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Mi: Spring Weight Restrictions Still in Effect

Published by the Michigan DOT Effective ½ hour before sunrise Tuesday, April 4, 2017 weight restrictions will be lifted from the southern Michigan/Indiana & Ohio border north to the Mackinac Bridge. Weight restrictions are still in effect and will be imposed and enforced on all state trunkline highways in the … Read More

Truckload Freight Rates on the Rise According to DAT Solutions

According to DAT Solutions, truckload freight rates are on the up, despite considerably less freight.  The national average rate for vans and reefers each increased 6 cents to $1.69 per mile and $1.93 per mile respectively. Flatbeds were up 4 cents to $2.07 per mile. Rates in all sectors were the … Read More

Truck Driver Named Highway Hero

Goodyear has awarded a truck driver who saved a person’s life with the 34th Goodyear Highway Hero award during the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY.  David Webb of Billngs, MT was given the award for stopping an out-of-control dumb truck and administering CPR on the driver who was not … Read More

ATA Brings Up Safety to New Secretary of U.S. Department of HHS

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) president and CEO, Chris Spear issued a welcome letter to Secretary Thomas Price, congratulating him on becoming the new Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and also asking for his help in continuing the membership’s goal to improve highway safety. … Read More

MI Spring Weight Restrictions

Effective 1/2 hour before sunrise on March 8th, 2017 weight restrictions will be lifted from the southern Michigan border north to and including US-12 at the Michigan/Indiana border east to I-94 in Berrien County then north and east to I-69 in Calhoun County then north on I-69 to Lansing and … Read More