Online CDL Renewal Coming to Idaho in July
Truckers in Idaho will be able to renew their commercial driver licenses online starting in July as a new law to reduce bureaucratic red tape takes effect.
Idaho Replaces 511 Trucking App With New One
State transportation officials want to get the word out to thousands of truckers using the Idaho 511 Trucking app that they need to switch to a new 511 state travel system because the other doesn’t work now.
Truck Driving Simulator Excites Idaho High School Students
A new Idaho Trucking Association program using a truck simulator traveling to high schools appears to be paying off, by getting teens interested in driving careers.
Idaho Transportation Department Collects Comments on Truck-Weight Issue
The Idaho Transportation Department is accepting public comments on applications to allow trucks weighing up to 129,000 pounds to travel on segments of three routes.
Charges Reduced for Three Truck Drivers Hauling Legal Hemp Through Idaho
Three truck drivers arrested on felony marijuana trafficking charges in the past 18 months for hauling loads of legal hemp through Idaho have agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanors in return for suspended jail sentences and fines.
Idaho Infrastructure Faces Multibillion-Dollar Shortfall, ASCE Indicates
Idaho received a C- on the American Society of Civil Engineers’ most recent infrastructure report card, and state transportation officials are willing to weigh funding mechanisms in order to finance needed maintenance and repairs.
Idaho Hack May Have Revealed Truckers’ Personal Data
The personal information of more than 100 truck drivers may have been compromised during a recent hack of two Idaho Transportation Department e-mail accounts.
AASHTO Announces New Leaders, Transportation Award Winners
The Departments of Transportation of both Colorado and Idaho were honored as top winners at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ annual meeting Sept. 27.
Idaho Weigh-in-Motion Sensors Save Industry $3.5 Million
Weigh-in-motion systems dispersed across four ports of entry in Idaho saved the trucking industry $3.5 million from July 2016 to June 2017, according to a report from the state’s Department of Transportation.
Idaho Receives Federal Emergency Funds to Fix Flood-Damaged Roads
Idaho transportation officials will receive $1.25 million from the Federal Highway Administration to assist in the repair of roads and bridges damaged by recent floods, the federal transportation agency announced this month.
May 30, 2017