Colorado DOT plans safety stops on Wolf Creek Pass during October to provide truckers...
DENVER — Traveling through the Rocky Mountains of Colorado can offer challenging, and often dangerous, conditions for truckers, especially during winter snowstorms. The Colorado...
Portion of I-75 in Detroit to close this weekend for bridge construction
DETROIT — A stretch of Interstate 75, between Interstate 94 and State Highway 8, in Detroit will be closed in both directions from 9...
Proposed guidelines for hair drug testing stir debate in trucking industry
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in September published proposed mandatory guidelines for federal workplace drug-testing programs that includes guidelines...
President Trump signs legislation extending FAST Act for another year
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, upon the recommendation of Congress, has taken steps to preserve the nation’s infrastructure and ensure the maintenance and repairs...
Driver dead after single-vehicle crash on I-465 in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS — Shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday night, Sept. 30, troopers from the Indiana State Police were called to a crash on Interstate 465 westbound,...
Large trucks temporarily barred from ferry service across Mississippi River between Missouri, Kentucky
PADUCAH, Ky. — Due to low water on the Mississippi River, the Dorena-Hickman Ferry will temporarily be unable to transport large trucks, including semis...
Canada’s ‘Project Butane’ leads to fraud charges, seizure of 80,000 pounds of contraband tobacco...
MONTREAL — Project Butane, an investigation begun in 2018 by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) of a suspected contraband tobacco network, has resulted...
EPA ridicules California’s proposed ban of new gas cars
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Chief Andrew Wheeler on Sept. 28 ridiculed California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to ban the sale of...
FHWA allocates $574 million in emergency relief for road, bridge repair in 39 states,...
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced Sept. 29 that the Trump administration will provide $574 million in emergency-relief funds to...
Demolition, recovery underway on hurricane-damaged ‘3-Mile Bridge’ across Florida’s Pensacola Bay
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Demolition on the damaged area of Florida’s Pensacola Bay Bridge, popularly known as the Three-Mile Bridge, began Monday, Sept. 28, according...
FMCSA now accepting applicants for new advisory panel of commercial drivers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is now accepting applications for its new commercial motor vehicle driver...
DOT releases $460,000 to Washington State for emergency repairs to infrastructure destroyed by wildfires
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on Sept. 25 announced the immediate availability of $460,000 in “quick release”...
Stop by and enjoy a cup of joe on National Coffee Day, Sept. 29
Tuesday, Sept. 29 is National Coffee Day. Whether you call it java, joe or coffee, drink it plain or “doctored” with sugar and cream,...
Federal Highway Administration promotes innovations to streamline road, bridge improvement projects
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has announced seven innovations it will support in the sixth round of its...
California to phase out sales of new gasoline-powered passenger vehicles by 2035, followed by...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 23 announced he will “aggressively” move the state further away from its reliance on fossil...
Chad Moore of Rush Truck Centers honored as Light-, Medium-Duty Tech Superstar during National...
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and its Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) continued National Technician Appreciation week by recognizing the first...
New Love’s adds 79 truck parking spaces to Kern County, California
OKLAHOMA CITY — Love’s Travel Stops is now serving customers in Boron, California, thanks to a truck stop that opened Sept. 24. The Boron...
House Appropriation Committee’s continuing resolution would extend FAST Act
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations issued a continuing resolution that would fund federal government programs from the beginning of fiscal year...
Just one week left: Entry deadline for TCA’s Fleet Safety Awards is Friday, Oct....
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Oct. 2 entry deadline for Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) 2020 Fleet Safety Awards is rapidly approaching, and carriers are encouraged to...
Connecticut workplace shooter says gun fired by accident
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. — A man charged with wounding his boss and another employee in a Sept. 22 shooting at a Connecticut trucking repair...
