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Channel 19
Parking capacity issue, redux: Va. DOT shelves truck rest area plans
The parking capacity issue and one state’s attempt to put a dent in it runs into a wall of local opposition — such that Va. DOT has moved publicly to suspend the project and explore alternatives,
November 10, 2016
Business
I-95 fully reopened throughout North Carolina
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has announced I-95 is completely open in both directions throughout the state.
October 19, 2016
Channel 19
Parking ‘capacity is the issue’: What one state that tried to address it with new spaces is going through
There’s a reason all we tend to hear about around the parking issue is related to ways to deliver information about space availability. Capacity may be the bedrock issue, but can you spell N(ot) – I(n) – M(y) -B(ack) – Y(ard). Related news from Virginia.
September 20, 2016
Parking
Truck ‘N Park demonstration hits the ground running
I-95 Corridor Coalition Truck ‘N Park project coordinator Marygrace Parker realizes capacity is the biggest issue when it comes to truck parking, she says, but hopes real-time availability-info sharing can at least help mitigate the problem in the short term.
February 15, 2016
Business
Virginia legislature floats two bills to limit trucks in left lane
The Virginia General Assembly has proposed two amendments to state law that would prohibit trucks from driving in the left-most lane in certain areas.
January 12, 2016
Business
These latest numbers show the Thanksgiving effect on the flatbed spot market
Where it’s hot and not: The holiday week saw flatbed load availability, predictably, fall — bright spots exist in Medford, Ore.; Rapid City, S.D.; Omaha, Neb.; Little Rock, Ark.; Shreveport, La.; and Montgomery, Ala.
December 3, 2015
Business
Christmas trees roll out of the Pacific Northwest: Thanksgiving-eve van freight update
Look for a rates rebound this coming week in major markets on the East Coast, DAT says, as despite improved demand metrics, rates fell there while holding steady at $1.70 per mile last week
November 25, 2015
Business
Top 15 most intense states for maintenance, brake violations
Updated with 2019 data, find more insight here on what truckers can expect of -- and where expect it from -- law enforcement during 2020 Brake Safety Week.
October 13, 2015
Business
Overnight lane closures: Upcoming in Michigan and Virginia; Nashville I-40 shutdown repeat
I-64 affected in Virginia through next week in both directions (MM 250-255) overnight, likewise Monday in Michigan I-94 in Washtenaw County. Nashville downtown — I-40 closing again over the weekend.
September 18, 2015
Custom Rigs
Two regional shows to keep an eye open for in VA, NY
Upcoming in early and mid-August, the annual semi-truck pull at the Broome County Fair in Whitney Point, N.Y., and VA Large Cars’ “Freedom Fighters Truck Show” in Madison, Va.
June 13, 2015
Business
Don’t mess with Texas: Focusing on the truck and not the trucker to roll back crashes
Only two of the states with the biggest truck-involved fatality-crash problems show a percentage of maintenance violations above the 2013 national average of 72.6 percent – Virginia and Texas.
November 6, 2014
Channel 19
Toll talk re-emerging in advance of highway bill
Today, it feels like we’re on more solid footing with not only a wider swathe of industry opinion but also among the general public, where tolls sentiment has generally trended dead-set against pricing existing interstates.
March 4, 2014
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