The Colorado Department of Transportation has conducted a study on the goods and the bads of transporting hazardous materials through the Eisenhower/Johnson Memorial Tunnels. Running trucks through tunnels is always a risky business and this study looked at all of the angles. If something did happen inside the tunnel, that…
All three commissioners of La Plata Country, Colorado have agreed to an ordinance preventing commercial vehicles from using “Jake Brakes” in the area. State law already requires engine brake mufflers, but the county has adopted its own ordinace for further enforcement. This local ordinance will allow for signage to be…
Freightwaves has added a third installment of dangerous roads for truckers. If possible, avoid these: There are dual bridges on Interstate 80 in Joliet, Illinois that have been tagged as being in serious or critical condition. They carry somewhere near 12,000 big trucks every day, have steep grades, and have…
Warren Greeno, out of Loveland, Colorado, has been driving with Walmart since 1982 and has driven 5 million accident-free miles. On Wednesday, he was escorted by police to the Walmart distribution center in east Loveland to celebrate his milestone. Greeno’s family was there to help him celebrate along with his…
Truck driving is one of those jobs only certain people can do, especially when the weather turns and the roads get treacherous. It’s not just the weather that makes the roads difficult, sometimes roads are not built for big rigs and problems tend to follow. Here are some of America’s…
When the snow starts falling and roads get icy, life as a truck driver gets a lot trickier. There are many states that require drivers to put chains on their tires to enhance their traction on these treacherous roads. Colorado is covered in mountains and has snowy weather over half…
With winter weather approaching, slippy roads are coming right along with it. Now, icy roads are not the only type of bad road, wet roads and windy conditions can also be quite treacherous. Based on information put out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the five states with the…
Colorado has its fair share of dangerous mountain roads and truckers are being warned to use extreme caution when taking the Wolf Creek Pass on US Highway 160. The Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado State Patrol are teaming up to make sure truckers are safely supplied and educated to…
Colorado State Patrol did a surprise inspection on trucks traveling along the I-70 corridor and didn’t like what they found. Out of the 171 trucks inspected, 17 of them were not carrying chains. According to Colorado’s chain law, from September 1st through May 1st along the 125-mile stretch of I-70…
From Gypsum to Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Interstate 70 is closed due to the Grizzly Creek Fire burning a 25,000-acre area. There are alternate routes available, but area officials are talking about trucks not being able to get to communities in a timely manner. Detours cost trucking companies money because they…