Latest News Updates From Noël Fletcher

GovernmentBusinessSafety

FMCSA Grant Helps West Virginia Report CMV Crashes

West Virginia will use an FMCSA grant for $140,729 to provide more accurate and timely data to state law enforcement about commercial motor vehicle safety accidents.

November 1, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

USDOT Grants $82.6 Million for Road Safety in 46 States

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it awarded $82.6 million in road safety planning grants to 46 states, including projects involving truck freight.

November 1, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Indiana Adds 225 Truck Parking Spots at I-65 Rest Areas

Truckers traveling in Indiana on Interstate 65 now have more than 200 new parking spaces available to them after state officials on Oct. 24 opened a revamped Kankakee Welcome Center.

October 30, 2023
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafety

Iowa Schools Get $4.8 Million in Grants for CDL Training

With Iowa projected to need more than 10,000 truckers yearly through 2030, Gov. Kim Reynolds  again has taken steps to get more drivers behind the wheel.

October 27, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Federal Grant to Improve Access at Indiana Agribusiness Park

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced a $1.75 million grant to a rural Indiana county to provide better access for heavy trucks at an agricultural business park.

October 24, 2023
BusinessLogisticsTop 100

Walmart Chooses Georgia Site for Dairy Facility

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced that Walmart Inc. will invest $350 million to open a new dairy facility along the Interstate 75 freight corridor. Operations are expected to begin in 2025.

October 24, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

New Texas CDL Training, Exam Site Seeks Students, Testers

A 20-acre truck driving center that is able to process 20,000 commercial driver license exams annually at a Texas community college is looking for out-of-state students and testing companies.

October 20, 2023
Private

Sysco Breaks Ground on Distribution Facility in Arizona

Arizona state and local officials gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of Sysco Corp.’s future $102 million distribution center in Mesa.

October 20, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Buttigieg Promotes Grants to Boost Miami Port’s Supply Chain

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg underscored at the Port of Miami how two federal infrastructure grants will strengthen the supply chain with better cargo gate access for trucks.

October 18, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Kentucky Completes Improvements to U.S. Route 641

Kentucky officials lauded completion of a wider final strip of U.S. Route 641 linking the state’s north-south truck route on Interstate 69 to Tennessee in a developing rural freight corridor.

October 17, 2023