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Wisconsin Leaders Allocate $129 Million in Aid for Local Governments
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Wisconsin officials announced $129.6 million in transportation aid has been directed to local government agencies.
October 14, 2020USPS Under Scrutiny on Wisconsin Ballot Delays
Packages sit in cardboard bins at the USPS Merrifield processing and distribution center in Merrifield, Va., in December 2018. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
The United States Postal Service says that domestic deliveries of mail usually arrive in 1-3 business days. That’s not always the case, as is becoming clear to many of Wisconsin’s registered voters who requested absentee ballots that never arrived.
April 10, 2020RGL Logistics Appoints New CEO, Chairman
RGL Logistics announced Joe Lemerond, senior vice president of transportation, will become the company’s CEO effective March 29.
March 9, 2020Wisconsin DOT Announces $75 Million for Multimodal Grant Program
Gov. Tony Evers (Andy Manis/Associated Press)
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced it is making $75 million available through its Multimodal Local Supplement grant program, which is designed to address critical transportation needs.
September 9, 2019Scam Uses DOT Biennial Update Deadlines to Target Wisconsin Trucking Firms
Trucks travel on Interstate 39/90 between Madison and Beloit in south-central Wisconsin. (Wisconsin Department of Transportation)
Wisconsin-based trucking companies have been warned about scam letters informing them they have accrued late fees by failing to file their biennial update with the U.S. Department of Transportation on time.
September 3, 2019Wisconsin Truck Driving Championships Promise Family Fun
XPO Logistics' Jeff Langenhahn was last year's Wisconsin Grand Champion, but will not compete this year. (TT file photo)
Last year’s Wisconsin Truck Driving Championships Grand Champion win by XPO Logistics’ Jeff Langenhahn was said to be a “family affair” due to his dedicated practice time with his wife and children. This year, the Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association is taking the role that family plays in drivers’ success to heart with the addition of a Family Fun Zone.
May 7, 2019Revised Weight Limits for Bridges Add Time, Money in Wisconsin
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When Kevin Nelson hauls corn from his farm south of Osseo, Minn., to grain bins in Winona, Minn., lately he has added extra travel time and is paying more at the pump.
June 1, 2018Wisconsin’s Expanded Frozen Road Law Eases Weight Limit for Timber Haulers
A WisDOT employee checks a gauge for depth of frozen ground (WisDOT on YouTube)
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has expanded its “frozen road” law that allows trucks moving forest products, salt and sand to carry heavier loads.
January 18, 2018Wisconsin DOT Announces Inspector General Position
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced the creation of a new Inspector General position within the agency Sept. 25.
September 27, 2017Wisconsin Road Funding Remains Controversial With State Legislators
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The divisiveness among same-party legislators over how to fund Wisconsin’s failing roads makes transportation a candidate for the most controversial issue in the budget this year, a representative of a statewide transportation alliance said.
May 23, 2017