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Oil Prices Tanked After Iran Reopened the Strait of Hormuz — Here's What It Means for Diesel
Truckers may finally be catching a little relief at the fuel pump after oil prices dropped sharply on April 17 following Iran's announcement that the Strait of Hormuz was back open to commercial vessels...
Used Class 8 Truck Sales Are Picking Up — But Buyers Aren't Going All In Just Yet
The used truck market showed more life in March, and if you're an owner-operator or small fleet watching every equipment dollar, that's worth paying attention to.
ACT Research reported that preliminary...
ATA and Six House Lawmakers Are Pushing HHS to Stop Stalling on Modern Drug Testing
The trucking industry is turning up the heat on Washington again over drug testing, and this time the pressure is aimed directly at HHS.
On April 17, the American Trucking Associations backed a letter from six...
Port and Rail Freight Costs Are Rising Again — And This Time It's Coming From Every Direction
If you've been waiting for a sign that freight conditions are shifting, ITS Logistics just handed you one.
The company's April U.S. Port/Rail Ramp Freight Index shows every major port and rail region...
U.S. Trailer Orders Jumped 42% in March — But Don't Pop the Champagne Yet
There was finally some life in the U.S. trailer market in March, but it's a little too early to call it a full recovery.
ACT Research reported preliminary net trailer orders came in at 18,800 units for the month, up...
A new federal lawsuit out of Florida is putting FMCSA's non-domiciled CDL crackdown directly in front of a judge.
Nineteen non-domiciled CDL holders living in Florida filed suit on April 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The defendants named in the complaint...
Truck drivers are getting more time to keep using paper medical cards, but this extension comes with a clear message attached to it.
FMCSA has issued a new exemption allowing interstate CDL holders, CLP holders, and motor carriers to continue using a paper copy of the Medical Examiner's...
If you've ever tried to fight a bad inspection record or a wrong crash entry through FMCSA's DataQs system and felt like the deck was stacked against you, the agency just made one of the biggest changes to that process in years.
On April 15, FMCSA announced a DataQs overhaul designed to make...
New York just got one of the biggest public warnings yet in the federal government's ongoing crackdown on non-domiciled commercial driver's licenses.
On April 16, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that FMCSA is withholding $73,502,543 from the state after the agency determined...