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Blizzard shuts down interstates in Nebraska, South Dakota
Portions 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, 2019
Business
Westbound I-74 bridge from Illinois to Iowa to close for construction
The Illinois and Iowa departments of transportation say that, beginning Monday, March 18, construction of the new I-74 Mississippi River Bridge will require all westbound interstate through-traffic to be detoured to I-80 and I-280.
March 15, 2019
Business
Interstates shut down in Rockies, Plains following intense blizzard
An intense blizzard that consisted of hurricane-force wind gusts and heavy snow has forced the closure of some major highways in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota. Portions of I-25, I-80, I-90, I-94 and I-29 are closed throughout the region.
March 14, 2019
Business
Illinois man charged with attempted murder after firing gun at truckers
The warrant states 60-year-old college professor Charles S. Johnston told police he had become âenraged or obsessed over a family that was killed in an accident with a semi and that the motive behind his actions was to harm a truck driver or truck drivers in retaliation.â
January 22, 2018
Business
Trucker shot and killed at Iowa rest area, suspect arrested
The Iowa County Sheriffâs Department says 60-year-old Ernest D. Kummer of Monroe, Iowa, was shot and killed in the cab of his truck in the westbound I-80 rest area at mile marker 208 near Victor, west of Iowa City.
September 11, 2017
Channel 19
Scott LeVanâs radio warning to drivers ahead of deadly EB I-80 crash went unanswered
Driver LeVan used his CB to broadcast several warnings to EB drivers to spread out, impending a traffic back-up ahead, before a later crash that killed two truckers in Pennsylvania. Yet another reason to keep the radio on.
January 12, 2017
Business
I-80 reopened near Donner Pass, maximum chains required
Caltrans says maximum chains are required for trucks, and traffic will be allowed through the Donner Pass area single file with a 30 mph speed limit.
January 11, 2017
Channel 19
New Peterbilt dealer open in Lincoln, Neb.
New Peterbilt of Lincoln dealer location expands parking, service and sales area at I-80 exit 405 in Nebraska â now part of the Midwest Peterbilt Group, which will be familiar to regular readers for a variety of reasons âŚ
March 5, 2016
Channel 19
Toll talk re-emerging in advance of highway bill
Today, it feels like weâre on more solid footing with not only a wider swathe of industry opinion but also among the general public, where tolls sentiment has generally trended dead-set against pricing existing interstates.
March 4, 2014
Business
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The Arrow Truck Sales 2012 Back on the Road winner is named, the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners is required, a womanâs rescuer is named Goodyearâs Highway Hero, cargo theft increases and other industry news items are featured.
May 1, 2012
Business
Nevada trooper seeks help in finding ex-trucker
Lawman is asking truckers for help locating a former trucker and his dog who disappeared on I-80 between Wells and Winnemucca.
July 17, 2011
Channel 19
Prize-winning trucking photo, very happy geese at Wyoming TA
In April, Robinson Transport driver Bob McGilvray claimed his second top spot in Truckers Newsâ monthly photo challenge with this shot, âBedtime at Sideling Hill Plaza,â taken on a quiet night at the Sideling Hill service plaza on the Pennsylvania Turnpike last summer. I wrote about the big win here in Truckers News. (This monthâs [âŚ]
May 19, 2011
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