Trucking companies in Iowa and even the Executive VP of OOIDA agree that there is no driver shortage, despite statements from politicians and the ATA – the real issue is driver pay. Fo years, the American Trucking Association, politicians, and other national groups have claimed a mass shortage of truck drivers, predicting a shortage of ...more
After a truck became stuck on a North Dakota roadway, a snow plow was brought in to (legally!) help clear the vehicle off the road. Video of the unusual truck removal was shared by the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) on Thursday.NDHP explained why the snow plow removal was necessary and even went into the ...more
The North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) recently shared dash cam video of a semi truck crashing through a gate that troopers set up to keep vehicles off of I-94 as it was closed for a snowstorm. The video was captured around 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, December 15 on I-94 east out of Jamestown.“NDHP troopers are often ...more
Three people died in a wreck between a party bus and a tractor trailer in Virginia on Friday morning. The accident happened on December 16th at 1:48 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 64 at the 241 mile marker. According to 13 News Now, the cause of the crash has not been released, but 22 people were on ...more
A winter storm that killed three people earlier this week has knocked out power in seven states and unleashed tornadoes near New Orleans. About 207,000 customers were without power in Michigan, Minnesota, West Virginia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Florida and hardest-hit Wisconsin Dec. 15 as the massive system brought heavy snow, rain and high winds across the ...more
Congress intends to work on fiscal 2023 funding legislation through the end of the month. The Senate is expected to consider a measure that funds the government through Dec. 23 and averts a federal shutdown. The House approved this short-term bill Dec. 14, mostly along party lines. Federal funding authority expires Dec. 16. Congressional leaders ...more
Congress intends to work on fiscal 2023 funding legislation through the end of the month. The Senate Dec. 16 approved legislation to fund the government through Dec. 23 by a vote of 71-19 to avert a federal shutdown. The House approved this short-term bill Dec. 14, mostly along party lines. Federal funding authority was to ...more
TOPEKA, Kan. — The operator of a pipeline with the largest onshore crude oil spill in nine years has reopened all of it except for the stretch in Kansas and northern Oklahoma that includes the site of the rupture. Canada-based T.C. Energy said in a statement the night of Dec. 14 that its Keystone system ...more
Ford Motor Co. and China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. are considering building a battery manufacturing plant in Michigan in a complex arrangement designed to reap new tax benefits without running afoul of U.S.-China political sensitivities. The state has emerged along with Virginia as a potential home of the multibillion-dollar facility, according to people familiar ...more
Virginia has $97.6 million in two new low-interest federal loans to improve safety and traffic flows along its rolling Interstate 81 that cuts through rural mountain areas in a main trucking route linking southern economic areas and northeast markets. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the funding award Dec. 12 from its Build America Bureau, ...more
