Missouri Awards $5.9 Million in Grants for CDLs, Related Training
Four Missouri educational institutions will receive $5.9 million in truck driver training funds — part of $30 million given to 19 organizations through workforce training grants awarded by the state department of economic development.
Drought Prompts Exemptions for Hay Shipments to Oklahoma, Missouri
Missouri and Oklahoma have lifted some transportation weight restrictions for hay shipments to help farmers and ranchers there affected by severe drought.
Missouri Groups Team to Spur Improvements on Interstate 70
Groups in Kansas City and St. Louis are bringing industry and state transportation leaders together to accelerate funds to improve Interstate 70’s freight corridor in Missouri and beyond.
Missouri Transportation Officials Seek Approval for Raises
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation is requesting a $70 million infusion of cash to boost the pay of its workforce and hire more employees.
Missouri Lawmakers Pass Fuel Tax Hike With Refund Option
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri drivers will likely pay more at the pump starting this fall after lawmakers passed a bill to raise the state’s fuel tax for the first time in more than two decades.
Missouri DOT Progresses With I-70 Rocheport Bridge Replacement Project
The Missouri Department of Transportation is advancing work on a $240 million project to replace the Rocheport Bridge, a vital freight link that carries 3.6 million trucks per year.
North Dakota Tops Reason Foundation’s Annual Highway Report
North Dakota has the best state-owned road system in the country, according to Reason Foundation’s recently released Annual Highway Report.
20 Projects Selected Under Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s Cost-Share Program
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson recently announced that 20 transportation projects have been selected to receive $50 million in funding through his Cost-Share Program.
Missouri Taps Into Checkbook for Road Projects
JEFFERSON CITY — An additional lane on Interstate 70 in O’Fallon, Mo., and a new roadway for a long-sought riverside development in St. Charles are on tap as part of an outlay of state and local transportation dollars announced Dec. 16.
Missouri DOT Names Jerica Holtsclaw Motor Carrier Services Director
Missouri Department of Transportation official Jerica Holtsclaw has been named director of the agency’s Motor Carrier Services division.