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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2025

Part of I-40 Reopens Between North Carolina and Tennessee

A 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 between North Carolina and Tennessee, which has been closed since Hurricane Helene last September, is now open with one lane in each direction. What do truck drivers need to know?

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeNovember 18, 2024

Truckers Run into Trouble Trying to Get Around Hurricane-Ravaged I-40

If truck drivers are using a navigation app that takes them off the approved interstate detour to get around the part of I-40 closed by Hurricane Helene, they could be risking tickets or worse.

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Newsby Deborah LockridgeOctober 3, 2024

Trucking in the Hurricane Helene Aftermath

Hurricane Helene left a 600-mile swath of destruction and record flooding in the Southeast, with major highways washed out in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, power outages, fuel shortages, communication disruptions and more affecting trucking.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2024

New Jersey Intersection Again Named Worst Truck Congestion Bottleneck

The American Transportation Research Institute's 13th annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America identified the 100 worst offenders, with Georgia, Texas and Illinois having more than one on the top-10 list.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 17, 2023

I-10 Freeway in LA to Reopen Faster Than Expected

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the fire-damaged I-10 freeway in Los Angeles will reopen Tuesday, Nov. 21, far faster than initially feared.

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Newsby Wayne ParhamNovember 13, 2023

L.A. Fire Damages I-10, Reopening Date Unknown

A weekend fire beneath Interstate 10 in Los Angeles damaged the roadway structure, closing the highway indefinitely. State leaders are seeing federal help for repairs.

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Newsby Vesna BrajkovicApril 1, 2021

Biden Infrastructure Plan Calls For $300B For EVs, Roads, Bridges

Of Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan, $174 billion would be for building electric vehicle charging infrastructure and $115 billion for repairing highways and bridges.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffSeptember 20, 2019

2019 Fact Book: Highways [Photos]

The decline of our nation's highways is evident in our 2019 Fact Book, with statistics indicating increasing congestion in our busiest regions and an increasing need for repair.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsAugust 16, 2019

Trucking: America’s Unsung Economic Ace Card

Long-haul trucking was a key force in the great American economic boom after World War II. And it's still an important advantage for the U.S. in today's competitive global economy.

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Newsby Steven MartinezApril 4, 2019

1,100 Miles of Bridges in Desperate Need of Repair

An alarming report on the state of the nation’s bridges shows that over 47,000 bridges in the United States are rated structurally deficient and in need of urgent repairs.

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