The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission has approved a set of toll adjustments, and the first tier of these raises will begin April 11, 2021, with the second tier starting in January 2024. This is the Commission’s first system-wide raise in 10 years and will be used to offset…
A new bridge concept has been put forth in Mobile, Alabama that would divert big trucks away from Virginia Street and put them exclusively on a tolled bridge. Doing so would keep trucks hauling hazardous materials out of the Wallace Tunnel and would help alleviate delayed traffic during busy hours…
Alabama Trucking has announced that they will be joining others within the industry to fight against truck-only tolls in Rhode Island. ATA’s CEO has promised support and finances to put a stop to this proposed plan put forth by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. It is argued that if…
Bestpass has announced its launch of a toll by plate solution, adding to its nationwide transponder-based toll coverage. This product covers both plates for the power unit and trailer. Toll by plate helps fleets consolidate their coverage with tolling authorities and minimize their transactions. Click the link below to read…
The toll at Gantry 4 at the Oxford Street Bridge on I-95 in Providence, Rhode Island, will go from $2.25 to $4.50 starting March 5. Comments can be submitted to Dot.BridgeRepairTolls@dot.ri.gov until March 1. The increase comes from eliminating a toll location which would have been collecting that amount if…
On February 10, the state legislators in Connecticut will be having a scheduled vote on a proposal to toll trucks. The plan states that tolls will be collected around the highways using 12 electronic gantries. The current form of the proposal talks about just heavy-duty trucks being tolled with an…
The U.S. Court of Appeals has decided that the American Trucking Associations’ lawsuit against Rhode Island’s truck-only tolls can head into federal court. The ATA believes this kind of tolling is a violation of the constitution and discriminates against out-of-state economic interests. Along with some local trucking companies, the ATA…
Governor Ned Lamont is asking state lawmakers to pass a ‘trucks only’ toll plan as soon as they can and the Connecticut trucking industry is not happy about it. With 62% of the freight in Connecticut traveling within the state these ‘truck only’ tolls will harm the economy. One trucking…