Rhode Island’s Governor has put out a tractor-trailer ban from all highways in the state. This ban started yesterday, Monday, February 1, at 5 a.m., and is for all tractor-trailers excluding those carrying emergency supplies. The winter storm is set to bring strong winds and heavy snow and will lead…
Alabama Trucking has announced that they will be joining others within the industry to fight against truck-only tolls in Rhode Island. ATA’s CEO has promised support and finances to put a stop to this proposed plan put forth by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. It is argued that if…
The American Trucking Associations and its partners requested to block the truck-only tolls in Rhode Island. These requests were denied by a federal court, but just barely. The tolls were put into effect two years ago and the daily maximum for a truck toll is $40. Going straight through on…
The toll at Gantry 4 at the Oxford Street Bridge on I-95 in Providence, Rhode Island, will go from $2.25 to $4.50 starting March 5. Comments can be submitted to Dot.BridgeRepairTolls@dot.ri.gov until March 1. The increase comes from eliminating a toll location which would have been collecting that amount if…
On Wednesday, Jan. 15, Annette Jones is looking for truckers to line up at her house to give her late husband one final run into the sunset. She lives in Somerset, Massachusetts at 30 Regan Road and would like those truckers who are joining them to be there by 3:15…
The U.S. Court of Appeals has decided that the American Trucking Associations’ lawsuit against Rhode Island’s truck-only tolls can head into federal court. The ATA believes this kind of tolling is a violation of the constitution and discriminates against out-of-state economic interests. Along with some local trucking companies, the ATA…
Arpin Group, a leader in moving services, collected and donated 1,352 pounds of non-perishable food items for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. At the beginning of September, to promote awareness for Hunger Action Month, the Arpin Sustainability Committee partnered with Move for Hunger and collected enough food products to…
Truckers and law enforcement of Rhode Island are teaming up to raise money for Special Olympics with a Truck Convoy event. The first annual Torch Run Truck Convoy will be held at the Travel Centers of America on 849 Victory Highway in West Greenwich, Rhode Island. Together they will raise…
On I-95, in the southern part of the state, two tolls in Rhode Island have brought in $7.2 million with higher numbers predicted next year. With pushback from the trucking industry, RIDOT confirms that they are following the legal rules when it comes to these tolls. The third toll will…