Government

Ohio Gov. Backs $3 Billion Turnpike Lease

Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) said he would like to lease the Ohio Turnpike to a private operator for $3 billion in cash.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
February 15, 2011
Government, Business

State Trucking Assns. Ask Feds for Help with Snow-Removal Issue

Thirty-one state trucking associations have asked the federal government to study safety issues posed by snow and ice accumulation on trucks.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
January 31, 2011
Business

Report Cites Congestion’s Cost to Trucking

The cost of U.S. traffic congestion has jumped to $115 billion in 2009 from $24 billion in 1982, and trucks are shouldering a disproportionate share of the cost, according to a report released this week.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
January 21, 2011
Government, Business, Safety, Autonomous

Ohio Turnpike Raises Speed Limit

The speed limit for cars and trucks on the Ohio Turnpike will go from 65 to 70 miles an hour starting April 1, a change that the state’s trucking industry opposes.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
December 21, 2010
Government, Business

South Carolina, Georgia Suspend HOS for Fuel Hauling

With winter moving into the southern states, Georgia and South Carolina have suspended the hours-of-service requirements for truckers hauling fuel.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
December 15, 2010
Business

Truck-Weight Pilot Program Wins Support

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins has persuaded her Appropriations Committee colleagues to include a provision in the government’s pending funding plan that would continue to allow trucks weighing over 80,000 pounds continue running on interstate highways in Maine and Vermont.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
December 14, 2010
Government, Business

Idaho to Hold Hearings on Oversize, Overweight Permits

The Idaho Department of Transportation will hold public hearings Wednesday and Thursday after a judge said the department must consider complaints about ConocoPhillips’ plan to ship large loads of equipment along winding highway U.S. 12.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
December 7, 2010
Government, Business

Tolling Close on Washington State Bridge

When tolling starts sometime this spring on the State Route 520 Bridge across Lake Washington west from Seattle, trucks could pay from $2.40 to $14.50 each way to cross.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
November 30, 2010
Government, Business

N.Y. to Grant Weight Exemption for Trucks With APUs

As of Nov. 30, New York truckers that add auxiliary power units to their rigs to cut down on idling can receive a 400-pound exemption from the 80,000-pound truck weight limit.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
November 23, 2010
Government, Business

Arkansas Committee Suggests Higher Fuel Taxes

A blue-ribbon committee that spent two years studying how to pay for road improvements in Arkansas has unveiled a list of possibilities that includes higher fuel taxes.

Michele Fuetsch | Staff Reporter
November 23, 2010