Travel times through Salt Lake City could triple or quadruple during the February Olympic Games unless truckers plan their routes carefully, a Utah Deparment of Transportation spokesman said.

In the process of cleaning up its commercial driver licensing system, Florida is implementing changes that include computerized testing, according to Sandra Lambert, the state’s director of the division of drivers’ licenses.

The silver International tractor with gleaming chrome exhaust stacks had an American flag and “God Bless America” emblazoned on it like many others since Sept. 11. But what captured the attention of people it passed was its cargo — the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree.

Plans for the 93 Texas rest areas slated for construction or renovation include not only additional truck parking, increased safety and enhanced amenities. State Department of Transportation officials want them more interesting and are using thematic designs to reach that goal.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investigating the theft of several truckloads of frozen poultry and meat, possibly by organized rings, amid concerns that the food could become tainted and delivered to consumers.

An estimated $30 million a year in trucking industry costs for traveling through a Bullhead City, Ariz., detour around the Hoover Dam has some Arizona Department of Transportation officials unwilling to force truckers farther south on a third route.

Supplies of road de-icing salt have been hard to come by for many smaller road agencies in the Midwest, leaving officials scrambling to replenish their stores amid a regional shortage due to heavy use last year.

Michigan-domiciled carriers and drivers wanting to carry hazardous materials now face heightened security measures that the Michigan Public Service Commission has instituted.

Some of the 563 truckers ordered by Florida to retake their commercial driver license tests in light of a pair of fraud investigations declined to do so and have lost their CDLs, according to state officials.

If a distraction — anything from using a cell phone to snow and ice falling off a rig — contributes to a crash, the driver could be held accountable for causing the accident when a new law in New Hampshire goes into effect Jan. 1.