Traffic congestion

We kick off the week with headlines involving major trucking crashes in Pennsylvania and Indiana, the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse websites opening day struggles. Don’t worry, though, if you’re trying […]

Association’s new ad campaign highlights dangers to consumers of not getting a highway bill funded this year.

Smart cities end up producing millions of data points every minute. City administrations need to wake up to the potential of data analytics and think of a way to utilize data and reduce urban traffic congestion.

Techpertise together with TMW Systems …Smart city technology, which connects people, vehicles, infrastructure, and organizations, has come to Columbus, Ohio. The city announced its Connected Vehicle Environment project which seeks to reduce congestion and accidents on the city’s busiest roadways.

An inland port is being built in northern Georgia’s Murray County, which is expected to take some Semis off the highway leading to the Savannah port and also help boost the county’s businesses sector.

ATRI research identified trucking industry costs of $63.4 billion as a result of congestion on the nation’s highways. That cost generates from 996 million lost hours of industry productivity, the equivalent of 362,000 truck drivers sitting still for an entire year.

One of the big mysteries around hours of service is personal conveyance. When can a driver use a vehicle for personal reasons without it counting against their driving time? The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is now attempting to clarify that usage through regulatory guidance.

An Ohio state legislator has introduced a bill that would require trucks operating in Ohio to have side guards to help protect pedestrians and bicyclists.

While eclipses don’t normally cause traffic problems, officials are warning drivers for heavier-than-normal traffic and stopping vehicles as the path of the Great American Eclipse on Aug. 21 will follow closely with several major interstates.