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Trucking congestion costs hit record $94.6B

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Congestion cost trucking companies a record $94.6 billion in 2021, according to a new study...

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Tennessee lawmaker frustrated by Buttigieg’s I-40 bridge response

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn believes the nation’s top transportation official is not paying enough attention to the I-40 bridge outage and wants better coordination on the issue between federal and state authorities.

The Tennessee Republican revealed her frustration during a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday for Carlos Monje, nominated to be undersecretary of transportation for policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and currently serving as an adviser to DOT Secretary Pete...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tennessee-lawmaker-frustrated-by-buttigiegs-i-40-bridge-response

Trucking interests skeptical of zone-based congestion pricing

Zone-based congestion pricing for vehicles entering downtown business districts has long been considered a way to reduce delays and stress for commuters. But the potential for cutting fuel consumption and vehicle emissions now dovetails with the Biden administration’s climate policy goals — at a time when states are looking for ways to refill infrastructure budget coffers decimated by the pandemic.

If the new administration decides to put its weight behind the concept, how will truckers fare?

How...

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Houston ‘wins’ most truck-bottlenecked city on congestion list

Houston received the most entries among the top 100 trucking bottlenecks in the country, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) annual list of congestion hot spots for carriers and drivers.

With eight bottleneck areas on ATRI’s 2021 ranking, Houston was followed by Atlanta (No. 6) and Los Angeles (No. 4) as U.S. cities with the most bottlenecks.

“ATRI’s bottleneck report highlights where our most critical issues are and should be a guide for policymakers at the state...

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Could truck crash resurrect Brent Spence Bridge expansion project?

A billion-dollar bridge project put on hold due to lack of funding could get renewed attention in the aftermath of a truck crash that threatens to keep a major U.S. freight corridor closed for weeks.

The accident occurred at approximately 2:45 a.m. EST on Wednesday on the Brent Spence Bridge, which carries Interstate 75 and Interstate 71 traffic over the Ohio River between Cincinnati and northern Kentucky. A northbound truck jackknifed on the bridge’s lower deck, according to the Kentucky...

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PierPass: OffPeak program diverted 48 million truck trips

PierPass Inc. said Tuesday its OffPeak program has taken 48 million truck trips out of daytime Southern California traffic since its launch 15 years ago.

OffPeak was designed to reduce cargo-related congestion and pollution in and around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach by diverting truck trips to night and Saturday shifts funded by the program, according to PierPass, a company created by 12 container terminal operators at both ports in 2005.

PierPass said the number of annual truck trips...

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