Ohio Safety Agency Petitions FMCSA for Veteran Driver Exemptions
The Ohio Department of Public Safety has requested exemption from certain commercial driver license regulations to open up truck-driving opportunities for veterans.
Ohio DOT Announces Leadership Changes
The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced a change in leadership at the statewide and district levels.
UAW Says GM Dismissed Concessions Before Idling Cruze Plant in Ohio
Three weeks after employees at the Lordstown General Motors Co. compact car plant assembled their last Chevrolet Cruze, employees are filing into the United Auto Workers Local 1112 hall to sign up for unemployment benefits and try to figure out if they should take a transfer to another GM plant or wait it out.
March 29, 2019GM’s Cruze-Producing Ohio Plant Goes Idle
A sprawling General Motors assembly plant near Youngstown, Ohio, will be idled March 6 after more than 50 years producing cars and other vehicles, a move that will eliminate nearly 1,700 hourly positions by month’s end.
Gas-Tax Hike Needed for Roads, Maintenance, Ohio Transportation Panel Says
After two meetings, a committee formed by Gov. Mike DeWine to study options for fixing a shortfall in money for road construction and maintenance has come to a consensus that the state gasoline tax needs to increase.
Kansas, Ohio Governors-Elect Announce DOT Director Picks
The newly elected governors of Kansas and Ohio have announced their choices to lead their states’ departments of transportation.
January 11, 2019Ohio to Receive Funding Boost Through Recent Senate Bill
Ohio transportation projects will receive a funding boost through the recently passed U.S. Senate bill.
Ohio's Truck Driving Superstar, Scott Woodrome, Earns 13th Berth at Nationals
For those competing in the tanker class at the National Truck Driving Championships in August, watch out for the guy whom peers call the Tom Brady or LeBron James of trucking.
Gov. John Kasich Opens Ohio Roads to Autonomous Testing
Ohio’s public roads and highways are open to autonomous vehicle testing as mandated in an executive order recently signed by Gov. John Kasich.
ODOT Autonomous Vehicle Testing Includes Smart Corridor Truck Applications
U.S. Route 33 will likely host truck platooning exercises in the future as research at Ohio’s Smart Mobility Corridor continues, according to James Barna, chief engineer and assistant director of transportation policy for the Ohio Department of Transportation.