Starting today, bridge work on I-20 over the Mississippi River in Vicksburg will reduce motorists to only one lane each way for the next six weeks. The project, which is scheduled to run until August 21^st, will block off the east and westbound lanes. The Louisiana DOT and Development are working together with Missouri contractors to fix bearings on the bridge that are being stressed by movement on the riverbed.

According to Susan Stafford, a spokesperson for the Louisiana agency, officials “aren’t sure” how much traffic and delays the work will cause.

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http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2014/07/08/bridge-work-close-lanes-vicksburg/12388797/

As professional drivers, you don’t often get to travel the “scenic route,” but the next time you’re travelling for leisure or on vacation, you might like to know about some of the most beautiful roads in the U.S., including the 138 mile stretch of the amazing Outer Banks National Scenic Byway in North Carolina.

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http://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/escapes/go-list/Americas-Best-Car-Touring-Roads.html

Employment growth numbers so far this year have shown a strengthening Economy, with an unemployment rate of 6.1%. Employers added 288,000 jobs in June, 17,000 of those jobs were in the Transportation and Warehouse industries.

"That's good for consumers, that's good for consumer spending and it's good for trucking," said American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello in a Tweet.

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http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2014/07/economic-watch-employment-numbers-signal-strenghthening-economy.aspx)

In July 1776, only an estimated 2.5 million people were living in the newly independent United States. 238 years later, our population has grown to 318.4 million. 

Happy Independence Day America, and remember to be safe wherever you go – nothing is more important!

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If you’re planning to be on the roads this Independence Day, expect the highways to have more traffic than last year. AAA Travel estimates that 41 million U.S. Citizens will travel 50 miles or more from their home this holiday, an increase of 1.9% from the 40.3 million people who traveled last year. 

"With school out for summer, the Fourth of July holiday is typically the busiest summer travel holiday,” said AAA Chief Operating Officer Marshall Doney.

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http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/story/2014/07/independence-day-holiday-travel-expected-to-jump-over-last-year.aspx)

Across the nation, accidents and fatalities on the road have been drastically reduced since increased seatbelt use and a reduction in impaired driving. But authorities in Louisiana say that little progress has been made in reducing speeding, which is a factor in almost one-third of all highway fatalities.

Lt. Col. John LeBlanc, executive director of the Louisiana Safety Commission, says that “aggressive driving” (a category that speeding falls under) is a factor in more than half of all crashes that ended in death in Louisiana.

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http://www.shreveporttimes.com/viewart/20140701/NEWS01/140701003/State-Speed-still-major-factor-highway-deaths-Louisiana