missouri

A Missouri man was recently convicted for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to fund his trucking business, raising concerns about misuse of government relief funds. Have you seen similar cases in the industry, or do you think this is an isolated incident? How do you feel about the...

Driving a semi truck into the caves at the Springfield Underground in Springfield Missouri. Tips for navigating a semi truck inside of caves, footage of multiple 18 wheelers going into and out of the caves.

Found out yesterday that Midwest Petroleum in Cuba, Missouri sold out to TA/Petro. Didn’t even notice the sign in the air when I pulled in to get fuel. Hate to see this one go.

This was my load to start the week. Woke up at the crack of dark, deadheaded 130 miles to Springfield, MO. Loaded, and then a little over 200 miles down to Waldron Arkansas to deliver vinegar to a Tyson chicken plant, and then a nice long deadhead home. Under 500 miles for the total trip from...

Iowa/Nebraska Route 2 bridge over Missouri River closed to trucks Until further notice, tractor-trailer traffic is NOT permitted on the Iowa/Nebraska Route 2 Missouri River bridge. Tractor-trailers are being detoured from I-29 using U.S. Route 136 at Rock Port, MO to cross the river at...

Interstate 29 South CLOSED near Iowa due to crash in Northwest Missouri Interstate 29 South is closed from the Iowa state line, north of Rock Port, due to multiple crashes. Clearance time cannot be estimated yet. High winds and snow in the area will likely slow efforts to reopen the lanes...

A Jefferson City, Missouri. trucking company owner faces up to five years in prison without parole for failing to pay taxes on more than $600,000 in income over three years. Owner-operator Ryan Phegley pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Missouri to one count of tax evasion. Phegley...

Interstate 70 will be closed in both directions for one night on Tuesday, June 23, so work crews can demolish a bridge over the interstate. Workers will be removing the Route D bridge in Callaway County. It is approximately 2.3 miles southwest of Williamsburg, Mo. The bridge is about 15 miles...

Talks continue at the Missouri statehouse for a solution to the state’s $825 million gap in annual road and bridge funding. In November, voters rejected a question to raise Missouri’s 17-cent fuel tax by 10 cents over four years. The tax increase would have raised $437 million annually. Less...

One Missouri state lawmaker is hopeful to bump speeds on the state’s fastest roadways. Rep. Ron Hicks, R-Dardenne Praire, has filed a bill for consideration during the regular session that started today that would raise speed limits from 70 mph to 75 mph for all vehicles on stretches of rural...

New rules soon to take effect in Missouri cover truck rules that include roadside inspections. Gov. Mike Parson signed into law the 78-page bill. The lengthy piece of legislation covers a variety of transportation issues, including a provision that addresses concern about random commercial...

Muh-ZUR-ruh had a rough day. 1 dead, several injured in multiple crashes that closed I-44

JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Missouri has vetoed its pilot program to allow testing of driver-assistive truck platooning technology on state highways, with the state’s governor saying that Tesla’s recent self-driving car fatality “tragically highlighted” how the “technology remains unproven. Missouri’s...

By Keith Goble, Land Line state legislative editor If a Missouri state lawmaker gets his way, large trucks traveling through the state would no longer be forbidden to use the far left lane on certain roads through Kansas City and St. Louis. Since 2007, trucks heavier than 24,000 pounds are...

We're from the government and we're here to insure your safety... now put the cheese down or we'll shoot your ass!! Because hormones, steroids, genetically modified grains, etc is good for you. Mountain View, MO – Morningland Dairy was put out of business by the Missouri Milk Board. A...

To the chagrin of truckers and other travelers an effort is underway at the Missouri statehouse to charge tolls on Interstate 70. OOIDA officials say truckers already pay taxes and other user fees to access freeways. As a result, charging tolls on existing roads would amount to an additional...

My husband is a recent graduate from Roadmaster in Kansas City. He has had his cdl for 10 years but only driven a straight truck. He has been turned down by Maverick for a 20 year old felony and turned down by TMC for too much crap on his driving record mind you none of the tickets were in the...