To address a shortage of spaces, Ohio is converting more than a dozen weigh stations into truck parking lots and modernizing rest areas.
November 8, 2022Latest News Updates From Noël Fletcher
Ohio Answers Some Parking Needs by Converting Weigh Stations
California Sees Improvements in New Emissions Report
The California Air Resources Board has released a greenhouse gas emissions report showing a 33% drop in carbon pollution since 2001 that was achieved through a combination of tactics including expanded use of biodiesel and renewable diesel in heavy-duty trucks, greater use of electric vehicles and more fuel-efficient passenger vehicles.
November 8, 2022Nebraska, Iowa Issue Hours-of-Service Waivers Related to Fuel
The governors of Nebraska and Iowa temporarily waived federal mandates for truck drivers amid greater fuel demand for harvest season and diesel shortages.
November 3, 2022Utah Receives $800,000 Grant to Assess 40 Bridges on I-84
Utah is receiving an $800,000 federal grant to determine how to repair or rebuild 40 at-risk bridges along a rural freight corridor.
November 2, 2022Nevada’s Revamped 511 Travel Information System Features ‘Trucker Mode’
Aware of the needs of thousands of commercial drivers daily moving freight on Nevada roadways, state transportation officials unveiled a revamped 511 state travel information system featuring a special “Trucker Mode.”
November 1, 2022South Dakota Issues HOS Executive Order for Fuel Delivery
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued an emergency hours-of-service waiver for fuel deliveries to better prepare for harvest season and colder weather amid low diesel and gas supplies.
October 28, 2022Hero Daniel Harmon: Helping Kentucky Flood Victims Whose 91Ƶs Washed Away
Daniel Harmon understood what people in Kentucky were confronting when flooding overwhelmed parts of the state in July. The West Virginia native has experienced it, and when he saw it happening to neighboring Kentucky, he wanted to help.
October 28, 2022Wyoming Group: Most Local Refineries Sell Fuel Elsewhere
Most of Wyoming’s output of diesel, renewable diesel and biodiesel is sent to other states rather than being used locally.
October 27, 2022PhilaPort Terminal Gets $20.3 Million Grant to Ease Truck Congestion
The Port of Philadelphia will have less truck congestion and more capacity thanks to a $20.3 million federal infrastructure grant award.
October 26, 2022FHWA Releases $50 Million in Emergency Funds for Florida
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $50 million in “quick release” federal emergency relief funds to Florida transportation officials to help rebuild interstates, highways and bridges damaged during Hurricane Ian.
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