Since Scott Moscrip founded Internet Truckstop in his basement 22 years ago, the company that became Truckstop.com has grown quietly. Its lack of heraldry is partially deliberate, CEO Paris Cole says, but toiling in little New Plymouth, Idaho, a town of 1,513, doesn鈥檛 draw much attention, either.
February 15, 2017TCA
Looking Back at a Century of Change as TxDOT Turns 100
TxDOT is turning 100 on April 4, the anniversary of the day Gov. James 鈥淧a鈥 Ferguson signed a bill creating what was then called the Texas Highway Department.
April 3, 2017Government
I-85 Bridge Receives $10 Million In USDOT Emergency Funds
The Federal Highway Administration will provide $10 million to transportation officials tasked with rebuilding and repairing a portion of a bridge that collapsed on Interstate 85 in Atlanta.
March 31, 2017TCA
100 Years of Controversy and Potholes at South Carolina Department of Transportation
The S.C. Department of Transportation turned 100 years old March 10. The department was controversial almost from its first day.
March 10, 2017Government
Former Transportation Chief James Burnley Foresees Funding to Dominate Early DOT Agenda
WASHINGTON聽鈥 Crafting a meaningful funding proposal for the network of roads, pipelines and freight corridors is likely to consume the first few weeks of Elaine Chao鈥檚 tenure as secretary of transportation, former Secretary James Burnley said Jan. 26.
January 26, 2017Government
Rachel Cone to Succeed Jim Boxold as Florida DOT Secretary
Jim Boxold, Florida鈥檚 secretary of transportation the past two years, announced his resignation Jan. 23, effective Feb. 3. Gov. Rick Scott immediately announced Rachel Cone, the assistant secretary for finance and administration, as Boxold鈥檚 interim replacement.
January 24, 2017Government
DOT Proposes Adding Four Heavily Abused Opioids to Its Drug Testing Program
The Department of Transportation is proposing to amend its pre-employment drug-testing program regulation to add testing for four heavily abused opioids聽鈥 hydrocodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone and oxycodone聽鈥 to its drug-testing panel.
January 19, 2017Government
RI Trucking Association Seeks to Prevent RIDOT From Receiving FASTLANE Grant
The Rhode Island Trucking Association wrote to U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on Jan. 11 in hopes of preventing the state鈥檚 Department of Transportation from receiving a $59 million聽FASTLANE grant from USDOT.
January 18, 2017Government
Tom Smith Named West Virginia DOT Secretary
Tom Smith was named West Virginia鈥檚 Transportation Secretary by Governor-Elect Jim Justice on Jan. 14.
January 17, 2017Government
DOT Nominee Chao Outlines Funding, Infrastructure Priorities
WASHINGTON 鈥 Elaine Chao, chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation, pledged to collaborate with Congress on boosting funding for highway projects and modernizing the country鈥檚 freight networks during a friendly confirmation hearing in the Senate on Jan. 11.
January 16, 2017