Carriers in the trucking industry have been trying to dig themselves out of a hole ever since monsoonal rains hit western Colorado this summer.
The storms came during normally dry months of the year, leading to major mudslides that blocked about a 20-mile stretch of Interstate 70 multiple times in the Glenwood Canyon area, about 160 miles west of Denver. This is part of a vital corridor for long-haul freight and agricultural products, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT).
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