Federal Highway Administration Tagged Articles

Infographics

Brandon CafferkyMonday, November 22, 2021

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Daily Infographic: Condition of highway bridges by state: 2020

Percent of bridge area rated poor in state

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A painting of early vehicles on early U.S. roads. (Image: Federal Highway Administration)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsFriday, November 19, 2021

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FreightWaves Classics: Remembering a war hero and advocate for good roads

Roy Stone was a Civil War hero and later an advocate for good roads. Read a profile of his service in this FreightWaves Classics article.

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Pulling a truck out of a ditch during the 1919 convoy. (Photo: brooklineconnection.com)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsMonday, August 23, 2021

FreightWaves Classics: U.S. Army’s Pershing and Eisenhower impacted the Interstate Highway System

General John Pershing laid out the first map of what would become the Interstate Highway System.

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Cars are seen amidst the remains of the I-35W bridge on August 3, 2007. (Photo: NPR.org)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsFriday, August 20, 2021

FreightWaves Classics: Fix U.S. bridges! (Part 2)

FreightWaves Classics explores several of the worst bridge collapses in modern U.S. history.

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The collapse of an I-35 bridge illustrates what can happen to a deficient bridge. (Photo: U.S. Army Northern Command)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsThursday, August 19, 2021

FreightWaves Classics: Fix U.S. bridges! (Part 1)

There are too many deficient bridges in the United States. Read this FreightWaves Classics article that provides a profile of the issue.

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John Gallagher, Washington CorrespondentSaturday, July 31, 2021

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How does Congress want to make trucking safe in 2022?

Lawmakers controlling the purse strings in Congress urge FMCSA and NHTSA to take action on their safety directives in 2022.

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A photo of I-15 near Barstow, California. (Photo: barstow.loc.gov)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsTuesday, July 13, 2021

FreightWaves Classics: I-15 runs from southern California through the Intermountain West

FreightWaves Classics profiles I-15, which runs from San Diego to the Canadian border in Montana.

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Traffic on a busy interstate. (Photo: saferoads.org)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsThursday, June 17, 2021

FreightWaves Classics: Federal Highway Administration supports US road system

The Federal Highway Administration's predecessors go back to before cars and trucks... read a profile of its history.

Driver issues

John Gallagher, Washington CorrespondentMonday, June 14, 2021

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Study calls for national truck-parking standards

Lack of standards among truck-parking notification systems puts long-haul truckers at a disadvantage, according to new research.

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Trucks on the road. (Photo: saferoads.org)

Scott Mall, Managing Editor of FreightWaves ClassicsThursday, June 10, 2021

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FreightWaves Classics: Interstates that have not been built (Part 1)

What about the interstate numbers that aren't used? Learn a bit about some interstates that may or may not be built.