Diesel Still Climbing as Oil Declines
Diesel prices around the nation gained another 2.1 cents this week, marking the 11th straight increase in a row according to the Department of Energy’s pricing survey.
U.S. Air Travel to Double in Next 20 Years
If airline crowds already make you cringe, expect them to get much worse. The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday it expects airline crowds to double over the next 20 years.
Details for hours listening session
The FMCSA’s Feb. 17 listening session on its …
Joplin 44 opening set for May 20-21
Joplin 44 Petro in Joplin, Mo., will celebrate the grand opening of its Super Truck Showroom and remodeled truck stop May 20-21, the truck stop announced. The event will have exhibits, an antique truck show, a Super Truck Beauty contest, live entertainment, fireworks and a ribbon cutting ceremony.
Petro added a 23,000-square-foot expansion and 15,000-square-foot showroom, […]
OOIDA v. Minnesota State Patrol: parties to meet March 15
Representatives of OOIDA and members of the Minnesota State Patrol will meet March 15 in Duluth for a settlement-mediation to discuss prospective remedies pursuant to a recent court decision hailed by the trucking association as historic.
Arizona bill would impose indemnity protection
An Arizona House bill would do away with indemnification clauses in motor carrier transportation contracts. The clauses are set up to protect shippers or hold them harmless from anything that happens with a shipment. Joe Rajkovacz, OOIDA’s director o…
FMCSA extends comment period on HOS proposal
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the public comment period to March 4 on its hours-of-service proposal. The FMCSA is also hosting a public listening session Thursday, Feb. 17, in Arlington, VA, on its regulatory proposal tha…
Obama calls for $556 billion transportation bill
President Obama has officially announced that he wants Congress to pass a new surface transportation reauthorization bill. The president’s budget request for the U.S. Department of Transportation calls for $556 billion for transportation over six years.
Proposed budget would cut DERA funding
President Obama’s proposed budget would cut funding from the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act – the vehicle by which many states, counties and non-profit groups distribute grants for diesel retrofits and other emission-reduction technology.
High winds blamed for trucker death in Wyoming
In Wyoming, a trucker was killed on Sunday, Feb. 13, when high winds blew his truck over on Interstate 25, south of Wheatland.