The Alabama Trucking Association aims to elevate the industry’s visibility in the state’s current election cycle with an ad campaign backing incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey, a candidate the group said has been a key supporter of trucking.
May 17, 2022alabama
Government, Business 
Alabama Trucking Association and TRUK PAC created this ad backing incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey.
Alabama Trucking Association Creates TV Ad Backing Governor’s Re-Election
Alabama Trucking Association and TRUK PAC created this ad backing incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey. Government, Business 
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Alabama Leaders Pitch Trucks-Only Toll Bridge
Bayway by pelicankate/Getty ImagesLeaders in the Mobile, Ala., area have proposed plans for a new toll bridge project that will be exclusive to large trucks.
March 24, 2021 Government, Business, Safety 
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Alabama, Mississippi Leaders Issue Grants for Infrastructure Funding
Hal Yeager, Governor's Office/FlickrAlabama Gov. Kay Ivey recently announced funding to support 27 road and bridge projects at the city and county level.
January 15, 2021 Government, Safety 
Vehicles turn around on a road blocked by floodwaters in Helena, Ala., on Feb. 11, 2020. (Jay Reeves/Associated Press)
FHWA Issues Emergency Relief Funds to Kentucky, Alabama
Vehicles turn around on a road blocked by floodwaters in Helena, Ala., on Feb. 11, 2020. (Jay Reeves/Associated Press)The Federal Highway Administration is awarding Kentucky and Alabama funding to repair infrastructure that has been damaged by floods.
March 16, 2020 Government, Business, Logistics, TCA
Alabama Warehouse Expected to Increase Use of Inland Port, Reduce Truck Traffic
A new 30,375-square-foot storage warehouse at the Mallard-Fox Creek Port facility in Decatur, Ala., is expected to increase the use of the port and ease truck traffic on area highways, officials said.
February 28, 2020 Government 
Highway interchange near Birmingham, Ala. (Jay Reeves/Associated Press)
Alabama to Fund 31 Road Projects With $7 Million From Increased Fuel Tax
Highway interchange near Birmingham, Ala. (Jay Reeves/Associated Press)Alabama cities and counties will get $7 million from the state’s increased fuel tax to help fund 31 road projects, Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Transportation announced Jan. 16.
January 16, 2020 Government, Safety, Logistics, TCA 
Traffic crawls through the George Wallace Tunnel on Interstate 10 beneath the Mobile River in Mobile, Ala. (Associated Press/Jay Reeves)
Mobile's Interstate 10 Project Could Be Costlier Than First Imagined
Traffic crawls through the George Wallace Tunnel on Interstate 10 beneath the Mobile River in Mobile, Ala. (Associated Press/Jay Reeves)Critics of Alabama's plan to toll the future Interstate 10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project have repeatedly questioned the rationale for building a new 7.5-mile Bayway — a route largely consisting of bridges — between Mobile and Baldwin counties.
August 23, 2019 Business, Safety 
Grand Champion David Hawk celebrates as Alabama TDC Chairman Jeff Melville (left) of Publix and Alabama Trucking Association Chairman Fenn Church of Church Transportation and Logistics look on. (Ford Boswell/Alabama Trucking Association)
Alabama Grand Champion David Hawk Paces FedEx Freight
Grand Champion David Hawk celebrates as Alabama TDC Chairman Jeff Melville (left) of Publix and Alabama Trucking Association Chairman Fenn Church of Church Transportation and Logistics look on. (Ford Boswell/Alabama Trucking Association)David Hawk is taking his driving skills from Pelham to Pittsburgh. The FedEx Freight driver won the 3-Axle competition and clinched Grand Champion honors in the Alabama Truck Driving Championships earning a spot in the national event in August.
June 4, 2019 Government, Business 
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Trucks, Cars Directed Around Birmingham During Major Bridge Project
ALDOTA stretch of interstate highway running through downtown Birmingham, Ala., that serves as an important freight route will be closed for about a year for infrastructure improvements.
March 25, 2019 Government, Business, Fuel 
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey holds a news conference March 4 after deadly tornadoes hit the state. (Vasha Hunt/AP)
Fuel Tax Hike Coming to Alabama in New Infrastructure Law
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey holds a news conference March 4 after deadly tornadoes hit the state. (Vasha Hunt/AP)Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law the Rebuild Alabama Act, which includes a fuel tax increase to support infrastructure projects.
March 13, 2019