alacatr/Getty Images Diesel’s national average price ticked up 1.8 cents to $3.567, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released March 24. The increase comes after three consecutive declines totaling 14.8 cents. A gallon of trucking’s main fuel now costs 46.7 cents less than it did at this time a year ago. PADD Districts Image ...more
Subaru Corp. vehicles bound for shipment at a port at dusk in Yokohama, Japan. (Toru Hanai/Bloomberg News) President Donald Trump said he will announce tariffs on automobile imports in the coming days — and indicated nations will receive breaks from next week’s “reciprocal” tariffs. Trump’s comments at the White House on March 24 sowed further ...more
Bob Costello outlines international issues that could affect the supply chain. (Truckload Carriers Association) PHOENIX — In addition to uncertainty around tariffs, other less-publicized issues are threatening to upend global supply chains. Currently under review with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is a plan for fees on Chinese-built ships that enter American ports. ...more
(Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News) The Trump administration extended Chevron Corp.’s deadline to halt its operations in Venezuela, following lobbying efforts by the Texas-based oil giant. U.S. officials granted Chevron through May 27 to wrap up its operations with state-owned driller Petroleos de Venezuela SA, according to a notice posted on the U.S. Treasury Department website. Chevron, ...more
The death of a dump truck driver found dead behind a dumpster is being investigated in relation to a single-vehicle crash. 39-year-old Keith Siegel was found dead behind a dumpster on Friday night, March 21st in Hanna City, Illinois after a wreck involving his dump truck. According to 25 News, officers were called to a crash ...more
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) recently ticketed a pickup truck driver who tried an unusual fix the trailer they were hauling. Over the weekend, OHP took to social media with a warning for the motoring public: “Don’t try this at home!”On the morning of Wednesday, March 19, OHP Trooper Joe Spears stopped a pickup hauling ...more
A truck driver is listed in stable condition after being rescued from his mangled semi truck following a crash off of Interstate 40. The accident happened at about 1 a.m. on Sunday, March 23rd on Interstate 40 in Amarillo, Texas. According to ABC 7 Amarillo, the tractor trailer drove off of eastbound I-40 at Paramount Boulevard ...more
A lawyer tapped to lead the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) earlier this month appears to have left her role after just a couple of weeks. As of March 21, all mentions of the agency’s Acting Administrator Adrienne Camire have been removed from the FMCSA website, including a press release announcing her appointment and ...more
The Ontario Provincial Police are searching for the truck driver who used to own a mud flap now embedded in a van windshield. The accident happened on March 14th, on westbound Highway 401 near Tremain Road in Milton, Ontario, Canada. As of March 21st, officers were still looking for the truck driver. The mud flap flew ...more
The Pennsylvania State Police are still searching for a truck driver who has been on the run for more than two weeks now. 46-year-old Lee Dubois had an active felony warrant for aggravated assault by motor vehicle when he was spotted by police on March 7th in Frailey Township, Pennsylvania. According to Fox 56, troopers attempted ...more
