Latest News Updates From Noël Fletcher

GovernmentBusinessFuel

Rural States, Groups Tell EPA of Emissions Proposal Concerns

Stakeholders are expressing concerns about the costs associated with a proposal aimed at expanding use of electric vehicles and curtailing the prevalence of internal combustion engines.

July 24, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

25 States Send EPA a Letter Opposing Emissions Proposal

Kentucky and West Virginia are leading a 25-state coalition in challenging emissions regulations proposed by the Biden administration.

July 20, 2023
GovernmentSafety

Nevada to Build Truck Parking Areas Along Northern I-80

New truck parking construction will start this summer on a northern Nevada freight route on Interstate 80 at the Golconda Summit.

July 19, 2023

Delaware Officials Pick New Operator for Port of Wilmington

Delaware officials have given the green light to Enstructure LLC to become the new operator of the Port of Wilmington, replacing GT USA Wilmington LLC.

July 18, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

Massachusetts to Fund CDL Training for Workforce Re-Entry

A program to train formerly incarcerated individuals to obtain commercial driver licenses is part of $2.59 million in grants awarded in Massachusetts across 14 organizations.

July 17, 2023
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsFor-Hire

Port Charleston Freight Tied to Averitt Express Expansion

South Carolina state officials have welcomed a $4.58 million expansion by Averitt Express of its operations in Charleston County to meet freight needs from the Port of Charleston.

July 14, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyFuel

Trucking Interests Ask Biden to Reduce Emission Rule

Florida and Pennsylvania truckers joined with over 100 groups nationwide that asked President Joe Biden to reverse his administration’s federal tailpipe emissions regulations.

July 13, 2023
GovernmentBusinessFuel

West Coast Swapping Diesel for Biofuels

The West Coast’s growing demand for renewable diesel and biodiesel fuel will drive petroleum diesel usage there next year to the lowest level in more than a decade, according to the U.S. EIA.

July 12, 2023
GovernmentEquipmentLogistics

Arizona to Standardize Truck-Restriction Highway Signs

Arizona has a new law mandating that vehicle weight-restriction signs can only be enforced on state highways if designed by the state transportation department.

July 11, 2023
GovernmentSafety

Wyoming Lands $13 Million Grant to Improve Interchange

Wyoming officials are eager to start spending a new $13 million federal grant to complete final redesign to modernize a heavily used interchange in Cheyenne that was built in the 1960s.

July 10, 2023