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Diesel back over $4 a gallon; Mideast tensions, other worries cited
April 15, 2024
Diesel prices are back over $4 a gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) weekly, on-highway survey of prices at 73,000 service stations and 9,500 truck stops around the...
Expensive, lengthy delays expected before Port of Baltimore can re-open to vessels following Key Bridge collapse
March 28, 2024
The collapse of the 47-year-old, 1.6-mile Francis Scott Key Bridge is going to have supply chain repercussions for months, if not longer, supply chain experts are saying.
Shippers warned of higher crude oil prices for New Year with several global threats
January 2, 2024
Just as shippers are getting a pleasant New Year’s present with lower fuel surcharges in the wake of plunging diesel fuel prices, here comes a warning to not get...
XPO, Estes, Saia among big winners in auction sale of ex-Yellow terminals; ODFL sitting it out
December 5, 2023
About a dozen trucking companies bought properties at a court-supervised auction that resold about three-fourths of Yellow’s properties for a total of just under $1.9 billion.
Geographic bias, questionable data affect reliability of safety ratings, ATA tells FMCSA
December 1, 2023
Federal regulators should review the process by which fleets’ Compliance Reviews (CRs) are conducted and how the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) determines how and when reviews are conducted,...
2023 Regulations Update: Alternative fuel and speed take center stage
November 6, 2023
If shippers think implications from pending truck regulation issues don’t affect them, they’d be wrong. Most of these proposed regs around alternative fuels and speed have a direct...
FMCSA loosens HOS rules for truckers during emergencies, citing climate change
October 11, 2023
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a final rulemaking regarding clarification to the applicability of emergency exemptions for motor carriers during emergencies.
