Government, Business, Safety

Correctional Program in Nebraska Celebrates First CDL Grads

Holding new CDLs, five men incarcerated in a work-release corrections center are the first such aspiring truck drivers in a program focused on their re-entry into society.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
June 5, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment

Tractor Supply Opens Its Largest Multistate Distribution Center

Tractor Supply Co. will open the company’s largest distribution center in Arkansas to supply products for local e-commerce orders and 250 stores in the Southeast, Midwest and Texas.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
June 4, 2024
Government, Business, Fuel

Diesel, Gas Prices to Rise July 1 in Five States

Routine fuel tax increases take effect July 1 in California, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Virginia, while an effort to boost fuel taxes and fees on EVs is causing controversy in New Jersey.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
June 4, 2024
Government, Business, Logistics

Ohio Coordinates ‘Super Load’ Cargo Movements on Trucks

Ohio transportation officials are coordinating the movements of several trucks carrying “super loads” of cargo weighing up to 900,000 pounds.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 31, 2024
Government, Business, Technology

Nebraska Leads State Groups in EPA, CARB Emissions Lawsuits

Nebraska is leading two state coalitions suing California and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over their individual emissions rules.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 30, 2024
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

Tax Credit Lures Canada’s Largest Renewable Diesel Venture

Canada’s Alberta province has provided an Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit to Imperial Oil Ltd. for a C$720 million project to build the nation’s largest renewable diesel facility. 

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 29, 2024
Government, Logistics

Canada Grants $10M to Top Mineral Port to Boost Supply Chain

Canada is investing C$10 million from its National Trade Corridors Fund to alleviate supply chain congestion and modernize an aluminum terminal at the Port of Sept-Îles.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 28, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety

Roadside Inspection Station Opens on Long Island Expressway

Truckers driving in New York on Interstate 495 along the Long Island Expressway will encounter a new commercial vehicle roadside inspection station in Suffolk County that opened in May.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 24, 2024
Government, Safety

Delaware Creates Police Unit Focusing on Interstate Drivers

Three interstates forming the backbone of Delaware’s freight route are now the focus of a new state police Highway Safety Unit that will concentrate on patrolling interstate traffic.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 22, 2024
Government, Business, Equipment, Logistics

Hundreds Warn EPA: Don’t Back CARB Ban on Diesel Locomotives

Government officials, public agencies and business interests warn EPA  that approving California’s rule to outlaw diesel locomotives will harm the nation’s interconnected rail system.

Noël Fletcher | Staff Reporter
May 20, 2024