties (MOS) that qualify under-21 drivers to participate in an...
Month-long wide-load restrictions on I-15 in Arizona will cause 224-mile detour beginning Oct. 12
PHOENIX — Beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, and continuing through Friday, Nov. 13, northbound Interstate 15 through the Virgin River Gorge will...
FMCSA issues emergency HOS waiver for 5 states in anticipation of Hurricane Delta
WASHINGTON — With Hurricane Delta expected to make landfall along the Louisiana Gulf Coast Friday, Oct. 9, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)...
Transportation agencies seek public input on replacement plans for Ohio River ‘Cairo’ Bridge
PADUCAH, Ky. — As repairs and maintenance work continue on the existing U.S. 51 Ohio River “Cairo” Bridge linking Wickliffe, Kentucky, and Cairo, Illinois,...
2019 saw lowest rate of traffic deaths since 2014; preliminary data from NHTSA shows...
WASHINGTON — Traffic deaths decreased nationwide during 2019 compared to 2018, according the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In...
There’s pot in these pots! CBP seizes more than 6.5 tons of marijuana in...
LAREDO, Texas — An unlucky smuggler watched his cargo go “down the drain” Oct. 2 when U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers discovered...
National Ground Water Foundation joins effort to suspend FET through end of 2021
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — The National Ground Water Foundation (NGWF) has joined the bipartisan Modernize the Truck Fleet Coalition in calling on Congress to temporarily suspend...
Border Patrol discovers 800 pounds of meth hidden in truckload of produce, pickles; seizure...
TUSCON, Ariz. — Officers with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) at the Port of Nogales’ commercial facility on Friday, Oct. 2, made...
CBP agents stop human smuggling attempts; discover nearly 150 people hidden in commercial trailers
LAREDO, Texas, and WASHINGTON — Agents with Laredo sector of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last week stopped two human-smuggling attempts by drivers...
New Port of Long Beach bridge opens with clean truck parade
LONG BEACH, Calif. — A convoy of low-emission and electric trucks took the first drive across the newly completed Port of Long Beach bridge...
Truckers gather on national mall to promote, celebrate trucking
WASHINGTON — In May, a group of determined truckers descended on Washington to protest low freight rates, broker transparency and other issues. As the...
