Connecticut to levy VMT tax against big rigs beginning in 2023
HARTFORD, Conn. — Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, owner-operators and motor carriers transporting goods through Connecticut will be subject to a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax
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Drug seizure at Canadian border leads to criminal charges against truck driver
FORT ERIE, Ontario — A Canadian citizen has been charged with importation of a controlled substance after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) discovered approximately
Part of I-16 closed between Macon, Savannah after truck damages Georgia overpass
SOPERTON, Ga. — Interstate 16 has been shut down in both directions between Exit 71 and Exit 78 in Treutlen County after a large truck
UAW factory workers ratify deal, will end Volvo truck strike
NORFOLK, Va. — Striking blue-collar workers at Volvo Trucks North America’s New River Valley truck assembly plant in Virginia have narrowly ratified what the company
2 men held on anti-riot law following protest that blocked Miami expressway
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Two Florida men who were arrested during a protest in support of antigovernment demonstrations in Cuba are being held on charges
CBP expands Santa Teresa port of entry to accommodate oversize cargo
SANTA TERESA, N.M. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in late June announced the expansion of the Santa Teresa Land Port of Entry (LPOE) to
Demonstrators block Miami’s Palmetto Expressway in support of Cuban protests
MIAMI — Demonstrators expressing solidarity with the thousands of Cubans who waged a rare weekend of protests around their island nation shut down a stretch
Virginia approves $24 billion for 6-year transportation improvement plan
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) in June approved fiscal year (FY) 2022 budgets for the commonwealth transportation fund, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the Department
In the soup: Truckload of ramen noodles flips into Arkansas lake
FAULKNER COUNTY, Ark. — A tractor-trailer carrying 20,000 pounds of ramen noodles landed on its side, partially submerged in Lake Conway at the intersection of
Fuel shortage could ground aircraft needed to fight wildfires
BOISE, Idaho — Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during what
Parson signs off on first Missouri gas tax hike in decades
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed into law the state’s first gasoline tax increase in decades. Longtime transportation funding advocate Parson
USDOT plans to award nearly $100 million to fund infrastructure projects across nation
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced in late June that the Biden-Harris administration plans to award $905.25 million to 24
Husband and wife sentenced to 4 years in Operation Sideswipe insurance scam
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans couple have been sentenced to 48 months in prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud as part of an
Volvo Trucks to restart Virginia factory as strike continues
NORFOLK, Va. — Volvo Trucks North America says some striking workers crossed picket lines Monday, July 12, at a southwestern Virginia factory as the company
Arizona DOT approves 5-year plan to improve freight corridors
PHOENIX — Four corridors for passenger and freight traffic will be expanded and improved under the Arizona Department of Transportation’s (ADOT) five-year construction program. The
System Transport selected to transport 2021 US Capitol Christmas Tree
EUREKA, Calif. — The holiday season will be a little brighter this year with the help of System Transport, the motor carrier selected to transport
Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence winner will receive a Kenworth T680 sleeper
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Kenworth, FASTPORT and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative are joining together for the sixth year to discover
Closure of I-40 Memphis span draws intense scrutiny to deteriorating bridges across the nation
The 48-year-old Interstate 40 bridge between Arkansas and Tennessee was rated as being in “fair” condition with a sufficiency factor of 58% before a “significant”
North Carolina DOT plans improvements to streamline commercial truck traffic in Nash County
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. — The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) announced in late June that improvements are planned for Nash County. Two bridges over Interstate
PA Turnpike approves 5% toll increase for 2022 reflecting lowest increase in six years
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) announced July 6 the approval of a 5% toll increase for 2022 for both E-ZPass and toll-by-plate customers. The