Author: Eleanor Lamb

Weigh-in-motion systems dispersed across four ports of entry in Idaho saved the trucking industry $3.5 million from July 2016 to June 2017, according to a report from the state’s Department of Transportation.

Certain cities in Kansas are using state Department of Transportation funding to reshape roads near distribution centers that draw freight congestion.

Delivery companies in Texas are responding to a call for volunteers from the Texas Trucking Association to provide rescue efforts and transport supplies to those affected by the remnants of Hurricane Harvey.

The Rhode Island State Traffic Commission’s recent denial of a request to restrict tractor-trailers from certain secondary roads will galvanize companies to stand up against such regulations during the commission’s next hearing, said Chris Maxwell, president of the Rhode Island Trucking Association.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation is preparing to test connected vehicle technology in trucks and government vehicles along Interstate 80 to reduce the number of accidents that occur during the state’s treacherous winter months.

The North Dakota Motor Carriers Association elected Melissa Dixon as president, the first woman to serve in that role.

About 60% of commercial driver license applicants in Iowa fail the knowledge exam on their first try, according to Mindi Nguyen, assistant to the director of the state Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Division. But with a new mobile application, Iowa DOT will attempt to redress that.

By 2019, rest areas along Iowa’s busy Interstate 80 freight route will be equipped with technology to help truck drivers traveling the highway to track parking availability, according to the state’s Department of Transportation.

A new truck climbing lane and automated anti-icing systems are among the projects a $12 million federal grant will support in La Plata County, Colo.