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Buttigieg updates Senate on NHTSA’s impaired-driving rulemaking
A rulemaking aimed at taking impaired drivers off the road received more than 18,000 comments, DOT Secretary Pete Buttigieg said.
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Podcast: A private approach to truck parking
Trent Cameron, CEO and co-founder of Outpost, shares his company’s ambitious plan to dot the nation with private truck parking lots.
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Trucking apprenticeships for veterans ‘good recruiting and retention tool’ says industry insider
With high turnover rates in trucking, some in the industry say apprenticeships for veterans may be a way for carriers to retain quality drivers.
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FMCSA feels ‘urgency’ of truck parking crisis
FMCSA is feeling the “urgency” of the truck parking shortage, the agency’s acting Administrator Robin Hutcheson said.
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Rand McNally uses driver feedback to create TND Tablet 1050
Rand McNally unveiled a new in-cab navigation tablet created with truck drivers in mind at MATS 2022.
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States challenge Biden’s social cost of greenhouse gases
Missouri is leading a 13-state coalition in defending a lawsuit alleging an executive order related to greenhouse gases is unconstitutional.
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New Michigan laws provide reciprocity for certain loads
A three-bill package signed into law in Michigan provides reciprocity for timber haulers who must cross the state’s borders.
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Trucker Path launches dispatcher service
From MATS 2022: Trucker Path is launching a dispatch service aimed at decreasing the amount of office work for drivers.
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Three years of construction on I-17 in Arizona begins this year
Do you regularly travel on Interstate 17 in Arizona? Arizona’s DOT has some info about the I-17 improvement project you may want to know.
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Truck freight crossing the borders slowed down in January
Cross-border freight dropped in January, particularly freight hauled by trucks crossing the Canadian border.
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Idaho law provides boost for transportation projects
A new law in Idaho will provide a boost for bridge work around the state without new taxes or fees. Another bill includes money for road work.
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New law designates I-27 extension in Texas
West Texas will get a new stretch of I-27 as part of the $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill recently signed into law.