Tag: TxDOT
Sometimes it’s nice to just sit back, relax, and gaze at a super gorgeous Peterbilt 379 (video). In this clip, the owner of a custom truck building company shows off a Peterbilt 379 they recently worked on...
One trucking company owner’s lottery winnings will go right back into his company, he says. The man, who was not named, says he was running his weekend errands earlier this month when he decided to make a...
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Raised Dump Trailer Destroys TxDOT Sign On I-10
The driver whose raised dump trailer struck a TxDOT sign in San Antonio yesterday said that she likely hit the lever to raise the...
TxDOT Offers Up To 75% Truck Toll Discount Through August 2017
The Texas Department of Transportation is offering truckers a bigger toll discount in the hopes of keeping 18 wheelers off of I-35 through Austin.
Truck...
TxDOT To Drop I-10 Speed Limit To 65 Near Beaumont
The Texas Department of Transportation announced that they will drop the speed limit from 75 m.p.h. to 65 m.p.h. on a stretch of I-10 The...
PRESS RELEASE: TxDOT To Begin Work On $23 Million Rest Area Project
PARIS, Texas (August 3 -- TxDOT) – Texas Department of Transportation officials today said work on two new safety rest areas along Interstate Highway...
Texas Sets Up Hotline To Get Truck Driver Feedback On I-30 Corridor
Because of the volume of truck traffic traveling through the I-30 corridor in eastern and northeaster Texas, transportation officials have set up a hotline...
Officer Arrested For Accepting $8000 In Bribes For Favorable TxDOT Inspections
A San Antonio police officer was arrested yesterday on suspicion of accepting bribes in exchange for giving a local trucking company passing TxDOT inspections.
Officer...
TxDOT Not Amused By Hacked Highway Signs
Hacked electronic highway construction signs in the Dallas had some amusing -- and politically divisive -- messages for early morning commuters today.
Pranksters Broke Into...
UPDATE: Log Was Not Updated For Truck Driver Involved in Deadly I-35 Bridge Crash
The Department of Public Safety's investigation into the confusing and fatal I-35 bridge crash in Saldano, Texas that took place March 26th has started to...
Details Emerge In Fatal Salado Bridge Collapse
New information is available in the deadly bridge collapse that took the life of one man and injured three others on I-35 in Saldano,...
TXDOT Announces 100 Most Congested Roadways Of 2014
On Friday the TxDOT released its annual list of the 100 most congested roadways in the state, put together by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
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