Latest News Updates From Eleanor Lamb

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Eleanor Lamb

Staff Reporter

Eleanor Lamb started working as a staff reporter for Transport Topics in July 2017. She covers a variety of issues, including state and local government affairs, infrastructure funding and trucking research. Her work has taken her all over the country. Two favorite destinations are Kansas City, Mo., and Boulder City, Nev. She regularly appears on Transport Topics Radio.


Government, Business, Safety, Top 50

Virginia Transportation Leaders Approve I-81 Improvement Plan

Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved a plan that weighs the possibility of tolls to address some of the issues that affect Interstate 81.

December 11, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

ASCE’s December Scorecards Reveal Cs for Montana, Nevada

Montana and Nevada, the states that the American Society of Civil Engineers assessed in December, earned overall C grades for infrastructure.

December 10, 2018
Business, Safety

DOT’s Committee Against Human Trafficking Holds First Meeting

WASHINGTON — Targeted outreach efforts and training are key to reaching industry representatives who can aid in the fight against human trafficking, according to Kendis Paris, executive director of Truckers Against Trafficking.

December 6, 2018
Government, Business

John MacKinnon Appointed Alaska DOT Commissioner

Incoming Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has announced that John MacKinnon will serve as the next commissioner of the Department of Transportation & Public Facilities.

November 29, 2018
Government, Safety

New York DOT Removes Controversial Highway Signs

The New York State Department of Transportation completed ahead of schedule the removal of hundreds of the large blue tourism signs that line highways.

November 29, 2018
Government, Business

PennDOT Seeks Private Sector Input for Truck Parking

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is seeking input on a public-private partnership to address truck parking.

November 28, 2018
Government, Business

Oakland Leaders Craft Truck Management Plan

The Port of Oakland and city leaders are developing the West Oakland Truck Management Plan in an effort to reduce the impact of freight haulers moving through residential areas.

November 27, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics

FMCSA Receives Petition, Grants Exemption Related to HOS Rules

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it has received an exemption request from hours-of-service rules from one trade association and has granted reprieve from those rules to another.

November 26, 2018
Government, Business, Safety

ASCE Gives Pennsylvania Infrastructure a C- Again

Pennsylvania has again earned a C- on the American Society of Civil Engineers’ infrastructure report card. That grade is just above the group’s grade of D+ for the nation’s infrastructure in 2017.

November 19, 2018
Government, Business

Connecticut Report Projects Tolls Could Raise $1 Billion a Year

The Connecticut Department of Transportation released a study Nov. 14 which stated that electronic tolls posted on highways throughout the state could raise nearly $1 billion a year, but the study comes at a time when a tolling program underway in neighboring Rhode Island faces a court challenge.

November 19, 2018