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Business

Missourians say show me the I-70 project money; state plan includes trucks-only lanes

Missouri leaders continue pondering how to pay for a 200-mile reconstruction of deteriorating I-70. Efforts to ban tolls on the project are ongoing. The most expensive proposal for the project includes four trucks-only lanes.

June 20, 2017

Channel 19

Driver shortage alarm, redux part 2: Bills in Ohio would subsidize ‘cheap labor’

Ohio bills would funnel taxpayer money to driver-training efforts and “put the Ohio taxpayers on the hook for subsidizing cheap labor,” notes small fleet owner Monte Wiederhold. Also, video, audio: Crank it up with Scott Reed’s tuned 750-hp Cat in the Wheeling tunnel on I-70.

April 20, 2017

Business

Three trucks caught in Colorado avalanche, I-70 reopened in both directions

I-70 has been reopened in both directions on the Vail Pass after crews were able to conduct avalanche control work throughout the day Tuesday. An avalanche closed a stretch of the interstate for most of the day Tuesday.

January 10, 2017

Business

‘WB 70 shoulder: An expressway of one’s own’ — from the dashcam of Colin Young

Colin Young was westbound on I-70 “coming down Floyd Hill in Colorado.” Traffic was creeping along, and a pickup-truck driver decided to take matters into his own hands, safety be … well, you know.

October 27, 2016

Overdrive Radio

Mailbag: A primary tool in warding off post-crash litigation threats

“You’ve got to keep an eye out for every little detail and pass it on. If you’ve got a good insurance company, they’ll fight it for you.” As in crashes, as in other cases, says owner-operator Wayne VanHooser. “You’d be surprised how many times you can win when you do that.”

July 20, 2016

Business

I-70 through Glenwood Canyon opens to two-way traffic Thursday afternoon

I-70 through Glenwood Canyon will open to two-way traffic at 4 p.m. local time Thursday. Colorado DOT said a pace car in each direction will lead traffic to maintain a safe speed as vehicles travel through the canyon on the eastbound lanes in a head-to-head configuration.

February 25, 2016

Business

No penalty for Christmas music after Thanksgiving

“I’m the idiot who thinks I’m going to hand-make every gift given between December 1 and Christmas.” — Sometimes, the holidays are hard.

November 29, 2015

Parking

ELDs, hours, parking: Owner-operators’ top 3 critical issues

Considerable fleet/operator common ground is seen in hours of service, CSA, parking and related issues, though the economy ranks higher in Overdrive’s list. Plus: Voices on the “Missouri Truck Ferry” project.

November 20, 2015

Business

I-70W reopened after three-hour closure in Colorado at Eisenhower tunnel

After the Colorado DOT reported an accident west of the Eisenhower Tunnel on I-70, near Milemarker 215, closed all westbound lanes, lanes were reported reopened three-four hours later.

August 10, 2015

Business

WB I-70 in Colorado reopened after emergency road work shut it down

The Colorado Department of Transportation reported westbound lanes of I-70 between milemarkers 419 and 412 were shut down at 10 a.m. local time; the roadway reopened approximately eight hours later.

May 15, 2015

Business

I-70 WB in Indiana down to one lane Wed., Sat.

The Indiana Department of Transportation announced construction crews will restrict westbound Interstate 70 lanes near U.S. 35, Exit 149, and the truck scale facilities in Richmond.

April 21, 2015

Channel 19

Top 16 unsafe four-wheeler maneuvers; Big closure in Indy ongoing

Insurance.com’s most recent consumer survey reveals some fairly common rude — and unsafe — practices among motorists; and: details on the Indianapolis South Split construction detour.

September 9, 2013