Latest News Updates From Noël Fletcher

Government, Technology, Safety

Connecticut Combats Wrong-Way Driving

High-tech countermeasures against Connecticut’s burgeoning 550% jump in wrong-way crashes will result from a law Gov. Ned Lamont enacted to install new alert systems.

June 19, 2023
Business, Logistics, Top 100

Michigan Welcomes RXO to Ann Arbor

Michigan state officials are enthusiastic about 140 new jobs and a $2.35 million expansion in Ann Arbor by RXO Corporate Solutions to increase its brokerage presence.

June 16, 2023

Florida Faces Blitz of New Civil Cases

Florida’s court system is struggling under a mountain of 280,122 new civil cases filed by trial attorneys a few days before Gov. Ron DeSantis enacted a law in March thwarting lawsuit abuse.

June 14, 2023
Government, Business, Safety

Temporary Road Planned for Ruined Stretch of I-95

A downed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will be covered with a temporary roadway that will permit two-way traffic to return to a segment of one of the country’s busiest freight routes.

June 14, 2023
Government, Technology, Safety

Missouri CDL Holders Have Electronic Options

Missouri commercial driver license holders now can submit their self-certifications and updated medical examiner certificates electronically via email or fax.

June 12, 2023
Government, Business, Safety, Fuel

South Dakota, Nebraska Pause HOS Mandates

Diesel and gasoline shortages prompted the governors of Nebraska and South Dakota to issue emergency executive orders temporarily waiving federal HOS mandates for fuel haulers.

June 12, 2023
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

New York City to Test Microhub Final Dropoffs

New York City officials will experiment this summer on a new system using delivery trucks to drop goods at special off-street or curbside microhubs.

June 11, 2023
Government, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Cummins, Government Lab Develop Enhanced Steel Alloy

A new high-temperature steel alloy rendering engines more durable and efficient has been developed by a team from Cummins Inc. and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

June 9, 2023
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Nineteen States Sue EPA Over California Heavy Truck Phaseout

Iowa is leading 19 states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for backing California’s future ban on heavy diesel vehicles.

June 8, 2023
Government, Equipment, Safety, Logistics

Arkansas Adds 84 Truck Parking Spots on I-40

Amid the constant roar of Interstate 40 traffic, Arkansas state leaders celebrated opening a long-awaited commercial truck parking lot in West Memphis, adding 84 much-needed spaces.

June 8, 2023