“I think it must be a state law that I-70 bridges must be outfitted with a ski ramp on all approaches, with a 15-foot drop-off.” --Overdrive reader speaking to one among many reasons readers named the Indiana route the No. 1 worst in the United States
Overdrive's editors have researched the matter, and we do believe there is no state law mandating ski ramps as described by the commenter at the top. Yet that owner-operator wasn't the only trucker to earmark the problem along I-70 in Indiana in Overdrive's new 20-page "Truckers' Highway Report Card," issued today, October 23, 2025.
A few key findings in the report, based on hundreds of survey responses from Overdrive's small-business trucking readers.
Find more detail in the full 2025 Highway Report Card -- download via the short form at bottom.
The hearing convened trucking representatives in efforts to help Senators prioritize trucking issues ahead of the next highway reauthorization. Sen. Young teed it up with acknowledgement of efforts to cut regulatory red tape for truckers and trucking companies, and the hearing would go on to highlight some differences among trucking constituencies with respect to various issues of safety regulation. Yet written testimony made it clear that groups often at odds agreed on this: More investment in truck parking is needed at federal, state and local levels, likewise highway expansion and maintenance.
Sen. Young's office didn't respond to inquiries ahead of the Highway Report Card's release, yet in the July hearing acknowledged that to maintain high levels of trucking safety, "we must also focus on improving our roadway infrastructure," he said. "This includes maintaining road quality and focusing federal funding to leverage state, local and private dollars for infrastructure projects that will vastly improve roadway safety."
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