The trucking industry has been taking it on the chin ever since the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River closed six weeks ago. The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) shut it down on May 11 after one of the agency’s inspectors found a cracked beam in the span.
Related: I-40 bridge over Mississippi River to remain closed indefinitely
Drivers needing to haul between eastern Arkansas and western Tennessee have been forced to take the Interstate 55 bridge. Though that bridge is...