Legislative efforts that would provide more parking for commercial truck drivers and offer increased access to restrooms are under consideration in separate bills in the current 60-day legislative session in Washington state.
January 20, 2022Government, Business, Safety
Washington Lawmakers Propose Parking, Restroom Bills
Business, Safety
ATA Selects 22 Drivers as New Road Team Class
An immigrant from India, a former Marine and a grandmother joined an elite team of 22 professional truck drivers to make up the 2022-23 America’s Road Team Captains.
January 19, 2022Government, Business, Safety
DOT Dedicates $27 Billion to Bridge Repairs Nationwide
The Transportation Department is launching a $27 billion program to repair and upgrade roughly 15,000 highway bridges as part of the infrastructure law approved in November.
January 14, 2022Business
John Lex, America’s Road Team Captain, Dies at 56
Professional truck driver William John Lex, a longtime driver for Walmart Transportation and an America’s Road Team Captain for American Trucking Associations, died Jan. 10 after a bout with colon cancer. He was 56.
January 13, 2022