Matt ColeMatt Cole is the Senior Editor for Overdrive and CCJ. Reach him at [email protected].BusinessColorado DOT to study allowing hazmat trucks to travel through I-70’s Eisenhower TunnelCurrently, trucks hauling hazmat are banned from using the tunnel and must use Loveland Pass (U.S. Highway 6). A new Colorado law requires CDOT to study the feasibility of allowing hazmat transportation through the tunnel and to report on whether, and under what conditions, hazmat through the tunnel should be allowed.April 12, 2019Pride & PolishHeavy-haul 389 built to honor owner’s grandfatherThe truck is full-time worker, hauling heavy equipment for the family business, Hammett Excavation. The rig is a rolling tribute to Hammett’s grandfather, Harry, who started the company in 1963 and passed away from lung cancer in 2014.April 11, 2019BusinessPermits delayed for 5,600 California fleets following systems outageThe California DMV says it corrected the problem in early March and that the backlog has been gone for several weeks. California Assemblyman Jim Patterson, however, told a local news outlet this week that there are trucking companies “who have hundreds of trucks who, as of this very day, still have not gotten their permits.”April 11, 2019BusinessBlizzard shuts down interstates in Nebraska, South DakotaPortions of I-76, I-80, I-90 and I-29 in Nebraska and South Dakota are closed Thursday as a result of a blizzard that hit the region Wednesday.April 11, 2019BusinessMore than 47,000 U.S. bridges deemed ‘structurally deficient’Iowa leads the way in total number of bridges on the list with 4,675 bridges, followed by Pennsylvania with 3,770 bridges, Oklahoma with 2,540 bridges and Illinois with 2,273 bridges.April 10, 2019Pride & PolishStepping back into the pastViews of antique trucks on display at MATSApril 8, 2019BusinessLawsuit over increasing PA Turnpike tolls dismissed; OOIDA to appeal“This lawsuit is far from over,” said OOIDA President Todd Spencer. “And win or lose on appeal, the turnpike’s debt crisis and the Commonwealth’s transportation emergency aren’t going away either. This is a crisis created by the legislature’s decisions, not our lawsuit.”April 5, 2019BusinessVirginia increases registration fees, diesel taxes to fund I-81 improvementsThe Virginia General Assembly adopted Wednesday, April 3, a recommendation from Gov. Ralph Northam that will increase vehicle registration fees for all trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds.April 4, 2019BusinessI-75 SB bridge over I-24 near Chattanooga reduced to one lane after partial collapseTDOT Chief Engineer Paul Degges said in a press conference that an early investigation of the collapse appears to point to an overdimensional load striking the bottom of the bridge and cutting some of the steel reinforcing strands in the beam that eventually collapsed.April 3, 2019ParkingTexas receives grant to help fund I-10 corridor truck parking information systemThe $6.8 million grant from the Federal Highway Administration will be used to implement a truck parking availability detection and information dissemination system at 37 public truck parking locations along I-10 from California to Texas.April 2, 2019Previous PagePage 97 of 203Next PageTop StoriesEquipmentPaccar's new in-dash digital infotainment system for KWs, PetesPaccar Connect will be available in new Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks in early 2027. Also: Missouri raising some rural interstate speed limits; Volvo, Mack launch enhanced service contracts.Reader RigsThird-gen trucker carries tradition in sharp 2022 Peterbilt 389Pride & PolishThis look like a cabover? 1969 Pete 358 came stamped as a 352Partners in BusinessDiesel rising again: New tools for MPG-investment ROI, IFTA tracking, reportingEquipmentClass-action suit proceeding against Paccar over MX-13 issues
