Goodyear’s fleet tire service solutions program, fleetHQ, has expanded its offerings to include providing photos of damaged tires seen on service calls. TirePix provides truck owners and fleet managers a photo that documents the U.S. Department of Transportation information, while the second gives a close-up shot of the damaged area. These photos can then be accessed through a password-protected site. An additional fee is required of this enhanced Continue Reading

Part of the problem behind deteriorating infrastructure in some states could be the states’ spending habits, according to a new report. Smart Growth America and Taxpayers for Common Sense found that states tend to focus their money into building new roads, rather than the upkeep of existing ones. The result is continued disrepair that in many cases will be even more expensive to fix the longer it’s put off. According to the report, the American Assn. of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) estimates that every $1 spent on road repair results in between $6 and $14 to Continue Reading

Using the latest record numbers of vehicle miles traveled from the Department of Transportation, Secretary Ray LaHood emphasized the need for repairing the nation’s deficient roads and bridges. In 2010, Americans travelled three trillion miles, the most since 2007 and the third-highest ever recorded. The most traveled areas include the South Gulf area, a bloc of eight states ranging from Texas to Kentucky, which showed the greatest regional increase in Continue Reading

With federal funds for road repairs being sliced from state budgets, transportation and government officials are being forced to get creative in order to keep infrastructure viable and safe. Some states, like Pennsylvania, are angling to raise taxes on oil companies doing business there, as well as to increase a variety of license, registration and vehicle fees to raise the $1 billion to help repair the state’s 5,646 structurally deficient bridges and nearly 7,000 miles of highway in “poor” condition. Other states, like Arizona, are lobbying to open up rest areas to commercial businesses to help Continue Reading