FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Sept. 13, 2019 Contact: Meadow Bailey, (907) 451-2240, meadow.bailey@alaska.gov Alaska DOT&PF Recognizes National Truck Driver Appreciation Week In Alaska, 94% of communities depend on trucking to receive goods. (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is recognizing National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, Sept. 8-14. At weigh stations in Anchorage […]

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s annual Brake Safety Week is scheduled for Sept. 15-22 with a focus on brake hoses and tubing, and if the results of June’s 72-hour International Roadcheck inspection blitz are any indicator, trouble lies ahead for many operators. CVSA placed 12,019 trucks and 2,784 drivers out of service, accounting for a 17.9% […]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on changes to hours of service (HOS) rules to increase safety on America’s roadways by updating existing regulations for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.   “This proposed rule seeks to enhance safety by giving America’s […]

All, You may have noticed all the trenching, filling, and cable pulling in the vicinity of Terminal Road and the Security Center for the better part of the summer.  The result is that ML&P has brought a second power feed onto the Port so that we are no longer hamstrung by just the one that […]

Arctic Warrior By: Senior Airman Jonathan Valdes Montijo August 7, 2019 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The 673d Logistics Readiness Squadron tested a tanker truck offload facility at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 25, 2019. The purpose of this facility is to provide a secondary means to receive JP-8 (aircraft fuel) in the event JBER’s […]

Our beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away at St. Vincent Providence Hospital in Portland, Oregon on July 18, 2019.  Marion was born on Sept. 18, 1948, in Greenville, Mississippi to Emett George Davis and Royce Christine Davis, the youngest of four siblings. His father was a carpenter, and Marion often followed him around as […]

Update: 08/04/2019 Secon and the Alaska Department of Transportation will continue to pave Front & Mill St from Grant St to the Stedman St Bridge this week.  Crew will be working from 3pm to 6am during this phase of construction. THE DOCK STREET INTERSECTION AT FRONT STREET TO BERTH 1&2 WILL BE CLOSED FROM 3PM […]

The U.S. DOT announced Tuesday it has increased fines across the board for violations of federal trucking regulations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is required by Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 to adjust fine amounts each year based on inflation. A final rule that will publish in the Federal Register Wednesday, […]

AOBRD to ELD not as easy as it seems By December 16, 2019, carriers that are using grandfathered automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRDs) will need to switch to electronic logging devices (ELDs). While these devices (and the associated back-office systems) are similar, there are differences that need to be considered when making the switch. Read […]

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has updates on the Glenn Highway Eagle River Bridge construction project. Eagle View Drive/NEW South Bound Frontage Road Glenn Highway users will continue to notice a fair amount of construction to the west of the highway. This work is reconstructing Eagle View Drive to become a new […]