Author: Noël Fletcher

FHWA Administrator Shailen Bhatt announced Sept. 6 that he is leaving his post where he has led 2,700 FHWA employees and administered awards totaling more than $350 billion in bipartisan infrastructure funds and other grants.

The decision, repealing measures in place since 2014, follows a six-month review of input from the public, law enforcement and first responders.

AASHTO reiterated concern as to the time frame over FHWA’s annual redistribution of unspent highway funds among states and the states lacking time to allocate the money.

A new Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings distribution center in Illinois will save the company 1.2 million trucking miles annually and serve up to 150 stores.

Supply chain improvements for trucking are underway at the Port of Halifax in Nova Scotia in a multimillion-dollar venture to create a data hub and digitize container terminal operations.

The Montana State Department of Transportation is refurbishing two eastbound and westbound rest areas on Interstate 90 near Billings to increase truck parking and add a new weigh station.

Texas, Iowa, Maryland, Oregon and Pennsylvania are the biggest beneficiaries from the Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training grant program funding.

American agriculture groups are decrying California’s planned 20% cap on U.S.-made canola- and soy-based biodiesel and renewable diesel that could tip the market toward foreign sources.

A handful of states are taking varied approaches to bolster the ranks of commercial truck drivers in the nation.

The Texas Transportation Commission is proceeding with a $1.73 billion buyout to take over State Highway 288 tolling operations to lower fares.