With big rigs in spotlight, feds continue focus on reducing highway fatalities
WASHINGTON — During his tenure as U.S. transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg has made it clear that he’s laser-focused on improving highway safety. In October, he
WASHINGTON — During his tenure as U.S. transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg has made it clear that he’s laser-focused on improving highway safety. In October, he
NASHVILLE — Thanksgiving travelers will not be delayed by construction on Tennessee roads during this holiday. Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will halt all lane
DALLAS — Expediter Services (ES) has met its goal of creating and growing 150 women-owned businesses and is expanding the initiative to continue to finance
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Patrol was involved in a shooting on Nov. 18 after a man reportedly carjacked a semi-trailer, rolled it on
OMAHA, Neb. — Railroad engineers accepted their deal with the railroads that will deliver 24% raises but conductors rejected theirs, threatening the health of the
COLUMBUS, Ind. — The past few months have been difficult for many in the trucking industry. Rising diesel prices, regional, temporary diesel fuel supply crunches
NEW YORK — Parts of New York finally caught a break Sunday after a storm spent days dumping a potentially record-setting amount of snow on
JACKSON, Miss. — A group of environmental and racial justice organizations filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday against the U.S. Department of Transportation and its
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A dangerous lake-effect snowstorm paralyzed parts of western and northern New York on Friday, with nearly 2 feet of snow already on
WASHINGTON — The comment period on the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) proposal to require trucks with pre-2000 engines to comply with the electronic
PHOENIX — Officials with national truck stop giant Love’s say they are “actively monitoring the diesel supply situation in Arizona, Utah and surrounding areas as
HINTON, W.Va. — Highway crews plan to build a temporary bridge over a giant sinkhole in southern West Virginia that has overtaken a road and
PITTSBURGH — A new law in Pennsylvania that requires drivers to remove snow and ice from their vehicles, including big rigs, has gone into effect.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Drivers could be pulled over by police in some cases solely for holding or using a cellphone while driving under legislation that
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued a State of Emergency ahead of a winter storm forecast to impact portions of upstate New
WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is working to stop companies that engage in truck brokering without proper FMCSA authority. FMCSA officials
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Pilot Company and Volvo Group have signed a letter of intent to develop a high-performance charging network open to all battery-electric Class
WASHINGTON — In the U.S., of the 34,402 commercial motor vehicles inspected during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Brake Safey Week, 4,664 (13.6%) were
RURAL NORTH DAKOTA — North Dakota officials are asking motorists to be patient as a huge 36-axle oversized load makes its way through highways 85
HOUSTON —Â A federal grand jury in Houston has returned an indictment charging a former U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) employee with bribery and extortion. Patrick