Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Report: Route prized by hauler

  April 28, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – A 2009 report by the company that proposed to haul more than 200 giant loads of oil equipment on scenic U.S. Highway 12 in north-central Idaho said the …

• Idaho justices hear mega-loads case

  October 1, 2010 in Idaho Idaho Supreme Court justices had lots of questions today as they heard arguments on whether the Idaho Transportation Department violated its own regulations in approving permits for four giant truckloads …

• Subsidies on heavy shipments criticized

    September 14, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – An Oregon congressman is calling for a federal investigation into plans for oversize shipments of oil equipment across U.S. Highway 12 to Canada, saying he doesn’t want U.S. … 3

• Transportation department joins appeal of load decision

  August 31, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Idaho’s transportation chief said Monday that a court decision revoking permits for giant truck shipments on scenic U.S. Highway 12 from Moscow to Lewiston could “end up restricting … 1

• Judge stops huge loads, requires safety review

  August 25, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 An Idaho judge on Tuesday revoked special permits allowing a company to truck four oversize loads of oil refinery equipment through a federally protected river corridor, saying the state failed … 2

• Judge to decide today fate of oversized loads

  August 24, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A6 LEWISTON – A state judge will decide today if ConocoPhillips can ship four oversized loads of oil refinery equipment along a highway that traces a winding, federally protected river corridor … 3

• Lawsuit stalls permits for oversize loads through river canyon

  August 17, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Residents opposed to giant truck shipments of oil equipment through Idaho’s scenic Clearwater/Lochsa river canyon filed suit Monday, just a day before Idaho planned to issue permits for … 1