Eclipse

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles recently announced there will be no oversize loads allowed to travel from midnight Sunday to midnight on Monday, the day of the solar eclipse.

About 1 million people from out of state are expected to travel to Texas to see the eclipse on Monday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).

All four of the Lone Star State’s largest cities — Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and Fort Worth — are along the eclipse’s path of totality, where the moon’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-halts-transport-of-oversize-loads-during-eclipse

Ahead of the April 8 total solar eclipse, which will stretch from Texas to Maine, some state transportation departments are advising truckers to consider staying off the roads as traffic is expected to be severely impacted by people traveling to see the astronomical event.

Millions of people descended on states with views of the 2017 total solar eclipse, congesting roadways. Transportation officials are sharing plans in an effort to minimize headache-inducing traffic jams. That includes guidance...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/some-states-urge-truck-drivers-to-avoid-working-during-upcoming-eclipse