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Ohio River “Cairo” Bridge to Shut Down

July 23rd, 2020

The Ohio River "Cairo" Bridge will shut down for at least 30 days starting the week of August 3-9, which will result in an 82-mile detour for truck drivers traveling through Kentucky.The bridge carries U.S. 51, U.S. 60, and U.S. 62 traffic across the Ohio River between Wickliffe, Kentucky, and Cairo, Illinois, at U.S. 51 Kentucky mile point 7.372, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC).Crews will be making repairs to aREAD MORE...

Updated Michigan Spring Weight Restrictions

May 7th, 2020

Effective 6:00 a.m. Friday, May 8, 2020, weight restrictions will be lifted on all state trunkline highways within the entire state of Michigan. This spring weight restriction update does not alter or affect the direction given in Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order 2020-44 (COVID-19).Weight Restrictions are implemented during the spring frost thaw period and are now completed for the 2020 season. The anticipated timeframe for Spring Weight Restrictions is February through May. Specific dates will beREAD MORE...

AB 5 Injunction Upheld by Federal Appeals Court

April 10th, 2020

An Injunction was recently upheld by a federal appeals court regarding California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) independent contractor law.The court denied an effort to temporarily lift a preliminary injunction issued in January against the trucking component of a California law that would restrict how independent workers can be classified by companies.The law could potentially remove opportunities for drivers to own their own businesses and work as independent owner-operators in the state, as itREAD MORE...

Ohio Special Blanket Permit for Haulers

April 7th, 2020

In an effort to assist in the state’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Ohio Department of Transportation has approved a special blanket permit for haulers carrying heavy or oversized loads of food, non-alcoholic beverages, medical supplies, cleaning products, and other household goods. The blanket permit applies to travel on roads and bridges maintained by the Ohio Department of Transportation (Interstate, U.S. and State Routes. Hauler loads may not exceed a maximum of 90,000 pounds grossREAD MORE...

Rhode Island Launches New Oversize Online Permit System

March 4th, 2020

Rhode Island has an updated Oversize/Overweight online permit system and it's live and ready.The system was officially launched on Wednesday, March 4.The new system allows users the ability to obtain Annual Divisible Load Permits prior to the 3/31/2020 expiration date of their current permits, which will be available online to save and print once issued. It also gives permit services like WCS Permits the ability to manage this for customers as opposedREAD MORE...

Single Trip Permits Now Valid 5 Days in Arkansas

January 22nd, 2020

Effective January 8, 2020 single trip permits will be valid for the duration of 5 days instead of 3 days in the state of Arkansas.The news was first announced in early January on the Arkansas' automated online permit system home page.This is something many in the oversize load and specialized transportation transportation industry see as a positive, and will eliminate the hassle of having to order another trip permit after only 3 days.READ MORE...