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MnDOT awards $81.5 million to improve statewide freight network ST. PAUL, Minn. — Fifteen projects that will improve freight mobility, safety, intermodal connections and first and last-mile freight throughout Minnesota were selected to receive a total of $81.5 million in funding, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) announced Thursday.   These 15 projects selected are

Alaska’s ice road oil truckers are in a boom, and causing a backlash Trucking is booming in Alaska compared to the Lower 48 where a massive freight recession has resulted in recent bankruptcies and layoffs. A chronic driver shortage has boosted pay, with full-time truck drivers in Alaska able to earn up to $175,000 annually.

Electrifying Trucking: $1 Trillion Needed for Infrastructure Clean Freight Coalition Commissioned Study to Assess What a Switch Would Cost The trucking industry transitioning to full electrification would require nearly $1 trillion in infrastructure investments, a new study revealed March 19. The Clean Freight Coalition commissioned the study to gain a better sense of what the switch would cost to