Trucking news & briefs for Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020:
ATA fails in move for temp halt to Rhode Island tolls at question in suit
The American Trucking Associations was denied its request for an injunction to halt the collection of trucks-only tolls in Rhode Island as a lawsuit challenging those tolls proceeds through the federal courts.
The ATA, as previously reported, filed for the injunction in March. The decision, according to the Providence Journal, was handed down earlier this month. The state of Rhode Island’s RhodeWorks trucks-only tolls were implemented in 2018, and given denial of the injunction, the state will continue to collect them.
The suit is proceeding through the courts as the state pulls in millions from 11 sites, the Journal reported. The 12th, on Route 195 and the Washington Bridge, is currently being tested.
TruckPark partners with UCT to offer subscription-health service
The UrgentCareTravel (UCT) medical clinic network with locations at Pilot Flying J Travel Centers has partnered with the TruckPark reservations service to offer the UCT Health subscription service to TruckPark customers.
UCT Health’s no-deductible and no-co-pay services include health coaches, personalized care plans for chronic conditions, DOT physicals and drug screens, primary care services (sick visits and annual exams), in-clinic lab services (lipid profiles and A1C testing) and mail-order pharmacy services. TruckPark customers can access the services anywhere while on the road via telehealth and UCT’s walk-in medical clinics. TruckPark customers are able to sign up for UCT Health by registering from the TruckPark website and can contact customer service for more information.
For more about UCT, read this recent feature in Overdrive about growing telehealth options.
