Noel Fletcher

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Journalist Government reporter, Transport Topics.

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States Adopt Streamlined Medical Certification Rule Early

1 day ago | ttnews.com | Noel Fletcher

Government Business Technology Safety April 23, 2025 11:30 AM, EDT Wisconsin, Rhode Island, Missouri No Longer Accepting Paper Documents The program will electronically integrate Medical Examiner’s Certification information on commercial vehicle drivers to state driver’s licensing agencies.
Arizona Wildlife Crossing To Make Travel Safer On Grand Canyon Route

3 days ago | forbes.com | Noel Fletcher

Arizona is investing $15.8 million to create an Interstate 17 wildlife crossing near Flagstaff to improve traveling safety in an area of frequent vehicle crashes with elk, deer and black bears. A partnership between Arizona’s Transportation and Game and Fish departments aims to deter traffic accidents in one of the state’s wildlife-vehicle collision hot spots by creating the Willard Springs Wildlife Overpass.
Heidelberg Materials to Build Distribution Terminal in S.C.

3 days ago | ttnews.com | Noel Fletcher

Government Business Logistics April 21, 2025 1:38 PM, EDT $7.3 Million Plant Will Help Market Crushed Stone in Southeast Germany-based Heidelberg Materials operates in some 3,000 locations in 50 countries and has 51,000 employees.
Governors, Senators Ask EPA to Back Biofuel Industry

1 week ago | ttnews.com | Noel Fletcher

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Four governors and U.S. senators from 10 states are urging U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin in separate letters to get behind the American biofuel industry by establishing robust future Renewable Fuels Standards. The latest request came April 10 from Govs.
Massachusetts, Maryland Tap Brake on Clean Trucks Enforcement

1 week ago | ttnews.com | Noel Fletcher

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Maryland and Massachusetts have temporarily scuttled enforcing their California-based heavy truck emissions laws in deference to manufacturer difficulties amid the Trump administration’s tariffs and electric vehicle funding pulls. Maryland Gov.
Mississippi to Hike Motor Fuel Taxes for First Time in 38 Years

1 week ago | ttnews.com | Noel Fletcher

Government Business Fuel April 15, 2025 3:48 PM, EDT Fuel Taxes to Climb From 18 Cents Per Gallon to 27 Cents Per Gallon by 2027 A tanker truck driver delivers fuel in Jackson, Miss. The state's motor fuel taxes have not increased since 1987. (Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Mississippi Gov.
Mississippi Trucking Association News Updates

1 week ago | ttnews.com | Noel Fletcher

Mississippi to Hike Motor Fuel Taxes for First Time in 38 Years Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves enacted legislation to implement rolling 3-cent annual hikes in gas and diesel excise taxes starting July 1 in a package of tax laws, including one eliminating state income tax.
Minnesota Alerts Truckers to New Federal CDL Requirements

1 week ago | ttnews.com | Noel Fletcher

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Minnesota is making truckers aware of a federal mandate that took effect March 20 requiring proof of both legal U.S. domicile and state residency to renew a commercial driver license. “Driver’s license offices across the state will be unable to accept CDL applications without this documentation. This change is in reference to the federal code 49 CFR 383.71.
Wisconsin Adds I-41 Weigh Station to State Patrol HQ

1 week ago | ttnews.com | Noel Fletcher

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is shifting the location of a current northbound Interstate 41 weigh station in Wrightstown to be part of a new $16 million regional State Patrol headquarters under construction. The State Patrol regional headquarters and new weigh station combined facility is located between Appleton and De Pere.
NYC Rolls Out Pilot to Add 45 Metered Truck Parking Spaces

1 week ago | ttnews.com | Noel Fletcher

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] New York City has launched a one-year experiment offering 45 metered truck parking spaces in three outer borough industrial business zones (IBZs) to curb illegal parking and give truckers a safe area to rest.