truck traffic

The same old Interstate Blues

Written March 16th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 10 responses.

Without trucks we wouldn’t eat, or have many of the things we do have. I know that. Truckers are making a living. I know that too. But do they really have to pass each other all that much, holding up the rest of the traffic on I-5?

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Interstate 5, truck traffic, trucks passing

Can this truck trap be fixed?

Written July 20th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

Do you think Albany will do anything else to keep trucks from hitting the railroad overpass on First Avenue? Me neither, but at least the subject came up — briefly, and without resolution — at Wednesday’s meeting of the Central Albany Revitalization Area advisory board.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: bridge clearance, CARA, First Avenue, truck traffic, truck-eating trestle

On I-5 now, patience is a virtue

Written April 2nd, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

You may have read the stories this week about an increase in truck traffic in Oregon, and how it reflects a comeback in the economy after the slump of the last few years. That sounds like good news — unless you happen to be driving up Interstate 5 when the freeway is clogged with 18-wheelers […]

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: 18-wheelers, Interstate 5, Oregon transportation policy, truck traffic