As nor’easter approaches, tractor-trailer travel ban on Massachusetts Turnpike implemented by MassDOT Updated Feb 01, 2021; Travel of tractor-trailers on the Massachusetts Turnpike will be restricted beginning at 10 a.m. through midnight on Monday, state officials said. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation implemented the travel ban on the Mass. Pike shortly prior to 8 a.m. on Monday. It will extend from 10 a.m. until midnight. “We urge the public to take this storm seriously because driving conditions will be difficult, with heavy snow falling at a fast rate and gusty winds expected,” acting Transportation Secretary Jamey Tesler said in a statement