worst roads

Mastadon in an OK Turnpike pothole

Wendy Parker | May 03, 2013

I'm coming up on my first anniversary of riding with George. I've been a little over 30,000 miles in 11 months. For someone who, up to this point in time, had traveled a grand total ...

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‘Where’s the love’ for truckers? Dr. Love has the answer

Todd Dills | September 12, 2011

Or at least he knows where it's not: I-55 South into Hammond, La., from the No. 46 milemarker about 15 miles to I-12 (much smoother). Dr. Love, or truck driver B.G. Love, takes online viewers ...

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How to save fuel: ‘Fix the roads!’ researchers say

Todd Dills | August 01, 2011

We all know the tire makers have done their due in improving truck-tire rolling resistance in recent years to help operators save fuel with tire choices. Two Auburn University researchers say it’s time for the ...

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Popular Mechanics seeks ‘Worst Road’ nominations

Todd Dills | April 27, 2011

Make your voice heard! No, I'm not talking about the proposed mandate of electronic onboard recorders for hours of service compliance (for more about that: comments are open through May 23). Popular Mechanics editors are ...

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Third time’s the charm? Feds say no to tolling I-80 in Penn.

Todd Dills | April 07, 2010

A development that could mark the end of a long saga (you could make a case that it goes back to the 1980s -- heck, even that it begins prior to the establishment of the ...

News

Road poll: The good, the bad, the better

Max Kvidera | February 01, 2010

Familiar freeways top the rankings of best, worst and most improved roads in Overdrive survey One is a molar masher that has raised the ire of users for decades. The other is a ribbon of smooth ...

CSA'S DATA TRAIL

Crashes and interventions: Crackdown!

FMCSA is putting extra muscle into shutting down truck and bus fleets. Often lacking robust back-office resources to deal with interventions, small carriers can be considered most vulnerable.