The current national average diesel price increased by the most since a 40.1-cent surge March 14, 2022. (Bim/Getty Images) After a week of no fluctuation, on-highway diesel prices shot up a national average of 9.9 cents to hit $3.905 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data released July 24. Highlights Diesel prices rose by ...more
A side underride guard. Several industry stakeholders are opposed to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposal that would make the equipment mandatory on heavy trucks. (AirFlow Deflector) Truckers to regulators: A proposal to require side underride guards on heavy trucks is not ready for prime time. As the first round of written comments closed ...more
A truck fills up with diesel fuel. Several rural states have expressed concerns about the government's push to make medium- and light-duty trucks electric. (Aziz Shamuratov/Getty Images) State transportation planners, rural farmers and electric utilities are joining a chorus of stakeholders expressing concern about the potential consumer and business costs associated with a federal proposal ...more
Ryder has created value-added programs like RyderElectric+ to provide fleets with end-to-end services such as vehicles, charging, telematics and maintenance. (Ryder) Fleets that want to test the waters with electric vehicles or other types of technology don’t have to do it themselves or even use their own trucks. Leasing companies are providing that opportunity for ...more
Scott Taylor, founder, chairman and CEO of GSC (left) Mark Miller, formerly owner and CEO of MacMillan-Piper (MacMillan Piper) Third-party logistics provider GSC Logistics Inc. has expanded service capabilities by acquiring transloading company MacMillan-Piper, the company announced July 24. MacMillan-Piper is a specialty cargo handling and warehouse solutions provider in Seattle. “We’re excited to grow ...more
Many respondents say their companies are passing some or all of recent cost increases on to consumers. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg News) A strong majority of business economists now say the odds of the U.S. entering a recession in the next 12 months are 50% or less, according to a National Association for Business Economics survey. ...more
UPS workers and Teamsters members practice picket outside a UPS distribution facility in Madison Heights, Mich., July 18. (Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg News) Some large retailers and other companies across the country are warning customers of potential delivery delays if there is a UPS strike. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters union, which represents 340,000 members at Sandy ...more
A dump truck driver lost his life over the weekend after losing control of his brakes on a steep downhill slope in Weber County, Utah. The incident occurred on Friday, July 21, as a dump truck was traveling north on Trapper’s Loop toward SR-39. Officials with the Utah Department of Public Safety describe the crash: ...more
The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) recently released alarming body cam video of a police dog being unleashed on a truck driver following a police pursuit earlier this month. The incident began on July 4, 2023, when a Motor Carrier Enforcement officer attempted to pull over 23 year old truck driver Jadarrius Rose on U.S. ...more
The Texas Department of Public Safety (TXDPS) has released more information on a multiple fatality crash that occurred in Lamar County on Friday.The crash occurred shortly before 11 a.m. on July 21 near Paris, Texas.TXDPS says that Oklahoma resident Mary Cooper, 48, was driving a Toyota SUV south on US 271 when her vehicle was ...more
