The aftermath of a fatal truck-train collision a year-and-half ago could soon greatly impact the employment-screening process for truck drivers. ...More

Okay, here we are, already a few months into 2013 and all I keep hearing is that now is the time to start planning for the next highway bill. Next highway bill? Yes, you read that correctly. Even though MAP-21 was recently passed and it seems as if we are only just beginning to get introduced to its ramifications, it is still just a two-year bill. It is imperative that planning for the next bill begins now....More

The Missouri Dept. of Transportation will close a stretch of Highway 40 (Interstate 64) to traffic in order to tear down old bridges at Newstead and Taylor avenues beginning Saturday, Feb. 2, and through the weekend. The highway is scheduled to reopen for the morning commute on Monday, Feb. 4....More

LoJack Corp. and TomTom have entered into a strategic alliance to provide fleet telematics and vehicle protection services to small- and medium-sized businesses, commercial fleets, automotive dealerships and law enforcement agencies....More

The California Dept. of Transportation (Caltrans) plans two overnight freeway shutdowns of heavily traveled Highway 91 in the stretch between 14th St. and Central Ave. in Riverside for late January, the agency announced. The westbound lanes of the 91 will be closed starting at 11 p.m. Jan. 28 until just after 4 a.m. Jan. 29. The eastbound lanes will close just after midnight — early Jan. 29 — and reopen about 5 a.m. that day. The pattern will be repeated starting at 11 p.m. Jan. 29 through the early morning of Jan. 30....More

Kafko International has introduced the Oil Eater transportation spill kit, an all-in-one emergency clean-up system for hazardous spills. The kit comes in a compact, water-resistant storage bag that fits easily inside a vehicle. It helps drivers comply with DOT requirements. Everything needed to handle the first response to a hazardous spill situation is included: gloves, universal pads, snakes, high-temp disposal bags and instructions. It absorbs 5.6 gallons....More

The Federal Highway Administration has signed off on the proposed path of the long-discussed “Illiana Expressway,” a superhighway that would link Illinois’ Interstate 55 near Wilmington with Indiana’s I-65 near Cedar Lake....More

Two tractor-trailers crashed and one of the trailers split in half, spilling its cargo — hundreds of gallons of soda — onto the highway in Reading, PA, Tuesday, shutting down the westbound lanes of the West Shore Bypass for more than five hours....More

Aeroflow Healthcare and Enrollment First have partnered on a new sleep apnea management program that provides testing and education. Clients of Enrollment First, which provides custom-made insurance enrollment options for businesses with unique insurance needs, will have access to Aeroflow’s sleep disorder testing and treatment solutions....More

Two truck drivers were instrumental in the rescue of a 2-year-old boy from Houston County, TN, after a statewide Amber Alert was issued for the abducted child on Wednesday. After seeing the Amber Alert on a highway sign, an observant truck driver spotted the boy, his father and their vehicle as they sped down Interstate 24 toward the state border, according to a WSMV News report....More

Idealease and the National Private Truck Council (NPTC) have teamed up to offer a series of seminars throughout the U.S. and Canada this year. The seminars, titled Safety & Compliance Simplified, will occur in 24 cities from February through May. They will focus on helping private fleet professionals maintain a safe fleet, provide safety training to manager, reduce violations and satisfy FMCSA compliance....More

Drivers should be alert to a reduction of the speed limit on a section of State Highway 501 near Ridgefield, WA. A loosened guardrail prompted the Washington State Dept. of Transportation to reduce the speed limit from 40 mph to 25 mph in both directions....More