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Paycheck Protection Program application period extended to August 8
The application period previously ended June 30, but with appropriated billions left unspent, Congress elected to reopen it through August 8 with the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act. WB I-66 rest area at MM 48 in Virginia closed to truck parking for two weeks for drainage work.
July 6, 2020
Business
News roundup, Dec. 26: 75-truck fleet closed doors ahead of Christmas, new connected Dashcam launched, load-tracking proliferation and preference explored
Ohio-based 75-truck fleet GDS Express closed shop last week. NexTraq launches new forward-facing in-cab HD video camera system, in-cab views optional. And: A tracking provider asks, What’s your preferred tracking method, when it comes to technology.
December 26, 2019
Business
I-24 closed in downtown Nashville Friday night through early Monday
TDOT has a closure set for the I-24 section of the downtown Nashville, Tenn., interstate loop from the I-40 at the Silliman Evans bridge to I-65 on the Northeast side of the downtown area. The closure begins at 9 p.m. tonight, Friday, August 2, and runs through Monday, August 5, at 5 a.m.
August 2, 2019
Channel 19
Owner-operator Chuck Kumalaa on his decision to stay out through the holiday weekend
You’ve just found out that your electronic load confirmation with a delivery appointment for today was bunk because the business is shut down for Memorial Day. What do you do? And: Why owner-operator Chuck Kumalaa stayed out this weekend knowing in advance he wouldn’t deliver before Tuesday.
May 27, 2019
Business
Fleet leaves hundreds of drivers stranded after sudden closure
The fleet deployed text messages and emails to workers that day notifying them of the closure, leaving its roughly 500 drivers stranded without jobs, pay, access to fuel or even a way home, according to accounts posted to Facebook and local news reports.
April 29, 2019
Electronic Logging Devices
Could commercialization stem tide of rest area closures?
The ability to commercialize older rest stops would give states the ability to add restaurants, fueling and maybe even additional parking. Details here.
June 5, 2018
Business
Highway updates: Northeastern winter storm closes roadways, brief I-10 closure coming in AZ
Travel has been slowed in the Northeast because of a winter storm in the area, but so far, there have been no major highway closures as a result.
February 9, 2017
Business
I-75 in Tenn. fully open after slide; delays on I-40 in Roane County
Two I-75 lanes NB/SB were finally reported open last week, April 13, following the rock slide in Campbell County, TN; I-40 reduced to one lane in both directions between MM 350 and 352 through late May.
April 19, 2016
Business
I-75 in Tennessee after rock slide: Project completion possible by 4/15
After nearly a month of full closure on the NB side of I-75 in the state near the Kentucky border, one NB lane reopened to traffic last week, March 24. SB remains open.
March 30, 2016
Business
I-75 closed by rock slide near Tenn.-Ky. border, could partially reopen within 14 days
Timeline for reopening after a rock slide shut down I-75 just south of the Tenn.-Ky. border was not available, but officials were advising truckers to expect weeks, not days, for full clean-up.
March 1, 2016
Business
I-96 overnight full closure March 2
The Michigan DOT reports that, given winter weather predicted for earlier this week, an overnight, full closure on I-96 at Aurelius Road in Lansing has been rescheduled for the night of Wednesday, March 2.
March 1, 2016
Business
Debris slide, conditions close I-90 EB at Snoqualmie Pass
WsDOT reported all lanes of EB I-90 had reopened as of mid-morning after closing in the Snoqualmie Pass area at MM 34 near North Bend, Wash., following heavy snow and a debris slide.
December 14, 2015
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