Colorado has its fair share of dangerous mountain roads and truckers are being warned to use extreme caution when taking the Wolf Creek Pass on US Highway 160. The Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado State Patrol are teaming up to make sure truckers are safely supplied and educated to…
Colorado State Patrol did a surprise inspection on trucks traveling along the I-70 corridor and didn’t like what they found. Out of the 171 trucks inspected, 17 of them were not carrying chains. According to Colorado’s chain law, from September 1st through May 1st along the 125-mile stretch of I-70…
The Colorado Department of Transportation has announced the completion of a truck parking project at two rest areas along US Highway 160. The Sleeping Ute Rest Area in Montezuma County and the Shaw Creek Rest Area in Rio Grande County now have more and improved parking spaces for commercial trucks…
Colorado’s DCPHE, CDOT, and CEO have announced the signing of the multi-state Memorandum of Understanding advancing the building and use of electric trucks. Transportation is a large contributor of air pollution and this team effort is one that will reduce emissions and improve our air quality around the country. With…
Lawrence Casados was trucking along I-70 when he passed under a bridge where his truck was pummeled with thick snow from above. At that same moment, a plow driver with the Colorado Department of Transportation was pushing wet, slushy snow over the railing above Casados. This collection of snow shattered…