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Diesel prices surge back to pre-pandemic levels

A 6.3-cent increase in the national average price of diesel during the most recent week has diesel prices soaring to pre-pandemic levels, just a penny shy of the national average of the week ending March 9, 2020, around the time shutdowns began around the nation. The U.S.’ average price for a gallon of on-highway diesel […]

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Carrier compliance audits dipped in ‘20 – but offsite reviews skyrocketed

As with many other pandemic-driven aspects of the world that developed in 2020, the U.S. DOT and its state enforcement partners turned to remote options to conduct safety audits of trucking companies. More than half of the 10,999 compliance reviews of carriers conducted last year were conducted as offsite reviews – via email and phone– […]

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Regulatory Update- February 2021

President Biden charts new regulatory course; White House freezes rulemaking In his first day in office, President Biden signed an executive order and a related memorandum that confirm a reversal of the Trump administration’s deregulatory approach. The first executive order directly revokes various deregulatory executive orders that President Trump had signed four years earlier, saying […]

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Buttigieg ‘ready to get to work’ after being confirmed by Senate to run DOT

The U.S Senate on Tuesday easily confirmed Pete Buttigieg, 86-13 in favor, as the next Secretary of Transportation, catapulting the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor to a Cabinet position under President Joe Biden after he rose to national prominence as a Democratic presidential contender in 2020. The confirmation came less than two weeks after Buttigieg […]

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Truck drivers exempt from CDC’s transportation mask mandate

Truck drivers exempt from CDC mask mandate Operators of commercial trucks traveling alone are explicitly exempt from a transportation-focused mask mandate issued Friday, Jan. 29 by  the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the 11-page CDC order. The order requires passengers on public transportation — buses, trains, airplanes, taxis and ride-share (Uber, Lyft, […]

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Truck lease becoming more appealing option versus ownership

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) revealed its top 10 equipment acquisition trends for 2021, revealing an expected investment of more than $1.8 trillion in capital goods or fixed business investment, such as trucks, this year through a majority of lease programs. The second quarter last year was a historical low-point, but stimulus money […]

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Werner selling global freight forwarding business

Werner selling international freight forwarding business Werner Enterprises is selling its Werner Global Logistics (WGL) freight forwarding services for international ocean and air shipments to Scan Global Logistics Group (SGL). Werner Logistics will continue to provide North American truck brokerage, freight management, intermodal and final mile services, the company said. Terms of the deal were […]

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Large fleet announces pay boost for expedited teams

CRST increasing ay for expedited drivers CRST (CCJ Top 250, No. 20) announced an increase in pay for company, team over-the-road drivers in its CRST Expedited Solutions division. More than $1.2 million in bonuses were paid in the final quarter of 2020, and on Jan. 1, the expedited division received an increase in overall pay. The […]

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