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DOT Initiative Educates Transportation Workers and Travelers About Human Trafficking

In conjunction with National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the U.S. Department of Transportation is launching a new awareness program in hopes of educating transportation workers and travelers on how to spot signs of human trafficking.

You Can’t Blame Trucks for the Highland Rest Area Bus Crash [Commentary]

The causes of the Highland Park rest area crash go far beyond the parking shortage and the need for flexibility in hours of service — but those issues must be addressed, too, says Jim Park in his On the Road blog.

NTSB Probes Deadly Bus Collision with Trucks Parked on Ramp

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what happened last week when a bus crashed into three tractor-trailers parked along an exit ramp leading into an Illinois rest area.

Women Drivers, Truck Parking Among ATRI Research Priorities for 2023

The American Transportation Research Institute Board of Directors approved its 2023 top research priorities.

House Highway Bill Step Forward on Infrastructure Funding

The House passed a five-year highway bill, but there's still a long way to go before there's a real agreement on infrastructure funding on Capitol Hill.

3 Factors That May Support Commercial Services at Rest Areas

The Reason Foundation’s Robert Poole suggests the Interstate System should have state-of-the-art service plazas, and that three factors may lead to support for reconsideration of the no-commercial-services rule for interstate rest areas.

More Truckstop Chains Mandate Masks

Following the announcement from Love’s Travel Stops requiring the use of masks by all employees and customers last week, both the Pilot Company and TravelCenters of America (TA) will now observe the same policy in all of their facilities across the country.

NATSO Encourages Travel Plazas, Truckstops to Require Masks

NATSO is now encouraging all truckstops and travel plazas to adopt a policy requiring customers to wear some type of face covering to protect the health and safety of both employees and customers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Cases Identified at 1-70 Kansas Service Area

The Shawnee County Health Department recently warned of some COVID-19 cases stemming from the Topeka Service Area on the I-70 Turnpike located at mile marker 188, just East of Topeka.

NATSO, Associations Argue for Private Sector EV Investment

The National Association of Truck Stop Owners, along with a group of like-minded associations, recently asked Congress to promote investment in America’s infrastructure and design policies that attract private sector investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

DOT Initiative Educates Transportation Workers and Travelers About Human Trafficking

You Can’t Blame Trucks for the Highland Rest Area Bus Crash [Commentary]

NTSB Probes Deadly Bus Collision with Trucks Parked on Ramp

Women Drivers, Truck Parking Among ATRI Research Priorities for 2023

House Highway Bill Step Forward on Infrastructure Funding

3 Factors That May Support Commercial Services at Rest Areas

More Truckstop Chains Mandate Masks

NATSO Encourages Travel Plazas, Truckstops to Require Masks

COVID-19 Cases Identified at 1-70 Kansas Service Area

NATSO, Associations Argue for Private Sector EV Investment

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