‘Free rides’ create $155 million in lost revenue for PA Turnpike, audit shows
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The amount of uncollected tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike grew by nearly 50% last year, and a new government audit is urging
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Public can view steel truss being placed atop Cumberland River Bridge piers
PADUCAH, Ky. — Construction of the new U.S. 60 Cumberland River Bridge in western Kentucky will take a big step forward this month as crews
Queen Elizabeth II, a big-truck driver during WWII, has died
LONDON — British Prime Minister Liz Truss says the country is “devastated” by the death of Queen Elizabeth II, calling her “the rock on which
More rainfall after downpours flooded Rhode Island streets
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A two-day rainstorm that dropped more than 11 inches of rain in one Rhode Island community, blocked a major highway, stranded motorists,
Flooding to continue in eastern US this week after Labor Day deluge snarls traffic, briefly closes I-95 in Rhode Island
SUMMERVILLE, Ga. — Flood watches were in effect in the U.S. southeast and much of the northeast on Monday as torrential downpours on Labor Day
Kemp again suspends Georgia fuel taxes into mid-October
ATLANTA — Georgia’s governor is extending the suspension of the state’s motor fuel tax through Oct. 12. Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday, Sept. 1, signed
Study: Carbon should cost 3.6 times more than US price
WASHINGTON — Each ton of carbon dioxide that exits a smokestack or tailpipe, including big rigs, is doing far more damage than what governments take
I-84 near Oregon, Idaho border back open after fire closures
ONTARIO, Ore. — A wildfire closed Interstate 84 in both directions Thursday afternoon near the Oregon and Idaho border, causing traffic backups for miles. Oregon
Big rigs rolling to rescue in Mississippi capital’s water crisis
JACKSON, Miss. — Over the next few days, more than 108 semi-trucks of water are coming into Jackson and seven mega distribution sites will have
Federal grant aims to prevent wrong-way interstate crashes
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky has received a $5 million federal grant to help prevent wrong-way crashes on interstates, officials said. The funding will go toward
Officials hope to reopen flood-damaged LA to Phoenix highway soon
DESERT CENTER, Calif. — Officials hope to fully reopen the main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix by early next week after a flash flood
Repairs underway after flooding damages Los Angeles to Phoenix highway
DESERT CENTER, Calif. — The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the road
Bridgestone plans $550M expansion at Tennessee plant
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Bridgestone Americas announced on Thursday a $550 million investment to expand and modernize its Warren County, Tennessee, truck and bus radial tire
Trucker whose dislodged tire killed trooper fined $15,000
BANGOR, Maine — A truck driver who admitted responsibility in the death of a Maine state police detective who was struck by a dislodged tire
Lawmakers convene to assist flood-damaged eastern Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers took up a state assistance package Wednesday that would pump nearly $213 million into flood-ravaged Appalachian communities — an initial
Former truck driver among 2 convicted in plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A jury on Tuesday convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, delivering swift verdicts in
Suit: Brink’s truck driver asleep during California jewelry heist at Flying J
LOS ANGELES — One of the drivers of a Brink’s tractor-trailer was asleep inside the big rig, parked near a remote Southern California rest stop
Heavy rain floods streets, roadways across Dallas-Fort Worth area
DALLAS — Heavy rains across the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Monday caused streets to flood, submerging vehicles as officials warned motorists to stay off the
New climate law targeting greenhouse gasses offers incentives for zero-emission big rigs
WASHINGTON — Clean energy incentives in the new spending package signed this week by President Joe Biden will trim America’s emissions of heat-trapping gases by
4 dead after Tesla crashes head on with tractor-trailer in California
HOLLISTER, Calif. — Four people are dead after a Tesla crashed into a tractor-trailer on Highway 156 near Fairview, California, on the night of Aug.