
Flood Damaged Bridges, Roads in West Virginia Receive Emergency Funds
April 7, 2016 | Dan Boaz
Historic flooding across West Virginia at the end of last month has resulted in significant damage to many roads across the state but urgent repairs have already begun. Overall costs for needed repairs are estimated to be in the region of $40 million and the Federal Government has kicked in emergency relief funds of $5 million thus far.
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Rhode Island Details Proposed Truck Tolling Locations
January 8, 2016 | Dan Boaz
In an effort to increase funding for state highway projects in Rhode Island, the introduction of tolling for trucks in the state for an extended period of time. Almost two years after the proposals were first introduced the Rhode Island Department of Transportation has now provided a comprehensive list of locations that are being considered for the addition of toll gantries.
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Hot Shot Trucking in Arkansas & Louisiana Will Benefit from New Bridge
December 10, 2015 | Dan Boaz
Hot Shot Trucking companies always welcome significant road improvement projects which enable us to deliver hot shot freight rapidly and reliably. A new project near Arkansas City would be a great step forward for truck traffic in Southern Arkansas and Northern Louisiana.
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Alabama and Florida Long-term Transportation Project Details Released
November 6, 2015 | Dan Boaz
Within the hot shot trucking sector, it's always encouraging to read about major road improvements, in this case along the Gulf Coast region which aids in the reliable transportation of hot shot freight. The Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization have announced that transportation improvements required in the region will total about $2.4 billion in cost but also stated that critical improvements in the two states' bordering counties of Escambia and Santa Rosa county will be given top priority.
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Detroit Highway Repair Project Plans to Minimize Trucking Impact
October 15, 2015 | Dan Boaz
Few parts of the nation have transportation links as crucial to the hot shot trucking sectors as the highways around the metropolitan Detroit area. For the automotive industry, the dependency on the regional transport routes is absolutely vital throughout Oakland County.
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Interstate 65 Reopens After Lengthy Bridge Repairs
September 9, 2015 | Dan Boaz
Good news for Hot Shot Trucking services and all interstate trucking companies as a critical interstate bridge in Indiana reopens after a month of closures. We previously wrote about the bridge on our sister blog at fulltruckload.com soon after the problems began in early August.
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Iowa Highway Funding Bill is Welcome News for Hot Shot Trucking
June 17, 2015 | Dan Boaz
The Iowa Transportation Commission (ITC) has just approved May's proposed Iowa Transportation Program that was submitted by the IDOT. The approval is welcome news for those in the Hot Shot Trucking and Expedited Freight markets as the state of Iowa
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