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A new road will hopefully alleviate some of the traffic congestion issues at the Lowndes County Port. The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors agreed to build a road bed and clean out ditches off of Industrial Park Access Road during its Thursday morning meeting. LSI, which handles operations at the port, will then build a […]

TAMPA, Fla. — Elizabeth Hermann practices a lost art. She manually operates an 1890 cast iron printing press to raise images or letters, a technique known as embossing. Hermann mixes the paints by hand for one-of-a-kind prints, invitations and cards. The work is rewarding but exhausting as each piece requires Hermann to pump heavy cast […]

Self-driving car company Waymo issued its first-ever recall on Tuesday after an incident in Phoenix. The company said two of its autonomous vehicles collided with a pickup truck in Phoenix. The incidents, which took place last December, occurred when two Waymo vehicles collided with a tow truck that was improperly towing another vehicle. According to […]

MILLBURY, Mass. - New data from AAA is showing just how dangerous the work can be along local roadways and is now stressing the importance of the state's "Move Over Law." What You Need To Know Direnzo Towing & Recovery is based out of Millbury and works with local police departments, including state police, to […]

SEVERAL residents of a Missouri apartment building were woken up shocked one morning after their cars were allegedly towed without any warning.  Renters living in the Marcato Apartments on 26th Street and Troost Avenue in Kansas City saw several cars towed, despite allegedly having all the necessary permits.  Several Missouri residents allegedly had their cars […]

WASHINGTON — It’s difficult enough to keep track of the myriad regulations that impact the trucking industry, but monitoring the status of proposed legislation and rulemakings complicate the process further. That’s one reason why the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) offers a monthly webinar to explain what’s happening and TCA’s position on each issue. The January […]

LOS ANGELES — Ten people were arrested in multiple cities over the past day in relation to two federal indictments charging members of an organized crime syndicate who allegedly conspired to traffic and import hundreds of kilograms of cocaine and other controlled substances from Mexico through Los Angeles for export to Canada or re-distribution throughout […]

(© kasarp – stock.adobe.com) Roadside assistance providers put themselves at risk to help others every day. A new study from AAA shows the number of tow truck drivers, mobile mechanics and other technicians, face major danger working on the side of the road, and the number of fatal crashes involving them is on the rise. […]

The Forsyth Planning & Zoning Commission recommended denial of a request for a variance to expand the commercial truck parking lot on Benson Ham Road to include truck maintenance services. The variance application will go forward to Forsyth city council for a final decision, but it will do so with a recommendation for denial.  The […]

The Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has mobilized to answer the safety and military defense questions raised by the burgeoning number of electric vehicles on the nation’s roadways. In research sponsored by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), the Nebraska facility recently conducted a first-of-its-kind crash test of an […]