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Shutting down this weekend: I-40 in Nashville

Bridge work downtown in Nashville will see the entire “South Loop” through downtown shut down nightly through Monday next week.

July 22, 2015

I-44 bridge work in OKC reveals further damage

Damage prompted lane closures between Pennsylvania and Western avenues that, OklaDOT says, should reopen in May. Lane closures in Okemah on I-40, meanwhile, are ongoing through the fall.

April 24, 2015

This EB I-44 Belle Isle pier between Pennsylvania Ave. and Western Ave. in Oklahoma City is one of two piers currently receiving a temporary, steel beam support that will add strength to the bridge.

Shower report 2014

Wendy comes back from a cross-country trip ready to crown one truck-stop with the superlative of “best showers”…

July 2, 2014

Sometimes the delays are lifesavers

Near-disaster averted by the highway in Arkansas — and the Motel 6.5: “It’s a real place, with a hand-painted sign, swear it.”…

April 18, 2014

He made a mess of the wire fence.

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I-40 lanes back open in Arkansas

“Interstate truckers need a good federal highway system. The price we pay is regulation. Want the feds out of your business? Get used to sitting around in local traffic.”

July 4, 2013

Just another day stuck on I-40 between Little Rock and Memphis. No traffic was moving in either direction when this photo was taken in March. | Photo by Kevin Jones

In the pioneering spirit out West

Yes, even Pioneer women were catty.

May 31, 2013

Preparing for the long haul

Between Redlands, Calif., and McCarran, Nev., Wendy’s looking for “the usual things — Sasquatch, alien ships, clean showers, good places to eat.” Suggestions?

January 30, 2013

Bosselman opens shop in AZ

Bosselman Boss Truck Shops Inc. has opened a new location in Bellemont, Ariz., at I-40 Exit 185.

July 31, 2012

Talking recession, recovery and history in Oklahoma City with Marvin Rush

Amid recent headlines trumpeting growing manufacturing activity, freight volumes and truck and trailer sales, it’s tempting to look at Rush Enterprises’ expansive new facility in Oklahoma City off I-40 at the Council Road exit as yet another sign of the growing consensus that the Great Recession is either over or nearing its close and the trucking […]

June 15, 2010

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Road poll: The good, the bad, the better

Familiar freeways top the rankings of best, worst and most improved roads in Overdrive survey

February 1, 2010

I-40 in Knoxville, Tenn., reopened in 2009 after being closed for more than a year. The state’s section of I-40 was named Best Road.

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