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Oregon gives owners of fuel-efficient vehicles a choice: higher registration fee or mileage fee
Oregon drivers will not only pay a higher gas tax starting in January but those driving fuel-efficient vehicles will have a higher registration fee to account for the lower amount of gas taxes they pay. Fuel-efficient vehicle drivers, however, will have the option to pay a lower registration fee, if they sign up for the […]
December 27, 2019
Roadbuilding
UDOT tests new radar-activated signs to reduce deer collisions
UDOT is testing out radar-detecting wildlife signs to alert drivers if wildlife is present in the area to prevent vehicle-deer collisions. Details on TPS!
May 22, 2019
Vocational
Thunder Creek shows how its updated Multi-Tank Trailers are now easier to use
Timber Creek's Gen 3 trailers for 2019 now have an electronic valve assembly of switches to make it easier to pump fuel. Check out the video on Equipment World.
February 20, 2019
Roadbuilding
NTSB calls for ban on phone use, standard collision avoidance in all vehicles
The National Transportation Safety Board pushes vehicle manufacturers to make collision avoidance systems standard equipment. More details on Equipment World.
February 11, 2019
Roadbuilding
TRIP: Poor roads and bridges, traffic jams costing N.Y. drivers $24.8B a year
28% of the local and state roads in New York are in poor condition; 21% are mediocre, and 10% of the bridges (at least 20 feet long) are in poor condition.
November 29, 2018
Roadbuilding
Carma app, Bluetooth beacons detect passengers for automatic HOV-lane toll refunds
North Texas drivers could use an app to qualify to receive toll refunds. The Carma app counts each person in a vehicle when traveling the lanes on toll roads.
October 16, 2018
Roadbuilding
Idaho partners with National Weather Service for travel app
Drivers in Idaho can now better track driving conditions and weather forecasts along their routes. The Idaho Transportation Department has updated its 511 app and website and partnered with the National Weather Service in Pocatello to offer weather forecasts. “The weather forecast information is really important from a planning standpoint for a traveler,” says Tony Ernest, […]
January 31, 2018
Roadbuilding
Wash. tests road charge as gas tax alternative
Washington has begun a pilot program to test out an alternative to the gas tax. The Washington State Transportation Commission is seeking at least 2,000 drivers to volunteer for the program, in which they will log miles they drive. The program, which begins in January, is testing whether a per-mile road charge would work in […]
January 24, 2018
Roadbuilding
Mich. DOT offers email and text traffic alerts
Drivers in Michigan can now sign up for email and text alerts for traffic incidents. The state’s department of transportation offers the service via its website, where drivers can sign up for the types of notices they want to get, according to Fox 17 West Michigan. Alerts include crashes, closed highways and construction, and can […]
December 28, 2017
Roadbuilding
Electric-vehicle ride-share allowed to expand in Columbus, Ohio
Free rides on electric vehicles and golf carts have passed a trial run and are now allowed throughout Columbus, Ohio. The city has agreed to allow the micro-transit vehicles to pick up passengers citywide after a trial run in the downtown area was deemed a success, according to Columbus Business First. Drivers get paid by […]
December 18, 2017
Roadbuilding
ODOT prepares winter drivers with quiz, checklist
The Oregon Department of Transportation has come up with a fun way to remind drivers of winter safety tips. Throughout December, the ODOT is offering quiz questions on its website. Each quiz question reveals a safety tip. The ODOT offers a video version of the full quiz which you can watch below. The agency also […]
December 12, 2017
Roadbuilding
More electric-vehicle charging stations coming to N.J.
New Jersey drivers should soon see more electric-vehicle charging stations in the state. The New Jersey Department of Transportation and Department of Environmental Protection have received $9.5 million in federal funding for grants to add the stations across the state. The money will also fund grants for providing electric power to tractor trailers that require […]
December 8, 2017
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