On February 10, the state legislators in Connecticut will be having a scheduled vote on a proposal to toll trucks. The plan states that tolls will be collected around the highways using 12 electronic gantries. The current form of the proposal talks about just heavy-duty trucks being tolled with an…
The Georgia Department of Transportation is in the process of planning for truck-only lanes along Interstate 75 between McDonough and Macon. With an estimated start in 2024 to the estimated opening in 2028, the estimated cost is around $1.8 billion. These truck-only lanes will not be tolled and extend from…
The Women in Trucking Association has announced its new Driver Ambassador program. Kellylynn McLaughlin, with Schneider National, will be the official WIT Driver Ambassador. This program will help spread the word of what WIT does, help promote women in the trucking industry, celebrate them for what they accomplish, and to…
The trucking industry is the backbone of America. There are over 800,000 professional truckers in this country, crisscrossing our roads every day delivering $700 billion in goods. When thinking of starting your own trucking business there are quite a few choices. Having Sole Proprietorship over the company means one person…
Mack Trucks has announced its new line of medium-duty trucks called the Mack MD Series. Production of these trucks will begin in July 2020. For the production of these trucks, Mack has announced a $13 million investment in the new manufacturing facility in the Roanoke Valley, Virginia. The investment will…
The American Transportation Research Institute has released new research about how tolls are collected and where the money goes. This was deemed a top priority project in 2019. The research includes analyzing 21 major toll systems that collected over $14.7 billion and shows that almost 50 percent of it was…
In 2019, the Port of Savannah moved 4.6 million 20-foot containers which is a 5.6 percent increase from 2018. They also handled more than 650,000 trucks, cars, and tractors in 2019 which is a two percent increase from the previous year. Last year, the total amount of tons transported across…
To all truck drivers around Graves County, Kentucky, it would be a good idea to update your GPS systems. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), there is some new signage at the Interstate 69 Mayfield Ext 21 to help reduce the number of wayward trucks. KYTC is hoping this…
P.A.M. Transportation Services is looking to buy the Laredo, Texas terminal from Celadon Group for $19.8 million. P.A.M. signed a purchase agreement last Wednesday and the deal could be finalized by Friday. The terminal, built in 2016, has a 130,464-square-foot warehouse that is two stories including office and garage space….
Old Dominion Freight Line, out of Thomasville, North Carolina, is the Official Freight Carrier of Major League Baseball. They will drive the annual Spring Training send-off with MLB clubs around the country. This is their fourth year as Offical Freight Carrier of MLB and they will be delivering equipment of…